As we wait to find out if Austin Butler will win Best Actor for his performance as “the King” in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis, a more bizarre take on Presley is right around the corner. Matthew McConaughey will voice Presley in Agent Elvis, an animated series that, you guessed it, reimagines him as a secret agent.
Seriously. In Agent Elvis, the King of Rock ‘N Roll is a top covert agent, like 007 with better outfits and a pair of blue suede shoes. Oh, and a monkey. He also has a gun-toting monkey. Elvis spies for the US government while maintaining his music career.
This bizarre concoction was co-created by Priscilla Presley and rocker John Eddie, with the latter acting as co-showrunner alongside Mike Arnold.
What is it about Elvis that people like to dream up the weirdest ways to reimagine him? I’m thinking of Bubba Ho-Tep as just one example, but there are many others. That said, I kinda dig McConaughey as the voice of Elvis. He’d never work playing Elvis in live-action, but in animated form he’s kinda perfect.
Agent Elvis (formerly Agent King) hits Netflix in March.
