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| Kevin MacDonald signs to direct Elvis Presley biopic | Kevin MacDonald signs to direct Elvis Presley biopic |
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| The Last King of Scotland director Kevin MacDonald has signed up to direct the Elvis Presley biopic Last Train to Memphis, according to Variety. | The Last King of Scotland director Kevin MacDonald has signed up to direct the Elvis Presley biopic Last Train to Memphis, according to Variety. |
| The film follows Presley's early years and is based on the best-selling 1995 Peter Guralnick biography. | The film follows Presley's early years and is based on the best-selling 1995 Peter Guralnick biography. |
| Film company 20th Century Fox have launched an open casting call for a young actor to play Elvis. | Film company 20th Century Fox have launched an open casting call for a young actor to play Elvis. |
| At the Young Elvis Casting website actors aged between 18 and 22 can submit audition tapes. | |
| The site describes the film as the story of Presley's "against-all-odds success due to his uncanny gift for self-invention, his unstoppable drive, and the new sound he created that changed the music world forever". | The site describes the film as the story of Presley's "against-all-odds success due to his uncanny gift for self-invention, his unstoppable drive, and the new sound he created that changed the music world forever". |
| MacDonald directed the 2012 documentary Marley about the life, music, and legacy of Bob Marley. | MacDonald directed the 2012 documentary Marley about the life, music, and legacy of Bob Marley. |
| The film is being produced by Mick Jagger and Victoria Pearman at Jagged Films along with Steve Bing's Shangri-La company. | The film is being produced by Mick Jagger and Victoria Pearman at Jagged Films along with Steve Bing's Shangri-La company. |
| Jagger is also producing the up-coming James Brown biopic Get On Up. | Jagger is also producing the up-coming James Brown biopic Get On Up. |
| A Jimi Hendrix biopic, All Is By My Side - starring OutKast musician Andre 3000, is showing at this year's Toronto Film Festival. | A Jimi Hendrix biopic, All Is By My Side - starring OutKast musician Andre 3000, is showing at this year's Toronto Film Festival. |