Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Elvis Presley In Concert’ To Premiere At Graceland

Graceland has announced that the first advanced U.S. screenings of Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Presley In Concert (EPiC) will occur on January 8th, 2026 during the Elvis Birthday Celebration In Memphis.

EPiC features footage of Elvis’ Las Vegas residency in 1970, on tour from 1972 and Graceland archive material all utilizing audio recordings of Elvis interviews as overdubs.

Tickets will be limited to two per both screenings and be offered on December 8th for Founders, birthday package buyers, Insiders and Fan Clubs. Additional tickets will be available to the public on December 9th, subject to availability.

Although no specific time frame has been given for full release, distributor Universal Pictures indicated a cinema release in late February 2026.

MOVIE SYNOPSIS:
Boasting material from previously unseen performances and unheard interview recordings, and getting the iconic singer telling his own story, Luhrmann’s new project sees the filmmaker reteam with his regular editor Jonathan Redmond, an Academy Award-nominee for “Elvis,” and also a veteran of “The Great Gatsby” and “The Get Down.” The director says that “EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert” is “not specifically a documentary, nor a concert film”.

“During the making of ‘Elvis,’ we went on a search for rumoured unseen footage from the iconic 1970s concert films ‘Elvis: That’s The Way It Is’ and ‘Elvis on Tour’. My initial thought was that we may be able to restore the unused footage (if we could find it) and use it in our ‘Elvis’ feature, starring Austin Butler,” explained Luhrmann at the Sony Music Vision content showcase in Los Angeles back in May.

When speaking about the film, Luhrmann said, “During the making of ELVIS, we went on a search for rumored unseen footage from the iconic 1970s concert films Elvis: That’s The Way It Is and Elvis on Tour. My initial thought was that we may be able to restore the unused footage (if we could find it) and use it in our Elvis feature, starring Austin Butler. I had researchers go into the Warners Bros. film vaults buried in underground salt mines and, to the astonishment of all, we uncovered 68 boxes of film negative, as well as unseen 8mm footage. It has taken two years to restore the footage to a quality that it has never been projected at previously, while the team had to meticulously claw back sound from the many, unconventional sources that were also unearthed. One of the great finds has been unheard recordings of Elvis talking about his life and his music. It was this that gave the inspiration for EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, which is not specifically a documentary, nor a concert film: Elvis takes the audience through the journey of his life, weaving never-before-seen footage with iconic performances that have never been presented in this way, from the 1970 Vegas show, on tour in 1972 and even precious moments of the 1957 “gold jacket” performance in Hawaii. Most importantly, Elvis will sing and tell you about his life in first person, through both classic and contemporary musical prisms.”  

“I had researchers go into the Warners Bros. film vaults buried in underground salt mines and, to the astonishment of all, we uncovered 68 boxes of film negative, as well as unseen 8mm footage. It has taken two years to restore the footage to a quality that it has never been projected at previously, while the team had to meticulously claw back sound from the many, unconventional sources that were also unearthed,” he continued.

“One of the great finds has been unheard recordings of Elvis talking about his life and his music. It was this that gave the inspiration for ‘EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert’.”

“Elvis takes the audience through the journey of his life, weaving never-before-seen footage with iconic performances that have never been presented in this way, from the 1970 Vegas show, on tour in 1972 and even precious moments of the 1957 ‘gold jacket’ performance in Hawaii. Most importantly, Elvis will sing and tell you about his life in first person, through both classic and contemporary musical prisms.”