Orion Trailer

Elvis Presley's untimely death in 1977 shocked the world despite his years of known drug abuse, and a collective broken heart saw the globe in deep mourning, desperate not to believe the King was really dead. Music fans everywhere were at their most vulnerable, so when a budding young singer named Orion (real name Jimmy Ellis) signed to Sun Records soon after and released recordings that sounded remarkably like the 'Hound Dog' singer, many believed that it was their idol returning after faking his death. Orion hardly needed the mask on his face to keep the myth of Elvis' 'resurrection' alive; everytime he opened his mouth, Orion was no longer Orion but Elvis himself to everybody else's perception. The record company were keen to neither confirm nor deny the rumours, but that only meant that this talented artist never got the chance to be a star in his own right.

'Orion: The Man Who Would Be King' is a stunning look at the career of Elvis Presley sound-a-like Orion in the years following the King's death. The extraordinary documentary has been directed and written by award-winning filmmaker Jeanie Finlay ('Sound It Out', 'The Great Hip Hop Hoax') and won the Grand Jury Prize at Nashville Film Festival. The movie can be seen in UK cinemas now.