Colonel Tom Parker

Cannes was shaken, rattled and rolled on May 25 as the world premiere of "Elvis" rocked the film festival on the French Riviera, in what has proven a vintage year for music-lovers.

The highly anticipated new film is the latest from Australia's Baz Luhrmann, the technicolor maestro behind "Romeo and Juliet" and "Moulin Rouge!".

The new Elvis Presley biopic by Australian director Baz Luhrmann will get its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May, the organizers have confirmed.

Tom Hanks, who plays the rock'n'roll legend's manager, Colonel Tom Parker, will be among the stars attending the premiere, which comes ahead of the worldwide release of "Elvis" between June 22 and 24.