“Elvis,” Baz Luhrmann’s biopic of the rock-and-roll legend starring Austin Butler (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”) and Tom Hanks, will world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, Variety has confirmed.
McQueen called the King of Rock and Roll a "hick" when she spoke on the phone to him. Ultimately, the actress didn't want anything to do with either of the stars. According to Express
Elvis dated a lot of women during his time in Hollywood. The singer made a partial transition into being an actor in the 1960s with a slew of musical films. But in 1970 he started falling for one actress he wasn't working with: Barbara Leigh.
The pair were introduced by Leigh's boyfriend at the time, Jim Aubrey, an executive at production studio MGM. Before long, she and Elvis had a torrid affair that lasted all of two years. But some issues did arise during that time.
Steve McQueen biographer Marshall Terrill revealed the Hollywood actor and Elvis had a bitter rivalry over Leigh. He said the pair only met once on the road - and things only got worse from then on.
Terrill explained: "The two met one day on the way to the studio in the mid-60s. Elvis was in a limousine when McQueen pulled up on a motorcycle. They were pleasant to each other but the exchange was brief." Just a few years later Elvis was in a passionate relationship with Leigh. But everything changed in 1972 when Leigh was cast as Charmagne in the McQueen movie Junior Bonner.
McQueen and Leigh played on-screen lovers, and behind the scenes, things began to hot up for the actors as well. Before long, both Elvis and McQueen were in separate relationships with Leigh at the same time.
Terrill recalled: "Barbara, Steve, and Elvis had a 'don’t ask, don’t tell' policy regarding the people they were dating. I have a sneaking suspicion Steve knew she was still seeing Elvis and that Elvis knew she was seeing Steve."
So then, things would get awkward between Leigh and McQueen when Elvis would call and check up on her.
Petula Clark: ‘Elvis Presley angled for a threesome:. When Clark and Carpenter – then the two “top girls” of the world of pop – met Elvis Presley in his dressing room after a show, he angled for a threesome, she says. “He was raring to go.
Karen was lovely, but she was kind of innocent. I felt sort of responsible for her, so I got her out of there. Then I looked round, and Elvis was at the door, and he looked at me, like: ‘I’m going to get you one day.’” But he never did, she tells my voice recorder directly. “Some people think he did. I think he put out the rumour that he did. But he didn’t.”
