baz luhrmann

Baz Luhrmann's classic film was a massive inspiration for the hit Netflix drama.
Baz Luhrmann wanted the lead actor to experience something the King Of Rock n Roll did before filming one particular scene.
The singer starred as Big Mama Thornton in the recent Elvis Presley biopic.
“My body just started shutting down the day after I finished."
The actor beat out stars like Harry Styles and Ansel Elgort for the role.
We say the book is the Great American Novel of the 20th Century - it is looking pretty prescient of the 21st Century too
Netflix is giving us some serious 70s style goals.