After a competitive casting contest, the 27-year-old actor Austin Butler has been chosen to play Presley, Warner Bros announced on Monday.
The screenplay was written by Luhrmann and Craig Pearce, with Luhrmann also co-producing alongside the Oscar-winner Catherine Martin, his partner and frequent collaborator.
Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Presley biopic has found its King.
Butler posted the news to Instagram, quoting from Presley’s hit Love Me Tender: “You have made my life complete, and I love you so.”