Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “Elvis”

The entire 6-part series delving into the critically acclaimed biopic. Download. Read. Discuss.

This week, we have been reading, analyzing, and discussing the script and movie Elvis, screenplay by Baz Luhrmann & Sam Bromell and Craig Pearce and Jeremy Doner, story by Baz Luhrmann and Jeremy Doner.

Plot summary: The life of American music icon Elvis Presley, from his childhood to becoming a rock and movie star in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

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You may read the script here.

Years ago, I came up with this mantra: Watch movies. Read scripts. Write pages. A link to my reflections on that here.

To facilitate that process, why not read 30 screenplays in 30 days?

30 Days of Screenplays: Vol. 1

30 Days of Screenplays: Vol. 2

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I cannot emphasize enough the importance of reading movie scripts.