Baz Luhrmann found 65 reels of lost Elvis Presley footage in Kansas salt mines

Baz Luhrmann.

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If Baz Luhrmann's projects are known for anything, it's their bravado.

In the Australian director's hands, an adaptation of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" is set in the present day, where the warring gangs of Capulets and Montagues wear leather vests and tropical shirts. A jukebox musical inspired by "La Boheme" becomes a dazzling smash hit featuring songs by everyone from Nirvana to David Bowie. And an "Elvis" biopic gets a change of perspective...