This ‘EPiC’ rock star gets the final word in the Elvis concert movie

Baz Luhrmann’s new documentary “EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert” wraps up with an unexpected spoken-word tribute by Bono. Here’s how it happened.

Spoiler alert! We’re discussing the ending of the concert film “EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert” (in theaters now). Come back later if you haven’t seen it yet.

Elvis Presley begat a slew of admiring rock ‘n’ roll legends, from Bob Dylan to David Bowie. But only one of them felt moved to memorialize the King in an elegiac poem.

In the final moments of “EPiC,” Baz Luhrmann’s visual spectacle built around Elvis’ culture-shaking ‘70s residency at the Las Vegas International Hotel, Bono rap-reads a condensed and slightly tweaked version of his poem “American David,” written more than 20 years ago.

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“Elvis white trash, Elvis the Memphis flash,” he begins the 48-second snippet. “Elvis, he didn’t hear the shot, but Dr. King died just across the lot.”