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Here’s Why Baz Luhrmann Decided to NOT Cast Harry Styles as Elvis · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest. Austin Butler stars as
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Speaker 1: Elvis in the new movie of the same name, in
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Speaker 1: a role that's expected to send him into superstarting, but
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Speaker 1: the job almost went to another entertainer who's already achieved
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Speaker 1: that level of fame, Harry Styles. According to director bas Lerman,
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Speaker 1: that's the primary reason Harry didn't get the gig, telling
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Speaker 1: Nova FM, Harry is a really talented actor. I would
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Speaker 1: work on something with him. But the real issue with
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Speaker 1: Harry for this role is he's Harry Styles. He's already
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Speaker 1: an icon that has expanded on Harry's similarities to Elvis
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Speaker 1: that made attempting to cast him. In another interview with
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Speaker 1: The Times, adding, Harry sent me a video with him
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Speaker 1: impersonating Elvis as a six year old. Harry embodies so
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Speaker 1: much Elvis. He's got the nail polish, featherbow of sparkly
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Speaker 1: jumps soup. Yet he's incredibly masculine, similar to Mick Jagger.
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Speaker 1: But Elvis did it first. Elvis hits theaters tomorrow. That's
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