“[The] real issue with Harry is, he’s Harry Styles.”
At least, it is for directorBaz Luhrmann.
“Harry is a really talented actor.
Harry Styles; Austin Butler in ‘Elvis’.Kevin Mazur/Getty Images; Warner Bros. Pictures
“He’s already an icon.
He’s such a great spirit and I have nothing but great things to say about Harry Styles.”
EW has reached out to reps for Luhrmann and Styles for comment.
“He found me,” Lurhmannpreviously told EW.
How is that happening?'
And then I got a call from Denzel Washington, who gave me a cold call.
I did not know Denzel.
And he said, ‘I’ve just worked with this guy on stage.
I’ve never seen a work ethic like it.’
And I’m like, ‘Okay, I must see him.’
Honestly, I put him through the wringer, but he lived Elvis.
“His life fits beautifully into three acts,” Luhrmann said.
“There’s Elvis the punk, if you like, the original punk rocker, the rebel.
Then there’s Elvis the movie man, and that’s when he is pop and family-friendly.
And then there’s ’70s Elvis, which is epic.
TheApocalypse Nowof musicals is what I’ve joked about calling the movie and that’s the ’70s period.
It’s so sprawling and it’s beautiful, but it’s powerful.
It’s a three-act pop-cultural opera.”
Elvishits theaters June 24.
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