Movie director Baz Luhrmann had teased Elvis fans with the working title 'EPiC', 'Elvis Presley in Concert' , but now he has confirmed that this will be the title for the upcoming concert movie.
As the journey of creating this film continues, I seriously can’t wait to share it with you all!"
Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Project Announced At Sony Event
Baz Luhrmann revealed footage from his upcoming project EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert during the Sony Music Vision on May 29th. Combing through countless never-before-seen performances, unheard interview recordings and restored rarities, the acclaimed filmmaker has been developing the feature documentary alongside his longtime Academy Award-nominated editor, Jonathan Redmond, since production on his 2022 hit film Elvis. Woven together with Luhrmann’s uniquely electric style, EPiC offers audiences Elvis singing and telling his own story as we’ve never seen or heard him before.
When speaking about the film, Luhrmann said, “During the making of ELVIS, we went on a search for rumored unseen footage from the iconic 1970s concert films 'Elvis: That’s The Way It Is' and 'Elvis on Tour'. My initial thought was that we may be able to restore the unused footage (if we could find it) and use it in our Elvis feature, starring Austin Butler.
I had researchers go into the Warners Bros. film vaults buried in underground salt mines and, to the astonishment of all, we uncovered 68 boxes of film negative, as well as unseen 8mm footage. It has taken two years to restore the footage to a quality that it has never been projected at previously, while the team had to meticulously claw back sound from the many, unconventional sources that were also unearthed.
One of the great finds has been unheard recordings of Elvis talking about his life and his music. It was this that gave the inspiration for 'EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert', which is not specifically a documentary, nor a concert film: Elvis takes the audience through the journey of his life, weaving never-before-seen footage with iconic performances that have never been presented in this way, from the 1970 Vegas show, on tour in 1972 and even precious moments of the 1957 “gold jacket” performance in Hawaii. Most importantly, Elvis will sing and tell you about his life in first person, through both classic and contemporary musical prisms.”
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Gold aus Heißer Kehle
The German Fernsehjuwelen re-issued Elvis' classic movie 'Loving You' as 'Gold aus Heißer Kehle'. Description: Deke Rivers loves Rock 'n' Roll and, in his free time, travels around the country with his band. When press agent Glenda meets him, she recognizes Deke's potential and signs him for Tex Warner's band. The singer soon becomes a favorite among American teenagers. Glenda begins to take an interest in Deke, just like Susan, who sings in Tex's band ...
As a bonus this DVD features a double sided cover and a digital booklet (available on-line).
The DVD is available from >>> Amazon Germany (associate link).
Elvis Video News Report
Emiel Maier posted the June 2025 Elvis Presley Video news report, capturing the main news from May 2025 and more: the latest concerning the Elvis concert footage film, footage of Elvis on October 29, 1956, FTD news, people we lost, the future of his channel and more.
(Source: Baz Luhrmann / Amazon / Emile Maier)