Baz Luhrmann Regrets Not Doing This With David Bowie, Reveals Doja Cat as Next Beyoncé

Baz Luhrmann intended to collaborate with David Bowie on a secret project. Unfortunately, it did not materialize as Bowie passed away.

The director of "Elvis" was a tremendous fan of the late performer, and their collaboration on the soundtrack for Baz Luhrmann's 2001 film "Moulin Rouge!" led to a personal connection.

Luhrmann disclosed that they had discussed working together again before David's death in 2016, following a cancer fight that the latter successfully kept in private.

Luhrmann now regrets not seizing the opportunity as soon as he had the chance.

Luhrmann told NME, "From the moment I first heard this [Bowie's 'Changes'] song, I was a huge Bowie fan, eventually worked with him [on the 'Moulin Rouge! soundtrack'] and then towards the end of his life, he became a very good friend."

"He used to come round and we'd walk the dogs. We were talking about going to Berlin at one point to do something together. I must have been so stupid, why didn't I just say yes?" he explained.

After Doja Cat recorded 'Vegas' for the 'Elvis' soundtrack, Luhrmann said that he is also became an avid fan of hers.

He added that he could see Beyonce, Madonna in Doja Cat because of her work ethics.

"She made this song for the Elvis soundtrack and it's already blowing up. I've worked with Madonna and Beyoncé and I see something similar in Doja Cat: she's just a really, really hard worker. And when you see her on stage, my god she's a good dancer," he clarified.

"Elvis" is the director's first picture since 2013's adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby," and its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival is just weeks away.

After spending so much time conducting research, filming, and editing the movie, he is relieved to finally engage in a conversation. He said he became some sort of a hermit for five years, pouring his attention to this project.

Luhrmann is ideal for directing an "Elvis" biopic. Elvis, the ultimate entertainer who blazed through the 1950s and 1960s like a supernova, had a significant impact on Baz Luhrmann's characteristic all-singing, all-dancing films.

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