Colonel Tom Parker Tom Hanks
In the upcoming elvis presley biopic tom hanks will play the singer s late manager colonel tom parker.
Colonel tom parker tom hanks - Hanks involvement is seen as a major boost for the biopic s prospects though the title role of the king of rock n roll will be taken by an unknown. However hanks has received a blessing and a warning from loanne parker colonel tom s widow who spoke out about the role if hanks was to accept it. Tom hanks is reportedly set to play colonel tom parker in the forthcoming elvis presley biopic. Romeo juliet and the great gatsby director baz luhrmann is in charge of the project which is.
Tom hanks casting as elvis presley s late manager colonel tom parker in an upcoming baz luhrmann biopic has been praised by his widow. By maureen lee lenker. Loanne parker gave a video chat interview on saturday not long after hanks casting was announced. Parker s widow loanne is excited about the casting but told tmz that she hopes the movie will not make her husband a villain.
10 04 sun jul 5 2020. The 64 year old had been rehearsing a las vegas residency scene with elvis star austin. The colonel was the artist s manager who controlled every aspect of presley s life. Elvis presley movie star tom hanks who plays colonel tom parker has shared some exciting news on the king s biopic.
Tom hanks is in the frame to play the star s infamous manager colonel tom parker. June 26 1909 january 21 1997 was the dutch born manager of elvis presley. Tom hanks is in negotiations to star in an untitled elvis presley biopic being made by baz luhrmann for warner. March 28 2019 at 07 55 pm edt advertisement.
At age 18 parker had arrived in america by jumping ship. Their partnership was uniquely successful elvis being an entirely new force in popular music and parker an entrepreneur able to market him. The film is in development at warner bros. A beautiful day in the.
In an interview with tmz loanne parker said the hollywood. Colonel tom parker star tom hanks had contracted coronavirus a few days before cameras were ready to roll.