History Trivia / Elvis2022

* TheOtherMarty: Creator/MaggieGyllenhaal and Creator/RufusSewell were originally cast as Elvis' parents, but due to the production delays and scheduling issues caused by the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, they were replaced with Helen Thomson and Richard Roxburgh when filming started up again.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/AaronTaylorJohnson, Creator/AnselElgort, Creator/MilesTeller and Music/HarryStyles were considered for Music/ElvisPresley before the casting of Creator/AustinButler.

* TheOtherMarty: Creator/MaggieGyllenhaal and Creator/RufusSewell were originally cast as Elvis' parents, but due to the production delays and scheduling issues caused by the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, they were replaced with Helen Thomson and Richard Roxburgh when filming started up again.

--->"In the first five minutes, I could feel how much work Baz and Austin put into trying to get it right. That made me emotional immediately. I started crying five minutes in and didn't stop. There's a lot of family trauma and generational trauma that started around then for our family. I felt honored they worked so hard to really get his essence, to feel his essence. Austin captured that so beautifully."

** Priscilla Presley, Music/{{Elvis|Presley}}' ex-wife, and Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis' only daughter, both gave their seal of approval to the film. On her Website/{{Facebook}}, Priscilla called it "a true story told brilliantly and creatively", praising Butler's performance as "outstanding"; Lisa described it on her Website/{{Twitter}} as "nothing short of spectacular" and "absolutely exquisite", specifically noting that "Creator/AustinButler channeled and embodied my father's heart & soul beautifully."

** Priscilla Presley, Music/{{Elvis|Presley}}' ex-wife, and Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis' only daughter, both gave their seal of approval on the Elvis biopic, where Priscilla on her Facebook post called it "...a true story told brilliantly and creatively", praising Butler's performance as "outstanding" while Lisa described it on her Twitter post as "...nothing short of spectacular. Absolutely exquisite. Creator/AustinButler channeled and embodied my father's heart & soul beautifully." Priscilla also gave her approval to Olivia [=DeJonge=]'s portrayal of her and assisted her with it throughout the production.
** His granddaughter, Creator/RileyKeough, was similarly positive, saying Butler's performance moved her to tears and "captured her grandfather beautifully".

* RelationshipVoiceActor: In the Japanese dub, [[Creator/DaisukeOno Elvis Presley]] and [[Creator/MarinaInoue Priscilla]] are [[Manga/AttackOnTitan Erwin Smith and Armin Arlet]] respectively.

* DyeingForYourArt: Creator/AustinButler underwent such intense voice training that since playing the role, the Elvis character has left a permanent mark on his regular voice, which has even led to some ridicule online.
* FakeAmerican: Other than Austin Butler in the lead and Tom Hanks as Colonel Parker (who is playing a Dutch character), almost the entire cast is made up of Australian actors playing Americans, most notably Olivia [=DeJonge=] as Priscilla and Richard Roxburgh as Vernon Presley.

* DyeingForYourArt:
** Creator/AustinButler dyed his natural blond hair black to play Elvis, who himself was indeed a natural blond before dyeing it black in real life. Additionally he underwent such intense voice training that since playing the role, the Elvis character has left a permanent mark on his regular voice.
** Creator/TomHanks shaved his head to play Tom Parker.

** Creator/AustinButler dyed his natural blond hair black to play Elvis, who himself was indeed a natural blond before dyeing it black in real life.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/AaronTaylorJohnson, Creator/AnselElgort, Creator/MilesTeller, and Music/HarryStyles were considered for Music/ElvisPresley before the casting of Creator/AustinButler.

* FakeAmerican: Other than Austin Butler in the lead and Tom Hanks as Colonel Parker (who is playing a Dutch character), almost the entire cast is made up of Australian actors playing Americans, most notably Olivia DeJonge as Priscilla and Richard Roxburgh as Vernon Presley.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Creator/AaronTaylorJohnson, Creator/AnselElgort, Creator/MilesTeller, and Music/HarryStyles were considered for Music/ElvisPresley before the casting of Creator/AustinButler.

** American Creator/TomHanks plays Colonel Tom Parker, who was originally from the Netherlands.

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* FakeNationality: American Creator/TomHanks plays Colonel Tom Parker, who was originally from the Netherlands.

* PlayingAgainstType: The famously lovable Creator/TomHanks plays the selfish and manipulative Colonel Tom Parker whose only moments of kindness are acts of shrewd calculation designed to benefit him.

** Priscilla Presley, Music/{{Elvis|Presley}}' ex-wife, and Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis' only daughter, both gave their seal of approval on the Elvis biopic, where Priscilla on her Facebook post called it a "...a true story told brilliantly and creatively", praising Butler's performance as "outstanding" while Lisa described it on her Twitter post as "...nothing short of spectacular. Absolutely exquisite. Creator/AustinButler channeled and embodied my father's heart & soul beautifully." Priscilla also gave her approval to Olivia [=DeJonge=]'s portrayal of her and assisted her with it throughout the production.

* ReleaseDateChange: Originally set for release on October 1, 2021, the film was delayed to November 5 due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic before being pushed back again towards it final release date of June 23, 2022.

* FakeAmerican: Other than Austin Butler in the lead and Tom Hanks as Colonel Parker (who is playing a Dutch character), almost the entire cast is made up of Australian actors playing Americans.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/AnselElgort, Creator/AaronTaylorJohnson, Music/HarryStyles, and Creator/MilesTeller were all in contention to play Elvis before Butler was cast.

* DawsonCasting: Tom Hanks, who is in his sixties, plays Colonel Tom Parker beginning when Parker would have been in his forties. Averted near the end of the film when Hanks is playing Parker when they're roughly around the same age.

** Priscilla Presley, Music/{{Elvis|Presley}}' widow, and Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis' only daughter, both gave their seal of approval on the Elvis biopic, where Priscilla on her Facebook post called it a "...a true story told brilliantly and creatively", praising Butler's performance as "outstanding" while Lisa described it on her Twitter post as "...nothing short of spectacular. Absolutely exquisite. Creator/AustinButler channeled and embodied my father's heart & soul beautifully." Priscilla also gave her approval to Olivia [=DeJonge=]'s portrayal of her and assisted her with it throughout the production.

* TroubledProduction: Production was suspended two months into filming after Creator/TomHanks and his wife Creator/RitaWilson tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. In fact, Hanks getting the virus made him, as he himself put it on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive at Home'', a canary in the coal mine for the disease. Shortly after this, the global lockdowns started, which meant production couldn't resume until six months later.