Baz Luhrmann hits Met Gala carpet, teases possible Elvis concert film

The director of 2022's "Elvis" has more plans for him.

Baz Luhrmann hasn't finished his Elvis era just yet.

The director of 2022's Elvis explained Monday on the Met Gala red carpet that he is working on a concert film that features unseen footage of the legendary singer.

"The fans really want to know if all that footage we found in the vaults is going to become a concert film," he told The Hollywood Reporter, "and I’m here to say I think it's gonna happen."

The film starred Austin Butler as Elvis Presley and Tom Hanks as his manager, the infamous Col. Tom Parker. It was nominated for eight Oscars, including best picture and best actor, although it didn't win any.

Luhrmann, who previously directed Moulin Rouge! and the 2013 Leonardo DiCaprio version of The Great Gatsby, suggested back in October that he was planning something big.

"We've found reels and reels of never-before-seen footage of Elvis on Tour and That's The Way It Is," he captioned video that showed a cardboard box labeled, "Elvis Out Takes Box." Luhrmann told fans to "stay tuned."

Both the titles Luhrmann mentioned document Presley's work in the early ’70s.

The singer infamously died at 42 in 1977 of "cardiac arrhythmia"; however, interest in him has never waned. In October, Forbes ranked him second on its list of the Highest-Paid Dead Celebrities of 2023, estimating that his estate had brought in $100 million over the previous 12 months.

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