NEW…. EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
Baz Luhrmann has returned to Elvis Presley’s world with a bold new vision: *EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert*, a hybrid documentary and concert film that is already being hailed as a landmark entry in the Elvis canon. Premiering September 6, 2025, at the Toronto International Film Festival, the 100-minute film draws upon a treasure trove of rediscovered material once thought lost to history.
The project began when Warner Bros. archivists uncovered sixty-eight boxes of fragile 35mm and 8mm reels in salt mines deep beneath Kansas. Among the finds were rare outtakes from *Elvis: That’s the Way It Is* (1970) and *Elvis on Tour* (1972), along with extraordinary surprises: the legendary 1957 “gold lamé jacket” performance in Hawaii and long-forgotten interviews that reveal Elvis in unguarded, reflective moments. Over two painstaking years, the footage was fully restored, preserving both the electricity of his stage presence and the vulnerability of his private musings.
Rather than a conventional documentary or straight concert film, Luhrmann has crafted what he calls “something new in the Elvis canon.” Structured around audio of Presley narrating his own life story, *EPiC* weaves together dazzling concert sequences with revelations of Elvis’s humanity, ambition, and inner struggles. The result, according to TIFF, is “the most poignant account of Elvis Presley’s life and career to date.”
Yet despite the thunderous reception in Toronto, *EPiC* still awaits a distributor. As with many festival premieres, its path to audiences depends on securing the right partner for theatrical and streaming release. Luhrmann, alongside Elvis Presley Enterprises and Graceland, has expressed confidence that fans won’t have to wait long. The current plan is for a global public release in January 2026—just in time to begin the year with Elvis, in all his restored glory, taking the stage once more.
