Elvis director Baz Luhrmann has said he is open to the idea of releasing a four-hour version of the movie in the future and admits it would take six months to edit.
The 59-year-old director, who recently helmed the two-hour 39-minutes movie which stars Austin Butler as the leading man, said releasing the extended version would take some time.
Speaking to Screen Rant, he said: "Not now, and not probably next year. But I don't close my mind to the idea that in the future, there might be a way of exploring another [cut].
"I've got to be really careful here, because the moment I put it out there ... I tell you what, all my tweets are nothing but, 'We want the four-hour version! We want the four-hour version!' I think people are at my gates with pitchforks saying, 'We want the four-hour version!'
"But I don't close my mind to the idea that there would be an extended cut."
"Right now, with how long it's stayed in the theaters and how well it's done, it's crossed the line.
"But it's done so well on HBO Max over the weekend, so it's about the parent company going, 'Wow, it's really worth spending the money.' "
Luhrmann explained how it would take around four to six months of editing before the four-hour cut is ready.
He added: "Because it isn't just like I've got it, and you just put it out there. Every minute in post-production, you have to do visual effects, grading, cutting, refining, and ADR sound.
"It's not like it's just sitting there finished, and I can just push a button and it comes out.
"You'd have to get back in and work on it. To do an extended cut, you'd be working on it for another four or six months something.
"I'm not closed to it, but not now. I'm a little bit on the tired side."
