Kelvin Harrison Jr to play BB King in Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Elvis’

By PTI
LOS ANGELES: Kelvin Harrison Jr, who lately starred in authorized interval drama “The Trial of the Chicago 7” and musical drama “The High Note”, is about to star as blues icon BB King within the upcoming Elvis Presley biopic.

The movie, directed by Baz Luhrmann, stars Austin Butler within the title position of the King of Rock and Roll, whereas Tom Hanks is taking part in Elvis’ supervisor Colonel Tom Parker.

According to Deadline, manufacturing on the Warner Bros film resumed in September after Hanks got here down with COVID-19 in March, prompting a six-month manufacturing shutdown.

Written by Luhrmann and Craig Pearce, the movie revolves round Parker and Presley who got here from nowhere and conquered the music business.

Central to that journey is likely one of the most important and influential folks in Elvis’ life, his former spouse and actor Priscilla Presley (Olivia DeJonge).

It additionally stars Maggie Gyllenhaal and Rufus Sewell as Elvis mother and father Gladys and Vernon Presley, with Yola forged as singer Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

The movie marks Luhrmann’s first directorial after 2013’s “The Great Gatsby”.

He can be producing “Elvis” with Catherine Martin, Gail Berman, Patrick McCormick, and Schuyler Weiss.

Andrew Mittman serves as govt producer.

Harrison Jr can be set to hitch Peter Dinklage in “Cyrano”, MGM’s musical movie adaptation of the Off-Broadway play.