OREM, Utah (ABC 4 News) - A movie linking Elvis Presley with the LDS Church premieres Thursday Night in Orem.
Tears of a King portrays the last days of The King of Rock and Roll and the possibility that during that time Elvis was reading The Book of Mormon. Writer/Director Rob Diamond says, �So it's a little bit of supernatural, it's a little bit of fact built into a drama.�
Diamond and film producer Josh Pearson say it's been hotly debated whether or not Presley read The Book of Mormon in his final days. But, that�s why they call their movie fiction based on fact. Diamond says, "We're not saying he was or wasn�t a Mormon. But there are facts along the way that he had read that book a number of times.�
The movie was shot mostly on location in Utah. In Orem, a replica was built of Elvis' bedroom based on old photographs they had. Diamond says, "And I just came up with the concept that how interesting would it be if you were in there during the final hours of his life. And also him reflecting back on his mistakes, the good things that he did, his regrets, sorrows, hopes and all of those things.�
The movie opens up Thursday night at six o'clock at the Scera Theatre in Orem. You can get tickets by going to www.tearsofaking.com
Posted: 21st. December 2007
