Baz Luhrmann, Vol. II

Happy Sad Confused

Josh Horowitz

Tv & Film

4.5 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2026

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Baz Luhrmann isn't done with Elvis just yet. After his blockbuster biopic with Austin Butler, the singular filmmaker has crafted a unique documentary/concert film, EPIC, that is earning some of the best reviews of his career. He joins Josh to talk about his journey with Elvis, how close Harry Styles came to playing him, reflections on MOULIN ROUGE, and a sneak peek at his long gestating Joan of Ark film. SUPPORT THE SHOW BY SUPPORTING OUR SPONSORS! QUINCE -- Go to ⁠⁠Quince.com/HAPPYSAD⁠⁠ for free shipping on your order and 365 day returns. NordVPN -- EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ ⁠⁠https://nordvpn.com/hsc⁠⁠ Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Saily -- 🌎 Get an exclusive 15% discount on your first Saily data plans! Use code HSC at checkout. Download Saily app or go to to ⁠⁠https://saily.com/hsc⁠⁠ Check out the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Happy Sad Confused patreon here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! We've got discount codes to live events, merch, early access, exclusive episodes, video versions of the podcast, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Josh, I can do one thing for you. Ready? Sending by and action.
0:05.0	Prepare your ears, humans. Happy, sad, confused begins now.
0:12.4	Hey, guys, it's Josh. Welcome to another edition of Happy, Sad, Confused. Today on the show,
0:16.9	a truly iconic filmmaker, Bazlerman, is back on the podcast, returning to the world of Elvis with this new film, Epic.
0:23.9	Thanks, guys, as always, for checking out the pod,
0:25.9	enjoying us on YouTube, on Spotify, however you're doing it.
0:28.7	I appreciate you guys.
0:29.7	Remember to hit that subscribe button if you haven't already
0:32.1	and spread the good word of what we do over here.
0:35.2	Returning Champion today.
0:36.8	What a privilege to have Bazelhrmann back on the show.
0:39.3	Someone I absolutely grew up with
0:42.3	Romeo and Juliet, Moulin Rouge.
0:44.3	These are films that are just part of my upbringing as a
0:48.3	lover of film.
0:49.3	I have a Moulon Rouge poster like 10 feet away from me in my place.
0:53.3	So the fact that he came back on the pod,
0:56.0	he was back, he was on the pod actually last for his Elvis movie starring our buddy Austin Butler.
1:01.3	And now he's back talking about this great concert slash documentary film. It's in theaters now.
1:07.2	It's in IMAX in some theaters. I saw it in IMAX. It's fantastic. It is called Epic. I truly, truly highly recommend it. Before we get to more on Baz, let me just quickly mention, as always, remember, check out our Patreon. That's where we put all the content we put here a little bit early. You get early access. You get discount codes to our live events. Some really exciting live events we're about to announce, merch, all sorts of cool stuff. If you like what I do,
1:31.8	support us over there, patreon.com slash happy, sad, confused. Okay, just a little more preamble
1:37.9	on Baz Luhrman. He is a filmmaker like no other. That is true. His name ironically came up very recently on the podcast when we were talking to Emerald Fennell, who is certainly an acolyte of Baz's, but also with many actors who have been through his famous, very unique casting process, whether it's Kate Hudson or Amanda Seifred. No one casts people quite like Baz does, his infamous kind of screen tests, workshops,
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