Michael Shannon as Elvis and Kevin Spacey as Nixon in New Movie
So here's a crazy-sounding film project with an amazing cast for us to keep our eye on. The movie is called Elvis & Nixon, and Michael Shannon (Man of Steel) has been cast as Elvis Presley, and Kevin Spacey (Superman Returns) will be playing President Richard Nixon.
This is some incredibly interesting casting, and just that alone is enough to get me excited about this film project. The movie is based on the fascinating true story about how Elvis's urgent request of Nixon. Here's the synopsis:
Two men at the height of their powers, conscious they could not stay on top forever, both ripped with fear of the inevitable, sharing one famous private moment in the Oval office. ELVIS & NIXON recounts the morning of December 21st 1970, when the King of Rock’ n Roll (Michael Shannon) showed up on the White House lawn to request a meeting with the most powerful man in the world, President Richard Nixon (Kevin Spacey). He had a very urgent request: to be sworn in as an undercover Federal Agent at large. This intimate moment in the Oval office between two men at the height of their powers has never been told.
The movie is set to be directed by directed by Liza Johnson from a screenplay written by Cary Elwes and Hanala and Joey Sagal. Alex Walton, of the Bloom production company, said in a statement,
“It’s almost hard to fathom this story which evolved in the oval office between these two extraordinary men. It’s almost too good to be true.”
Producer Cassian Elwes added,
“After the enormous success of The Butler I have a deep affection for films set in the White House as does the public. To work with Shannon and Spacey on this movie at the height of their careers is a dream come true.”
This is a story I'm definitely interested in knowing more about, and it should make for a great intimate movie about these two larger than life historical figures.