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Bana & Huston Are 'Elvis & Nixon'
One of the strangest, and oddly very real, clashes of entertainment and politics in recent history was the 1970 meeting between rock legend Elvis Presley and then President Richard Nixon. Now it appears that story may be on its way to the big screen. K5 International has secured rights to Benaroya Pictures' 'Elvis & Nixon,' a comedy slated to the be directorial debut of Cary Elwes ('Saw,' 'Robin Hood: Men In Tights'). The film is about the White House meeting that was arranged after Elvis wrote Nixon a long letter urging him to make The King a deputized law enforcement agent. Now it's also been revealed that the casting for the titular roles has concluded. Eric Bana ('Star Trek,' 'Hanna') will portray Elvis Presley while Danny Huston ('30 Days of Night,' 'Clash of the Titans') will play former President Richard Nixon.
This story fascinates me. Why Elvis was so intent on meeting Nixon is shrouded in mystery. We know he wanted to become some kind of official law enforcement agent, sure, but why did he feel he needed to get that authorization from the commander in chief instead of his local police force? There has to have been something else discussed during that meeting. I guess I could go watch the 1997 TV movie on the subject as well, but I am hoping that this project will present a theatrical experience as an alternative. I'm not totally sold on Bana as Elvis, but then I didn't see his audition. He may absolutely have nailed it. He may have been harboring an Elvis obsession his entire life and we just never knew it. Danny Huston could easily pull of Nixon.
What do you guys think? Are there any actors working today that you would've cast as Elvis instead of Bana?
Source: Coming Soon
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Comment by The Film Rebellion on November 10, 2011 at 2:12pm -
What about Dominic Cooper as Elvis? Maybe that would work better if it was a movie about Elvis at the start of his career in his Sun Records days as he was meeting the Colonel.
Also, apparently there's another Elvis movie in the works right now as we speak. It's entitled "Fame and Fortune" and it's about Elvis' life from the ages of 25 to 42. We're getting two Elvis Movies released within a year of each other. It's like with Tombstone and Wyatt Earp. Or with Capote and Infamous
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Comment by ghostwriter on November 10, 2011 at 7:51am -
I don't see the need to make a movie of it, maybe because I remember it being big in the news, but it's nothing I think needs a re-telling at this point, maybe as part of a Nixion or Elvis biopic but not on it's own.
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Comment by sathfronDP4L on November 10, 2011 at 7:27am -
I think this is a great casting choice Bana is one of the best character actors i know, people that don't believe me watch Munich enough said.
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Comment by Cameron Johnson on November 9, 2011 at 10:56pm -
Maybe Russell Crowe, or Mel Gibson could play Elvis... or maybe Brad Pitt, or Leonardo DiCaprio, or James McAvoy, or Sam Rockwell, or Daniel Radcliffe, or Woody Harrelson. Heck, it can be Reese Witherspoon for all I care. Just as long as it's not Eric "Devoid of Acting Ability" Bana.
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Comment by Composite Who Horrible on November 9, 2011 at 7:24pm -
O_o This sounds... Weird...
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Comment by The Torque-Wench on November 9, 2011 at 7:22pm -
Why are they re-doing this? There was a tv movie called "Elvis meets Nixon" done back in '97 that was pretty good from what I remember. There are a few clips on Youtube, check them out if you have the chance.
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Comment by Scott W. on November 9, 2011 at 5:49pm -
I think Bana should play Nixon and Houston should play Elvis...
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Comment by Jordan Isaac Richardson on November 9, 2011 at 5:37pm -
I honestly though this was an uncharted movie with them as the casting of Drake and Sulley when I saw that pic
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Comment by Calvin on November 9, 2011 at 2:39pm -
Why does Danny Huston look like Jack Nicholson?
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Comment by Kollin on November 9, 2011 at 1:49pm -
As long as Cary Elwes gets a part and the trailer looks good. I still will probably see it just for Cary Elwes.
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