Colonel Tom Parker biopic in the works

A film about Elvis Presley’s manager Colonel Tom Parker is currently in development.
The Colonel, based on Alanna Nash’s book The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley, will be developed by Spencer Proffer, Steve Binder, and Joe Berlinger.
The movie will start production next year (18) with Berlinger in the director’s chair. Nash will co-write the screenplay.
“Throughout my career I have tackled unexpected and surprising stories, going beyond the easy headline to get to the truth of the real story,” Berlinger says, “and in The Colonel, I see the same exciting opportunity.”
Parker illegally immigrated to the U.S. from the Netherlands as a teenager and became Presley’s manager in the 1950s. He worked with the music icon until his death in 1977. Parker passed away in 1997.
Billy Gardell previously portrayed Parker in TV series Sun Records.