Wednesday, March 01, 2023

My Interview With Baz Luhrmann and Austin Butler, the Team Behind 'Elvis'


Early in the making of Elvis in Australia, production shut down because Tom Hanks got Covid. It was an uncertain time, for lots of reasons, and it wasn't clear if the film would ever get finished. For Screen International, I spoke with director Baz Luhrmann and star Austin Butler to find out how they coped with those anxious pandemic months. Our conversation is here.