Harry Styles is simply 'too iconic' to play Elvis according to Baz Luhrmann.
, the “As It Was” singer is booked and busy as they come in 2022. But he’ll never be Elvis. Why, Baz? Why?, explaining that Harry Styles is a man, myth, and legend in his own right, and so simply too iconic to play a fellow industry king: “Harry is a really talented actor. I would work on something with him. The real issue with Harry is, he’s Harry Styles. He’s already an icon.” I mean true, but he’d also wear the hell out of those rhinestone jumpsuits.
at the same age that Elvis did,” the director adds. He describes the movie shoot as long and intense: “two years non-stop living and breathing as Elvis.”
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