Baz Luhrmann’s "Elvis" Biopic Premiered Friday And The Twitter Reactions Are Better Than The Movie

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Baz Luhrmann’s "Elvis" Biopic Premiered Friday And The Twitter Reactions Are Better Than The Movie

Elvis Presley is back, baby.

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by Michele Bird

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The King of Rock and Roll is having a moment with the recent release of Elvis.

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Baz Luhrmann (aka the man behind Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge! and The Great Gatsby) directed the biopic starring Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, and Olivia DeJonge.

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Audiences have been praising Austin's epic performance as Elvis Presley, and the box office numbers were just as good. The film grossed over $31 million during opening weekend, beating out Top Gun: Maverick for the number one spot.

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Here's what fans have said about Elvis so far. Take a look:

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John Stensland @Jstenny1

Me pulling up to the new Elvis movie premiere

01:43 AM - 23 Jun 2022

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Disney / Twitter: @Jstenny1

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Kyle Towey @KyleTowey8

Watching Austin Butler go from “handsome guy who can’t sing” on iCarly to Elvis is just wild

05:55 AM - 25 Jun 2022

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Nickelodeon / © Warner Bros. / Alamy / Twitter: @KyleTowey8

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Brigerton @Brigerton22

Austin Butler understood the assignment #Elvis

08:18 AM - 26 Jun 2022

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Will @SilentDawnLB

When you get right down to it, Baz Luhrmann's Elvis has two modes: gorgeous musical montage and Tom Hanks repeatedly saying "he must sing de Sandy Claus song" for 15 minutes straight

06:15 PM - 25 Jun 2022

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Twitter: @SilentDawnLB

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Kalyn | austin butler pr manager | @missdayagaga

the academy after seeing austin butler performance in the elvis movie

03:07 AM - 22 Jun 2022

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VH1 / Twitter: @missdayagaga

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steph @spectralsteph

austin butler almost had me jumping out of my seat and yelling like a pubescent girl as if i was really witnessing elvis and the world wasn’t falling apart around me

11:12 PM - 25 Jun 2022

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Twitter: @spectralsteph