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EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
Promotional poster for EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert. A close-up on half of Presley's face, his eyes glistening and his mouth partly open in a moment of deep performance. There are sparkles and jewels, akin to one of his signature jumpsuits. Tagline reads, "Elvis sings and tells his story like never before."
Poster for the Toronto International Film Festival premiere
Directed byBaz Luhrmann
StarringElvis Presley
Edited byJonathan Redmond[1]
Music byElvis Presley
Distributed bySony Music Vision
Warner Bros. Pictures (via Turner Entertainment Co., archival footage for Elvis: That's The Way it Is & Elvis On Tour only)
Release date
  • September 6, 2025 (2025-09-06)
Running time
100 minutes
LanguageEnglish

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert is a 2025 documentary about Elvis Presley directed by Baz Luhrmann, featuring previously unseen footage from Elvis: That's the Way It Is and Elvis on Tour.[1] It is Luhrmann's follow-up to the 2022 biopic Elvis. The film will premiere on September 6, 2025, at the Toronto International Film Festival.[2][3]

Production

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Luhrmann originally sought out unseen footage from Elvis: That's the Way It Is and Elvis on Tour with the intent of using it in his 2022 Elvis biopic. Sixty-eight boxes of both 35mm and 8mm footage were found in the Warner Bros. film archives deep within salt mines in Kansas, including outtakes from both films, plus the "gold lamé jacket" performance from Hawaii in 1957 and unheard interviews. This footage was then restored over a two-year period and forms the basis of EPiC, which will be structured around audio of Presley telling his life story.[1] Luhrmann has described the project as neither fully a documentary nor a concert film, but "something new in the Elvis canon... that befits the magnitude of Elvis as a performer but also offers deeper revelations of his humanity and inner life."[4]

Various images and short clips from the editing process have been shared by Luhrmann on his Instagram account throughout 2025, including one of the "gold lamé" performance.[5] On May 30, Luhrmann shared footage from EPiC at a Sony Music Vision showcase. On August 13, Luhrmann shared a previously unseen restored clip of Presley singing "Oh Happy Day" and announced that the film would premiere on September 6, 2025, at the Toronto International Film Festival.[3][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Ward, Sarah (July 22, 2025). "Baz Luhrmann's 'EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert' and David Michôd's 'Christy' Set TIFF World Premieres". Variety. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  3. ^ a b Luhrmann, Baz. "EPiC WORLD PREMIERE at TIFF, 6th Sept in the Princess Of Wales Theatre! Oh, It's a happy day… #tiff50". Instagram. Retrieved August 16, 2025.[self-published]
  4. ^ Fleming Jr., Mike (January 22, 2025). "Baz Luhrmann Working On New Elvis Presley Docu Feature – Watch Exclusive Teaser Trailer". Deadline. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
  5. ^ Luhrmann, Baz. "Staring at this screen day & night - Can't wait to share it with you !!". Instagram. Retrieved August 16, 2025.[self-published]
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