The official TikTok account of the “Elvis” page posted an excerpt from the film – which is expected to be released this month – and shows AB as Elvis talking to another character behind the Hollywood mark … discussing how people wanted to throw him when he first splashed on the stage. Waiting for your permission to load TikTok Post. Apparently, the “Elvis” team was trying to do some kind of viral challenge, but instead … they received a lot of jokes – especially about how some people perceive Austin’s look / voice. You can take a look at some of the comments yourself … it’s a tough crowd out there. Some say he just does not pass the eye test as an EP, but just as many say his accent is closed – with some (jokingly?) Arguing that a Vegas impersonator might have fitted better. Yes, we know for sure … harsh criticism. But, keep in mind, this is just an excerpt from the film – and most importantly, Elvis’s surviving relatives (including his widow, Priscilla Presley) sang Austin hymns in recent months … saying he nailed it . He recently said that Austin fired the role from the park, as did their daughter Lisa Marie – who said AB deserved an Oscar for it. Even Riley Keough (Elvis’s granddaughter) was congratulated … posting a BTS clip showing Austin singing Elvis’s tunes himself. Waiting for your permission to load Instagram multimedia. So, it is clear that the Presley family has co-authored this film… and most importantly, Austin’s series as Ol ‘Snake Hips. And, at the end of the day, that’s probably all that matters. Indeed, we took Austin out to Los Angeles a while ago and asked what it meant for the Presley family to support the project as passionately as they did … and while he was not as talkative with us as he was on the phone, he ended up saying that it meant a lot for him. Play TMZ.com video content “Elvis” hits theaters on June 24 and the reviews were mostly positive … but time will tell if the audience agrees. So far, they seem a little skeptical – well, everyone is critical, right?
