How ‘Elvis’ star Austin Butler lost — and found — himself in the King of Rock ’n’ Roll
2 years, 9 months ago

How ‘Elvis’ star Austin Butler lost — and found — himself in the King of Rock ’n’ Roll

LA Times  

Austin Butler poured everything he had into playing Elvis. — Austin Butler Framed by the unreliable narration of Elvis’ longtime manager, Col. Tom Parker, “Elvis” is no straight biopic. Everyone has some notion of who Elvis was, “but what gets lost is that the guy is just a guy — it’s the humanity of him,” Luhrmann said. But the humanity, Austin had from the get-go.” By July, after undergoing months of Elvis workshops — and an unsolicited call from Broadway co-star Washington, who told Luhrmann, “You’re in for a surprise when you see the work ethic of this young man,” said the director — Butler had beaten out the likes of Miles Teller and Harry Styles for the role. — Priscilla Presley on Austin Butler At Cannes, where the film premiered in May, Priscilla Presley called Butler’s turn “mesmerizing” on her Instagram account.

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Austin Butler finally reveals why he called ex Vanessa Hudgens a 'friend' in THAT viral interview as apologetic Elvis star says: 'I learned a lesson'
1 year, 1 month ago

Austin Butler finally reveals why he called ex Vanessa Hudgens a 'friend' in THAT viral interview as apologetic Elvis star says: 'I learned a lesson'

Daily Mail  

Austin Butler has finally revealed why he referred to his ex Vanessa Hudgens as a 'friend' in a past interview while discussing how he landed the role of Elvis. Austin Butler has finally revealed why he referred to his ex Vanessa Hudgens as a 'friend' in a past interview while discussing how he landed the role of Elvis Butler and …

Austin Butler needed dialect coach to REMOVE Elvis accent for Masters of the Air - after three years prepping for Oscar-nominated role: 'I was trying to remember who I was'
1 year, 2 months ago

Austin Butler needed dialect coach to REMOVE Elvis accent for Masters of the Air - after three years prepping for Oscar-nominated role: 'I was trying to remember who I was'

Daily Mail  

Austin Butler has revealed he needed a dialect coach to 'not sound like Elvis' in new World World II drama, Masters of the Air - after three years prepping for the Oscar nominated role. Austin Butler has revealed he needed a dialect coach to 'not sound like Elvis' in new World World II drama, Masters of the Air - after …

Q&A: Austin Butler on what ‘Elvis’ taught him about fear
2 years, 1 month ago

Q&A: Austin Butler on what ‘Elvis’ taught him about fear

Associated Press  

Austin Butler, you may have heard, has taken a bit of flack for sounding too much like Elvis now that he’s no longer, um, Elvis. In any case, Butler says there’s something far more significant that’s remained with him since making “Elvis”: a new relationship with fear. The challenge of playing an icon who’s been imitated as often as Presley …

Austin Butler damaged his vocal chords while playing Elvis Presley: 'One song took 40 takes'
2 years, 1 month ago

Austin Butler damaged his vocal chords while playing Elvis Presley: 'One song took 40 takes'

India TV News  

'Elvis' star Austin Butler is still feeling the physical effects of his Oscar-nominated performance in the film. In a recent episode of 'The Graham Norton Show', Butler said that during his time filming the performance scenes as late music legend Elvis Presley, "one song took 40 takes", 'People' magazine reported. Speaking about his role in the upcoming 'Dune: Part Two', …

Austin Butler says he ‘probably damaged his vocal cords’ while playing Elvis
2 years, 1 month ago

Austin Butler says he ‘probably damaged his vocal cords’ while playing Elvis

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Austin Butler has claimed that he may …

Has Austin Butler’s ‘Elvis’ accent left the building? Actor says it is on the way out
2 years, 1 month ago

Has Austin Butler’s ‘Elvis’ accent left the building? Actor says it is on the way out

LA Times  

Austin Butler is nominated for a lead actor Oscar for his portrayal of Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann’s movie “Elvis.” Austin Butler is ready to leave Elvis Presley‘s famous Southern twang behind, after years of embodying the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll for the movie “Elvis.” The Anaheim-born actor, 32, said on Friday’s episode of “The Graham Norton Show” that …

Austin Butler still uses the 2007 IMDb biography written by his ‘proud parents’
2 years, 2 months ago

Austin Butler still uses the 2007 IMDb biography written by his ‘proud parents’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Oscar nominee Austin Butler still uses his 2007 IMDb biography that …

I Hope Austin Butler Never, Ever Drops the Elvis Voice
2 years, 2 months ago

I Hope Austin Butler Never, Ever Drops the Elvis Voice

Slate  

A few weeks ago, Austin Butler set the internet ablaze as he accepted the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama Motion Picture for his performance in Elvis. During an interview with Elle Australia just ahead of the film’s wide release in June 2022, Butler acknowledged that he hears the comparison between his voice and Elvis’ often but explained …

