‘Elvis’ Biopic’s Black Roots Are Real, Not Woke

Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” isn’t your standard-issue biographical film.

There have been other Presley biopics released over the years, including one starring Kurt Russell (1979) and a miniseries with Jonathan Rhys Meyers (2005). But the director of “Moulin Rouge!” and “The Great Gatsby” figured something … different was in order.