Motion Pictures
January 24, 2023
BAZ LUHRMANN’S 8-TIME ACADEMY AWARD-NOMINATED “ELVIS” RETURNS TO THEATRES NATIONWIDE FOR SPECIAL LIMITED ENGAGEMENT
Don’t Miss a Chance to Experience It Again on the Big Screen!
Burbank, CA, January 24, 2023 – On the heels of garnering eight Academy Award nominations today, including Best Picture and Best Actor in a Leading Role for Austin Butler, Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Elvis,” from director/producer/writer Baz Luhrmann, will return to the big screen for a limited engagement in select locations nationwide this Friday, January 27, 2023. “Elvis” brought in more than $287 million at the global box office in its initial theatrical run, making it the highest-grossing non-franchise film of 2022 and the second-highest grossing musical biopic of all time, as well as Luhrmann’s highest performing film domestically and his second highest worldwide. The announcement of the return engagement was made today by Jeff Goldstein, President of Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.
“Elvis” received Academy Award nominations for: Best Picture, Best Actor in a Lead Role, Cinematography, Film Editing, Costume Design, Production Design, Makeup and Hairstyling and Sound.
Goldstein stated, “Since its release in June, it has remained clear that Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Elvis’ has real staying power with audiences of all ages, much like Elvis Presley’s own enduring popularity. We congratulate Baz, Austin and everyone involved in making ‘Elvis’ on their much-deserved nominations from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In light of this exciting news, we felt that fans of the film would appreciate another chance to celebrate this incredible cinematic achievement again by seeing it on the big screen.”
Fans across North America who are eager to see the film in theatres can check their local listings. Canadians can experience ELVIS at the following theatres.
Calgary, AB: Landmark Cinemas Shawnessy
Calgary, AB: Landmark Cinemas Country Hills
Edmonton, AB: Landmark Cinemas Edmonton City Centre
Spruce Grove, AB: Landmark Cinemas Spruce Grove
Kingston, ON: Landmark Cinemas Kingston
Kanata, ON: Landmark Cinemas Kanata
Kitchener, ON: Landmark Cinemas Kitchener
Whitby, ON: Landmark Cinemas Whitby
Kelowna, BC: Landmark Cinemas Grand 10 Kelowna
Penticton, BC: Landmark Cinemas Penticton
West Kelowna, BC: Landmark Cinemas West Kelowna, Xtreme
Mission, BC: Cineplex SilverCity Mission Cinemas
White Rock, BC: Hollywood 3 Cinemas Caprice White Rock
Nanaimo, BC: Landmark Cinemas Nanaimo
Coquitlam, BC: Cineplex Cinemas Coquitlam and VIP
Surrey, BC: Landmark Cinemas Surrey, Guildford
New Westminster, BC: Landmark Cinemas New Westminster
Surrey, BC: Cineplex Cinemas Strawberry Hill
Regina, SK: Cineplex Cinemas Southland Mall
Portage La Prairie, MB: Prairie City Cinema
In addition to its eight Oscar nominations, the film’s star Austin Butler won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama and has been nominated for a SAG Award; “Elvis” has received nine BAFTA Award nods, a wide array of Guild nominations including PGA, two Grammy Award nominations, and was included on 22 Top Films of the Year lists, including AFI’s Top Ten Films of the Year.
“Elvis” is an epic, big-screen spectacle from Warner Bros. Pictures and visionary, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Baz Luhrmann that explores the life and music of Elvis Presley, starring Oscar nominee Austin Butler and Oscar winner Tom Hanks.
Spanning over 30 years, ELVIS explores Presley the artist and the man—through love, loss, his unprecedented rise to fame and the complex dynamic with manager Colonel Tom Parker—set against the backdrop of America’s evolving cultural landscape and the timeless music he gave the world.
Starring alongside Butler and Hanks, award-winning theatre actress Helen Thomson plays Elvis’s mother, Gladys, Richard Roxburgh portrays Elvis’s father, Vernon, and Olivia DeJonge plays Priscilla.
Luhrmann directed from a screenplay by Baz Luhrmann & Sam Bromell and Baz Luhrmann & Craig Pearce and Jeremy Doner, story by Baz Luhrmann and Jeremy Doner. The film’s Oscar-nominated producers are Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Gail Berman, Patrick McCormick and Schuyler Weiss. Toby Emmerich, Courtenay Valenti and Kevin McCormick executive produced.
The director’s behind-the-scenes creative team includes Oscar-nominated director of photography Mandy Walker, Oscar-winning production designer and costume designer Catherine Martin, Oscar-nominated production designer Karen Murphy, Oscar-nominated editors Matt Villa and Jonathan Redmond, Oscar-nominated visual effects supervisor Thomas Wood (“Mad Max: Fury Road”), music supervisor Anton Monsted and composer/executive music producer Elliott Wheeler.