Vanessa Hudgens reacts to ex Austin Butler’s bemusing post-Elvis ‘accent change’
2 years, 2 months ago

Vanessa Hudgens reacts to ex Austin Butler’s bemusing post-Elvis ‘accent change’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On Thursday, Hudgens shared her concise but amusing response to the phenomenon, commenting on an …

Grieving Elvis star Austin Butler and director Baz Luhrmann hit the red carpet
2 years, 2 months ago

Grieving Elvis star Austin Butler and director Baz Luhrmann hit the red carpet

Daily Mail  

Just days after the shock death of Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis star Austin Butler and director Baz Luhrmann reunited on the red carpet of the Critics Choice Awards. Butler is up for Best Actor at the Critics Choice Awards while Luhrmann is up for Best Director and Elvis is up for Best Picture. Reunited: Just days after the surprising death …

Elvis star Austin Butler responds to confusion about his real voice
2 years, 2 months ago

Elvis star Austin Butler responds to confusion about his real voice

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Elvis star Austin Butler has addressed the …

Austin Butler admits he didn't see his family for THREE years while filming Elvis
2 years, 3 months ago

Austin Butler admits he didn't see his family for THREE years while filming Elvis

Daily Mail  

Austin Butler didn't see his family for three years while preparing and starring in his role as the King of Rock and Roll in the musical-drama Elvis. Making sacrifices: Austin Butler didn't see his family for three years while preparing and starring in his role as the King of Rock and Roll in the musical-drama Elvis During this time, not …

Austin Butler didn’t see his family for ‘three years’ while filming Elvis
2 years, 3 months ago

Austin Butler didn’t see his family for ‘three years’ while filming Elvis

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a new interview, Butler revealed that he didn’t see his family “for about three …

Why Austin Butler cries every time he sees one Elvis Presley performance
2 years, 4 months ago

Why Austin Butler cries every time he sees one Elvis Presley performance

LA Times  

Austin Butler turned down multiple roles, waiting for just the right project to come along. And, for a challenge, he whittled down his 50 favorite Elvis songs, including what may be Butler’s two go-to numbers, “Milkcow Blues Boogie” and “Polk Salad Annie,” songs that never fail to make him happy. “I love listening to ‘Good Time Charlie’s Got the Blues’ …

Baz Luhrmann on the ‘tragic American opera’ of Elvis’ life
2 years, 4 months ago

Baz Luhrmann on the ‘tragic American opera’ of Elvis’ life

LA Times  

It’s Mark Olsen, film writer for The Times and “The Envelope” podcast co-host. We’re back and kicking off this season with noted filmmaker Baz Luhrmann, the director and co-writer of “Elvis.” Few icons are as globally memorialized as Elvis Presley, but for Luhrmann, the biopic felt like “a blank sheet to explore” American history, commercialization, and the true origin of …

Elvis: Austin Butler says he was left ‘in tears’ following Baz Luhrmann’s method acting approach
2 years, 8 months ago

Elvis: Austin Butler says he was left ‘in tears’ following Baz Luhrmann’s method acting approach

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Austin Butler has revealed that he left the set of Elvis …

Baz Luhrmann and Austin Butler on Elvis and honouring the 'original superhero' while exposing the dark heart of the American dream
2 years, 9 months ago

Baz Luhrmann and Austin Butler on Elvis and honouring the 'original superhero' while exposing the dark heart of the American dream

ABC  

Elvis: he's everywhere and nowhere, a mononym as familiar as Coke and a cipher as abstract as the clichés he came to embody. Luhrmann's father at one time ran the local movie house in Herons Creek, NSW, where, the director recalls: "Every Sunday we would have Elvis matinees. There was always Elvis music around," says the actor, whose hair is …

Austin Butler on Elvis: My relationship to fear has changed a lot
2 years, 9 months ago

Austin Butler on Elvis: My relationship to fear has changed a lot

Firstpost  

Elvis features Austin Butler as Elvis Presley, the iconic musician known as the King of Rock and Roll, who ruled the 1960s and 70s with his music and dance moves. The incredible pressure of portraying Elvis Presley on the big screen with Baz Luhrmann ’s Elvis had a positive effect on actor Austin Butler, who says the movie helped him …

Review: Austin Butler is the King incarnate in Baz Luhrmann’s manic, hip-swiveling ‘Elvis’
2 years, 9 months ago

Review: Austin Butler is the King incarnate in Baz Luhrmann’s manic, hip-swiveling ‘Elvis’

LA Times  

Why hasn’t there been a great Elvis biopic yet? At the center of Baz Luhrmann’s sprawling pop epic “Elvis,” a film as opulent and outsize as the King’s talent and taste, Butler delivers a fully transformed, fully committed and star-making turn as Elvis Presley. Swirling around Butler’s bravura performance is a manic, maximalist, chopped-and-screwed music biopic in which Luhrmann locates …

