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 LOS ANGELES (AP) - When Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers was asked to play American icon Elvis Presley, his first instinct was to reject the role.
"In my head I was saying, `No, no, no,' because I wasn't quite sure, first, about playing rock 'n' roll stars and second, somebody who's so well-known to everybody," Rhys Meyers told The Associated Press. "Then I thought to myself, 'Really, how often do you get to be a king? Wouldn't it be just a little bit of fun to be the king of rock 'n' roll for eight weeks.'"
The result: "Elvis," a four-hour movie airing over two nights on CBS, 9-11 p.m. EDT Sunday, May 8, and 8-10 p.m. Wednesday, May 11. The cast includes Camryn Manheim as Presley's mother; Randy Quaid as his manager "Colonel" Tom Parker and Rose McGowan as actress Ann-Margret.
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