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Rufus Sewell is taking on the role of the King’s father.

The 52-year-old The Man in the High Castle star will be playing Vernon Presley, Elvis Presley‘s dad, Variety confirmed on Thursday (February 13).

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As previously announced, Austin Butler will play the role of Elvis, Tom Hanks will play his manager Colonel Tom Parker, and Maggie Gyllenhaal will play his mother.

The movie revolves follows “the veteran manager and the young singer, who came from dirt-poor origins to become an icon who changed the course of music history.” Production is set to begin later this spring.

Here’s what Austin Butler recently said about taking on the role of Elvis Presley in the movie…

Maggie Gyllenhaal is going to be playing The King’s mom!

The Deuce actress will play Gladys Presley, mother to the late icon, in the upcoming Baz Luhrmann musical drama Elvis, Variety reported on Friday (February 7).

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Maggie Gyllenhaal

As previously announced last year, Austin Butler is playing Elvis, and Tom Hanks is playing his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

The movie is set to focus on “the veteran manager and the young singer, who came from dirt-poor origins to become an icon who changed the course of music history.”

Here’s what Austin Butler recently said about taking on the role of Elvis Presley in the movie…

Brody Jenner got an extremely unique gift for Christmas from his mom Linda Thompson!

The 69-year-old former actress gave the 36-year-old The Hills star jewelry that once belonged to her ex-boyfriend Elvis Presley.

“@brodyjenner has a deep admiration for Elvis – not only as the king of rock ‘n’ roll, but as the ‘king of bling’ as well… 😉⚡️So this is what I got Brody for Christmas this year! He already has a TCB tattoo on his wrist! Scroll through to see other jewelry that my dear friend Lowell Hayes in Memphis made for Elvis and me years ago…Lowell is the best! 💍👑🕺#shoutout #bling #king #takingcareofbusiness,” Linda wrote on Instagram.

Brody was given a necklace that had “TCB” – which stands for “Taking Care of Business” – along with another necklace that has “Christmas- 1973 I Love You” engraved on it as well as with a diamond ring.

Linda dated Elvis for four years from 1972 to 1976.

Following the news that James Dean, the iconic actor passed away in the 1950s, would return via CGI for the upcoming Vietnam era action-drama Finding Jack, THR reported on Wednesday (November 20) that the role was originally for…a CGI Elvis Presley.

According to the report, filmmakers Anton Ernst and Tati Golykh originally had Elvis in mind for the role of an Army unit leader, but “were turned down by his estate.”

The filmmakers also debated casting a “young Paul Newman” for the lead role, a soldier named Fletcher, but decided to limit the CGI casting to James Dean.

“We don’t want this to become a spectacle — more than it already is,” said Anton of the backlash surrounding the virtual casting, including Chris Evans.

He referred to the backlash as: “nuts, just nuts.”

He also discussed the search for a real-life actor to play alongside the CGI James Dean.

“But it’s a good challenge: Can they outshine James Dean? You’re going to need someone with big balls.”

He also claimed a script was sent to Chris Evans, and that he “liked the story.”

Tati went on to say that they’ve gotten “a lot of emails” from people hoping to voice the virtual James Dean, and there was also the option of computer technology.

“But that’s where we drew the line. We said no, because that would have been a bit ghostly,” Anton clarified.

READ MORE: Chris Evans Slams Idea of James Dean Returning to Screen Via CGI Decades After His Death

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Blake Shelton is hosting a star-studded tribute to Elvis Presley!

The 42-year-old country rocker will be hosting the Elvis Presley All-Star Tribute airing on Sunday night (February 17) in honor of the late performer’s “68 Comeback Special” that aired on NBC 50 years ago.

Shawn Mendes, Jennifer Lopez, Post Malone, and Carrie Underwood are just a couple of the entertainers that will be performing some of Elvis‘ biggest hits during the tribute.

Along with the performances, the tribute will also feature “a showcase of rare footage and interviews with Priscilla Presley and Steve Binder, the director of the original special, plus a special appearance from Lisa Marie Presley,” according to a press release.

The special will also include interviews with Priscilla Presley and director of the ’68 Comeback Special – which was released 50 years ago last month.

Elvis All-Star Tribute will be airing on Sunday, February 17th at 9pm ET on NBC.

You can find out all of the performances inside…More Here! »

A star-studded tribute to Elvis Presley is coming to NBC!

The network announced that they will be airing an Elvis All-Star Tribute hosted by Blake Shelton next month.

Shawn Mendes, Jennifer Lopez, Post Malone, and Carrie Underwood are just a couple of the entertainers that will be performing some of Elvis‘ biggest hits.

The special will also include interviews with Priscilla Presley and director of the ’68 Comeback Special – which was released 50 years ago last month.

Elvis All-Star Tribute will be airing on Sunday, February 17th at 9pm ET on NBC.

You can find out all of the performances inside…More Here! »