Baz Luhrmann’s New Acclaimed Film EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert Premieres at Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino
Jan 12, 2026
LAS VEGAS, NV (January 12, 2026) — Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino, the historic home of Elvis Presley’s record-breaking 636 sold-out performances, will host a landmark cinematic event: the Las Vegas premiere of EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, the highly anticipated new film from Oscar-nominated director Baz Luhrmann. The exclusive FREE screening will take place Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 7:00 PM inside the iconic International Theater—the very stage where Elvis made entertainment history. NEON will be releasing the film exclusively in IMAX on February 20, 2026, and in theaters everywhere February 27, 2026.
Tickets to this historic screening are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Click HERE to reserve your tickets now.
Produced by Sony Music Vision, Bazmark, and Authentic Studios, the film debuted to critical acclaim and a standing ovation at the Toronto International Film Festival— people even danced in the aisles. EPiC is poised to become one of the most talked-about films of 2026. For Elvis fans across the globe, experiencing the movie inside the theater where he performed nightly for years is more than a screening—it is a homecoming.
“This is more than a film premiere—it is a moment of deep meaning for Elvis fans everywhere,” said Cami Christensen, President & General Manager of Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. “To debut Baz Luhrmann’s newest Elvis film in the very theater where Elvis transformed Las Vegas entertainment is profoundly special. Westgate is honored to welcome fans from around the world back to the home of Elvis for this extraordinary event.”
Dining: For pre-screening dining reservations at Edge Steakhouse, Fresco Italiano or Benihana, click HERE.
Rooms: For hotel reservations, click HERE.
Press Contact for Westgate Las Vegas:
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Jeff Wagner - jeff@jeffwagneragency.com
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Celena Haas-Stacey – celena@chscomms.com
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Michelle Loosbrock – michelle@jeffwagneragency.com
About Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino
Located just one block off the Strip, the legendary Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino is celebrated for its entertainment legacy, award-winning dining, and world-class amenities. The historic International Theater has hosted some of the greatest performers of all time and remains home to Barry Manilow’s spectacular residency.
About NEON
In only eight years, NEON has garnered 39 Academy Award® nominations (7 this year), 11 total wins (5 this year), including two Best Picture wins, and has grossed over $400M at the box office. The company continues to push boundaries and take creative risks on bold cinema such as Sean Baker’s Anora, which recently took home five Academy Awards® including Best Picture, and was released in theaters to the highest per-screen average of 2024; as well as Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite, which made history winning four Academy Awards®, becoming the first non-English-language film to claim Best Picture, and grossed over $54M at the domestic box office.
NEON has built an impressive streak winning the coveted Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, with six consecutive wins, including this most recent year’s winner It Was Just an Accident from Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, as well as Anora, Parasite, Anatomy of a Fall, Titane, and Triangle of Sadness. In 2024, NEON was named The Hollywood Reporter’s Independent Studio of the Year and received the Clio Award for Studio of the Year.
Recent NEON releases include Mike Flanagan’s The Life of Chuck and Osgood Perkins’ horror film The Monkey, both of which are based on the short stories by Stephen King. The Monkey marked NEON’s second biggest opening weekend at the box office following Perkins’ Longlegs, which is the highest grossing independent film of the year at $75 million domestically.
As a burgeoning leader in the production space, NEON’s recent and upcoming in-house productions include: David Robert Mitchell’s They Follow starring Maika Monroe; Michael Covino’s Splitsville starring Dakota Johnson and Adria Arjona; the highly anticipated Boots Riley feature I Love Boosters starring Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, LaKeith Stanfield, Demi Moore, and Eiza González; The Wrong Girls starring Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat; Tilman Singer’s Cuckoo starring Hunter Schafer; and Brandon Cronenberg’s Infinity Pool. NEON’s international sales outfit handles the company’s in-house titles as well as third party projects.
NEON has amassed a library of over 120 films, with a noteworthy selection of Academy Award® nominated films including: Mohammad Rasoulof’s The Seed of the Sacred Fig; Wim Wenders’ Perfect Days; Robot Dreams from Pablo Bergfeer; documentaries All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Fire of Love, Moonage Daydream, and Flee, which made history becoming the first film to score an impressive trifecta of Oscar® nominations; Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person in The World; and Craig Gillespie’s I, Tonya.
ABOUT SONY MUSIC VISION
At Sony Music Vision, we bring film and television storytelling to life for our industry-leading creative talent and iconic music catalog around the world. We pair world class filmmakers with groundbreaking and legendary artists to create, finance, produce and distribute powerful content that features unique access to our archives and vast portfolio of music. A full-service content studio, we collaborate globally across the Sony entertainment companies to engage audiences with premium film and TV projects, including documentary and narrative feature films, as well as television specials and unscripted and scripted series.
ABOUT BAZMARK
Bazmark is the internationally acclaimed creative studio founded by visionary filmmaker Baz Luhrmann and Academy Award-winning production and costume designer Catherine Martin. Over three decades, the company’s singular work has defined and re-defined genres across film, television, music, opera, theatre, live events and luxury hospitality experiences and spaces. Bazmark’s iconic filmography – Strictly Ballroom, Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge!, Australia, The Great Gatsby, and Elvis – has garnered multiple Academy Awards and countless other global accolades. Bazmark continues to push the boundaries of cinematic, theatrical and musical expression, creating culturally resonant works that captivate audiences worldwide.
ABOUT AUTHENTIC STUDIOS
Authentic Studios is a global media company that develops and produces premium content across film, television, commercial, live stage, and audio. The company is comprised of four distinct labels: Shaquille O’Neal’s Jersey Legends, David Beckham’s Studio 99, Sports Illustrated Studios, and Authentic Productions.
Productions include Jersey Legends' docuseries Power Moves (Netflix), the Emmy-nominated Shaq (HBO), The Money Game (Prime Video), and Allen Iv3rson (Prime Video), Studio 99's Emmy-winning docuseries Beckham (Netflix) and 99 (Prime Video), Sports Illustrated Studios' documentary Surviving Ohio State (Tribeca Film Fest, HBO), and Authentic Productions' scripted Muhammad Ali series The Greatest (Prime Video), Baz Luhrmann's film EPiC (TIFF Premiere 2025), and live musical special Christmas at Graceland (NBC/Peacock).
Authentic Studios is a division of Authentic Brands Group (Authentic), the world’s leading owner of sports, lifestyle and entertainment intellectual property. Authentic acquires and owns iconic brands, positions them for long-term growth and partners with top-tier operators to scale globally, all while delivering bold storytelling and marketing that brings each brand to life.
ABOUT LEGACY RECORDINGS
Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, is home to the world’s foremost library of historically significant commercial recordings, a peerless collection of works by the most important musical artists of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. Across a variety of platforms, the label offers contemporary music fans access to thousands of meticulously restored archival titles representing virtually every musical genre.