Olivia De Jonge on Elvis and Portraying Priscilla Presley

With writerdirector Baz Luhrmanns Elvis now playing in theaters around the world, I recently got to speak with Olivia DeJonge about playing Priscilla Presley in the biopic. As youve seen in the trailers, Elvis is about the complicated relationship between Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks) and Elvis Presley (Austin Butler). The film tells Elvis story from Parkers point of view, and it spans over two decades and includes Presleys rise to fame against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America. As I have said many times, Austin Butler is superb in the role and actually sings Presleys early songs in the film. His performance alone is reason to see the film. Elvis also stars Helen Thomson as Elviss mother, Gladys, Richard Roxburgh as Elviss father, Vernon, Luke Bracey as Jerry Schilling, Natasha Bassett as Dixie Locke, David Wenham as Hank Snow, Kelvin Harrison Jr. as B. B. King, Xavier Samuel as Scotty Moore, and Kodi SmitMcPhee as Jimmie Rodgers Snow. To play ad