A Warner Bros. Pictures Presentation, A Bazmark Production, A Jackal Group Production, A Baz Luhrmann Film, “Elvis” is distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Burbank, CA, January 24, 2023 – On the heels of garnering eight Academy Award nominations today, including Best Picture and Best Actor in a Leading Role for Austin Butler, Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Elvis,” from director/producer/writer Baz Luhrmann, will return to the big screen for a limited engagement in select locations nationwide this Friday, January 27, 2023. “Elvis” brought in more than $287 million at the global box office in its initial theatrical run, making it the highest-grossing non-franchise film of 2022 and the second-highest grossing musical biopic of all time, as well as Luhrmann’s highest performing film domestically and his second highest worldwide. The announcement of the return engagement was made today by Jeff Goldstein, President of Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.
“Elvis” received Academy Award nominations for: Best Picture, Best Actor in a Lead Role, Cinematography, Film Editing, Costume Design, Production Design, Makeup and Hairstyling and Sound.
Goldstein stated, “Since its release in June, it has remained clear that Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Elvis’ has real staying power with audiences of all ages, much like Elvis Presley’s own enduring popularity. We congratulate Baz, Austin and everyone involved in making ‘Elvis’ on their much-deserved nominations from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In light of this exciting news, we felt that fans of the film would appreciate another chance to celebrate this incredible cinematic achievement again by seeing it on the big screen.”
Fans across North America who are eager to see the film in theatres can check their local listings. Canadians can experience ELVIS at the following theatres.
Calgary, AB: Landmark Cinemas Shawnessy
Calgary, AB: Landmark Cinemas Country Hills
Edmonton, AB: Landmark Cinemas Edmonton City Centre
Spruce Grove, AB: Landmark Cinemas Spruce Grove
Kingston, ON: Landmark Cinemas Kingston
Kanata, ON: Landmark Cinemas Kanata
Kitchener, ON: Landmark Cinemas Kitchener
Whitby, ON: Landmark Cinemas Whitby
Kelowna, BC: Landmark Cinemas Grand 10 Kelowna
Penticton, BC: Landmark Cinemas Penticton
West Kelowna, BC: Landmark Cinemas West Kelowna, Xtreme
Mission, BC: Cineplex SilverCity Mission Cinemas
White Rock, BC: Hollywood 3 Cinemas Caprice White Rock
Nanaimo, BC: Landmark Cinemas Nanaimo
Coquitlam, BC: Cineplex Cinemas Coquitlam and VIP
Surrey, BC: Landmark Cinemas Surrey, Guildford
New Westminster, BC: Landmark Cinemas New Westminster
Surrey, BC: Cineplex Cinemas Strawberry Hill
Regina, SK: Cineplex Cinemas Southland Mall
Portage La Prairie, MB: Prairie City Cinema
In addition to its eight Oscar nominations, the film’s star Austin Butler won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama and has been nominated for a SAG Award; “Elvis” has received nine BAFTA Award nods, a wide array of Guild nominations including PGA, two Grammy Award nominations, and was included on 22 Top Films of the Year lists, including AFI’s Top Ten Films of the Year.
“Elvis” is an epic, big-screen spectacle from Warner Bros. Pictures and visionary, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Baz Luhrmann that explores the life and music of Elvis Presley, starring Oscar nominee Austin Butler and Oscar winner Tom Hanks.
Spanning over 30 years, ELVIS explores Presley the artist and the man—through love, loss, his unprecedented rise to fame and the complex dynamic with manager Colonel Tom Parker—set against the backdrop of America’s evolving cultural landscape and the timeless music he gave the world.
Starring alongside Butler and Hanks, award-winning theatre actress Helen Thomson plays Elvis’s mother, Gladys, Richard Roxburgh portrays Elvis’s father, Vernon, and Olivia DeJonge plays Priscilla.
Luhrmann directed from a screenplay by Baz Luhrmann & Sam Bromell and Baz Luhrmann & Craig Pearce and Jeremy Doner, story by Baz Luhrmann and Jeremy Doner. The film’s Oscar-nominated producers are Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Gail Berman, Patrick McCormick and Schuyler Weiss. Toby Emmerich, Courtenay Valenti and Kevin McCormick executive produced.
The director’s behind-the-scenes creative team includes Oscar-nominated director of photography Mandy Walker, Oscar-winning production designer and costume designer Catherine Martin, Oscar-nominated production designer Karen Murphy, Oscar-nominated editors Matt Villa and Jonathan Redmond, Oscar-nominated visual effects supervisor Thomas Wood (“Mad Max: Fury Road”), music supervisor Anton Monsted and composer/executive music producer Elliott Wheeler.
A Warner Bros. Pictures Presentation, A Bazmark Production, A Jackal Group Production, A Baz Luhrmann Film, “Elvis” is distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures.