ELVIS & NIXON (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Kevin Spacey (American Beauty), Michael Shannon (Midnight Special), Alex Pettyfer (Magic Mike), Colin Hanks (King Kong), Evan Peters (X-Men: Apocalypse), Tate Donovan (Argo), Hanala Sagal (Robin Hood: Men in Tights), Johnny Knoxville (Jackass), Sky Ferreira (The Green Inferno), Tracy Letts (U.S. Marshals), Ashley Benson (Spring Breakers)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Liza Johnson (Hateship Loveship), director; Cary Elwes (film debut), Joey Sagal (film debut) and Hanala Sagal (Traumedy Central), writers; Cassian Elwes (The Paperboy) and Holly Wiersma (Factory Girl), producers; Ed Shearmur (Miss Congeniality), composer; Terry Stacey (50/50), cinematographer; Sabine Hoffman (The Ballad of Jack and Rose) and Michael Taylor (Love Is Strange), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

On December 21st 1970, rock-and-roll icon Elvis Presley (Shannon) shows up at the White House to request a meeting with President Richard Nixon (Spacey). His request is granted, and soon two of the most powerful men in the world are together in the same room…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Based on the amazingly true story of what is now one of the most requested photos in the US National Archive, Elvis & Nixon is a bizarre and often hilarious retelling of what really went down when the King of Rock and Roll met the President of the United States.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 24TH JUNE 2016

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