EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert is a 2025 documentary film about Elvis Presley directed by Baz Luhrmann. It is Luhrmann's follow-up to his 2022 biographical film Elvis.
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2025. It received positive reviews from critics.
The film had its first advanced U.S. screenings at Presley's former mansion, Graceland, on January 8, 2026; what would have been his 91st birthday. It will then be released exclusively in IMAX theaters beginning on February 20, 2026, before being released theatrically to the general public one week later on February 27, 2026.
Production
Filmmaker Baz Luhrmann originally sought out unseen footage of Elvis Presley from Elvis: That's the Way It Is and Elvis on Tour with the intent of using it in his 2022 Elvis film. Sixty-eight boxes of both 35mm and 8mm footage were found in the Warner Bros. film archives within salt mines in Kansas, including outtakes from both films, plus the "gold jacket" performance from Hawaii in 1957 and unheard interviews. This footage, however, came without sound. Over the next two years, it was restored and synced to existing audio sources by Luhrmann's team. In this process, a 45-minute audio recording was then uncovered of Presley talking about his life story. All this material forms the basis of EPiC. Luhrmann has described the project as neither fully a documentary nor a concert film, but "something new in the Elvis canon... that befits the magnitude of Elvis as a performer but also offers deeper revelations of his humanity and inner life."Various images and short clips from the editing process have been shared by Luhrmann on his Instagram account throughout 2025, including one of the "gold jacket" performance. On May 30, Luhrmann shared footage from EPiC at a Sony Music Vision showcase. On August 13, Luhrmann shared a previously unseen restored clip of Presley singing "Oh Happy Day" and announced that the film would premiere on September 6, 2025, at the Toronto International Film Festival.