Elvis has entered the White House in the Elvis & Nixon trailer

Elvis has entered the White House in the Elvis & Nixon trailer

Of all the roles the endlessly inventive Michael Shannon might have played, we're not sure even we suspected he would show up as Elvis Presley. But here he is, in all his besuited glory for based-on-truth tale Elvis & Nixon, which has a trailer online.



The setting here is December 1970 as the King shows up at the gate of the White House to request a meeting with his Commander In Chief, Richard M. Nixon, here played by Kevin Spacey. Turns out Presley wants Nixon to make him an undercover agent in the fight against Communism, and what happened after that would seem ridiculously made up if there weren't accounts from the White House archives and one of the most famous photographs of all time to document the event.

Shannon here looks to be on good, subtle form as Elvis, with Spacey relishing the chance to play a politician who doesn't talk to the camera and plot against his enemies. Well, doesn't talk to the camera at least. It will hopefully make for an entertaining yarn and arrives in UK cinemas on April 29. Thankyouverymuch....