Elvis Presley is coming back to life as an AI hologram in London show
nypost.comAustin Butler’s Oscar-nominated turn in 2022’s “Elvis” and then continued with Jacob Elordi’s portrayal of the late rock legend in Sofia Coppola’s recent “Priscilla” drama is showing no signs of dying down with a new immersive show that will bring him back to life in an AI hologram.
Forty-seven years after Presley’s 1977 death, “Elvis Evolution” will open in London in November 2024 at a theater yet to be announced.
And Layered Reality — the UK company producing the event — promises a “jaw-dropping” experience.“The show peaks with a concert experience that will recreate the seismic impact of seeing Elvis live for a whole new generation of fans, blurring the lines between reality and fantasy,” a statement announcing the show explains. “A life-sized digital Elvis will share his most iconic songs and moves for the very first time on a UK stage.”“Elvis Evolution” — which follows Presley recently hitting the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time since 1977 with “Blue Christmas” — comes on the heels of the hit London show “ABBA Voyage,” which employs digital avatars of the “Dancing Queen” band.“Elvis fans can look forward to a memory-making experience like no other,” the show’s website explains.
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