As if creating Elvis and Priscilla's many looks weren't enough, Thomas and his team also had the task of creating different hair and makeup looks for all of the background characters. According to Thomas, approximately 450 wigs were used throughout the movie on the extras.
Further proof that Luhrmann's level of attention to detail is unmatched: he went as far as "trainspotting" the "'68 Comeback Special," where Elvis famously performed in a black leather suit. "Every single extra sitting around the stage had to have the same costume, the same hairdo, the same makeup as the people in the real ''68 Comeback Special' that NBC did," Thomas says. "[With] the real images and our images next to each other — it's quite mind-blowing how well we did with replicating it."
