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Release CBS TV Elvis Mini-series
JONATHAN RHYS-MEYERS, EMMY AND GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD WINNER CAMRYN
MANHEIM, GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD WINNER RANDY QUAID AND ROSE McGOWAN
STAR IN "ELVIS," A NEW FOUR-HOUR MINI-SERIES THAT WILL BEGIN
PRODUCTION IN NEW ORLEANS IN JANUARY 2005 TO BE BROADCAST
ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK
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Master Recordings Will Be Heard In A Biographical Film
For The First Time ELVIS, a new four-hour mini-series
will start production in New Orleans in January 2005,
for broadcast on the CBS Television Network. The fact-based
drama is about the life of Elvis Presley, one of the greatest
entertainers who ever lived. With the full cooperation
and participation of the Elvis Presley Estate, his electrifying
yet tumultuous story -- from his humble beginnings to
his meteoric rise to fame -- will be told. |
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Presley's
master recordings will be heard in a biographical film
for the first time. Jonathan Rhys-Meyers ("Bend it Like
Beckham") stars as Elvis Presley; Emmy and Golden Globe
Award winner Camryn Manheim ("The Practice") stars as
Gladys Presley; Golden Globe Award winner Randy Quaid
("LBJ: The Early Years") stars as "Colonel" Tom Parker,
and Rose McGowan ("Charmed") stars as Ann-Margret. |
Elvis
Presley's dynamic life story begins in Tupleo, Miss., where
he was born into poverty to Vernon and Gladys Presley. His
looks, talent and moves helped to make him the universally
proclaimed King of Rock 'n' Roll by the age of 21.
With
a sneer on his lips and a swivel in his hips, he burst on
the scene with a unique style that provided a catalyst for
a revolution in music and popular culture unequaled by any
other performer.
His
life was shaped by the people closest to him, including his
father; his over-protective mother, whom he adored, and his
domineering manager, "Colonel" Tom Parker. Although Presley
was a sex symbol who made legions of women swoon, his personal
liaisons, including his relationships with the actress Ann-Margret
and his young bride Priscilla, were troubled. Known the world
over by his first name, he is regarded as one of the most
important figures of the twentieth century. Presley died at
the age of 42 at his Memphis home, Graceland, on Aug. 16,
1977.
ELVIS
is being produced by Robert Greenblatt and David Janollari
("Six Feet Under") for Greenblatt/Janollari studio. Howard
Braunstein and Michael Jaffe ("It Must Be Love") are the executive
producers for Jaffe/Braunstein Films, LTD. James Sadwith ("Sinatra")
is directing from a script by Patrick Sheane Duncan ("Mr.
Holland's Opus"). (News,
Source: ElvisNews.com)
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