Baz Luhrmann is developing a stage musical about Elvis Presley, signaling a shift from screen to live theater while he supports the project and hands directing duties to another writer.

He confirms plans for the Elvis stage show as an extension of his Elvis projects beyond the 2022 biopic and its related EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert documentary effort.

EPiC’s soundtrack features remixes of classic live recordings and newly mixed tracks, with Sony and RCA confirming the tracklist.

The first EPiC trailer spotlights Elvis's Las Vegas residency era, reviving rediscovered footage and underscoring enduring fascination with his live performances.

Luhrmann notes the archival material includes about 40 minutes of Elvis discussing his life, offering a rich foundation for future stage or documentary projects drawn from the King’s archive.

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert draws on 36 hours of archive from Elvis’s 1969 Las Vegas residency and presents intimate, unprecedented moments described as a cinematic tone poem rather than a conventional documentary.

Luhrmann characterizes EPiC as not strictly a documentary or concert film but a fresh contribution to Elvis’s canon that reveals deeper aspects of his humanity and inner life.

Luhrmann also produced EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, a concert film focusing on Elvis’s 1970 Las Vegas residency, which premiered at TIFF and will roll out in IMAX before a wider cinema release, featuring over 50 hours of unseen footage and new live-track remixes.

Luhrmann will not direct or oversee the new stage production himself, preferring to let others steward the idea while he provides support.

Elvis stage integrations have included the 2004 West End musical Jailhouse Rock and the 2005 Broadway show All Shook Up, which wove Elvis songs into stage formats.

The 2022 Elvis biopic, starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks, renewed attention on Elvis and sparked discussions of expanded cuts and additional projects.

Luhrmann disclosed the development during a Magic Radio appearance, saying the project is underway and that he may not be hands-on, echoing his approach to Moulin Rouge!, which he delegated to a writer-director.