Fans demand 4-hour ‘Elvis’ cut from Baz Luhrmann: ‘I’m too tired’
nypost.comhas a four-hour cut of his newest film “Elvis.”And now, ever since the musical biopic premiered this past summer, the 59-year-old director has been fending off fans who actually want to view the extended version.“I tell you what, all my tweets are nothing but, ‘We want the four-hour version!
We want the four-hour version!’” the Aussie filmmaker recently told ScreenRant.“I think people are at my gates with pitchforks saying, ‘We want the four-hour version!’”However, Luhrmann is still open to releasing the 240-minute film, but not at present time.
Following a three-month theatrical release, “Elvis” has finally hit streaming service HBO Max. The “Great Gatsby” director explained how the parent network could possibly move forward with releasing a longer cut as the original movie is doing well on the streamer.“I don’t close my mind to the idea that there would be an extended cut,” Luhrmann added. “Right now, with how long it’s stayed in the theaters and how well it’s done, it’s crossed the line.” “But it’s done so well on HBO Max over the weekend, so it’s about the parent company going, ‘Wow, it’s really worth spending the money,'” he said.“I’m not closed to it, but not now.
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