'Elvis & Nixon' trivia and fun facts

Based on a true story where Elvis met President Nixon in December of 1970, where the president appointed Presley as an honorary DEA agent.

Eric Bana was originally cast as Elvis Presley but he dropped out.

Kevin Spacey (Richard Nixon) and Michael Shannon (Elvis Presley) have both played villains in "Superman" films: Spacey played Lex Luthor in Superman Returns (El regreso) (2006) while Shannon played General Zod in El hombre de acero (2013).

The title roles are played by actors who appeared in one of Sam Mendes films and they also received Oscar nominations for their performances in those movies: Kevin Spacey in American Beauty (1999) and Michael Shannon in Revolutionary Road (2008).