Baz Luhrmann's larger-than-life ELVIS is topping the box office
2 years, 9 months ago

Baz Luhrmann's larger-than-life ELVIS is topping the box office

Daily Mail  

Austin Butler delivers a barnstorming TV appearance in ELVIS As Baz Luhrmann’s ELVIS rounds out its first week in cinemas, it continues to wow critics and audiences with its high-energy depiction of the rock ‘n’ roll legend’s rise to fame. Austin Butler performs as a "Vegas-era" Elvis From the Kanye West produced soundtrack for the Great Gatsby, to the showtunes-mashed-with-bubblegum …

Review: Austin Butler, Baz Luhrmann deliver a grand ‘Elvis’
2 years, 9 months ago

Review: Austin Butler, Baz Luhrmann deliver a grand ‘Elvis’

Associated Press  

The brief life of Elvis Presley is not something that fits neatly into a conventional biopic formula, though many have tried. With “ Elvis,” which arrives in theaters Friday, Luhrmann and Butler have created something gloriously messy — a maximalist opera of contradictions, styles, truths, myths, memories and headlines. His entire Hollywood career is summed up in a quick montage …

Austin Butler puts on his blue suede shoes
2 years, 9 months ago

Austin Butler puts on his blue suede shoes

Live Mint  

On the day of Austin Butler's final screen test for Elvis, director Baz Luhrmann threw everything at him. “I look at the phone and go, ‘OK, this is the moment,’” says Butler. “I have to take moments to take a deep breath and say, ‘This is real life.’” What's real and what's fake in the exaggerated land of the much-imitated …

‘Elvis’ and Austin Butler feel the temperature rising
2 years, 9 months ago

‘Elvis’ and Austin Butler feel the temperature rising

Associated Press  

On the day of Austin Butler’s final screen test for “Elvis,” director Baz Luhrmann threw everything at him. “I could then go: ‘When I feel afraid and I feel like all the pressure’s on me and I’m terrified of falling on my face, he felt those things,’” says Butler. “With Priscilla, I wanted to make sure she felt grounded and …

Elvis review: Baz Luhrmann brings The King to life in his signature pop style, with star turns from Austin Butler and Tom Hanks
2 years, 9 months ago

Elvis review: Baz Luhrmann brings The King to life in his signature pop style, with star turns from Austin Butler and Tom Hanks

ABC  

On July 31, 1969, Elvis Presley took to the stage of the International Hotel in Vegas for the first time, still riding the high of his electric 1968 TV special, which had revived his flagging career. One Plus One: Baz Luhrmann Photo shows Glamourously dressed drag queen with blonde curly hair stands next to white-haired man with yellow shirt and …

Austin Butler admits he was 'obsessed' with Elvis' story for over 2 years
2 years, 9 months ago

Austin Butler admits he was 'obsessed' with Elvis' story for over 2 years

India Today  

Austin Butler will be seen playing the role of Elvis Presley in the movie 'Elvis' by Baz Luhrmann. His era of music is still considered 'cult' and Austin, during a global press conference, revealed that while preparing for the movie, he feared failing Elvis and his legacy. And it was really, I mean, I've told the story so many times, …

Elvis stars Austin Butler and Tom Hanks take over Cannes as they attend world premiere
2 years, 9 months ago

Elvis stars Austin Butler and Tom Hanks take over Cannes as they attend world premiere

Daily Mail  

It's the most hotly anticipated film of the year and after wowing the crowds at the world premiere in Cannes, Australia is preparing for the biggest red carpet event of the year. The cast, crew and those close to the film, including Priscilla Presley and Baz Luhrmann, at the screening of Elvis during the 75th annual Cannes film festival Following …

Elvis reviews: Baz Luhrmann film receives mixed reviews as Austin Butler's performance is hailed
2 years, 10 months ago

Elvis reviews: Baz Luhrmann film receives mixed reviews as Austin Butler's performance is hailed

Daily Mail  

The much-anticipated Elvis Presley biopic premiered at Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday night where it was met by mixed early reviews from critics. Opinions: The much-anticipated Elvis Presley biopic premiered at Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday night and was hailed by critics as a 'spectacle' in the first reviews The Daily Mail's film critic Brian Viner gave the biopic four …

Austin Butler was ‘rushed to hospital’ the day after he finished filming Elvis
2 years, 10 months ago

Austin Butler was ‘rushed to hospital’ the day after he finished filming Elvis

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Austin Butler has described how his body “started shutting down” after …

Riley Keough says she didn’t want to star in Elvis biopic about her grandfather: ‘There’s a lot of family trauma’
2 years, 10 months ago

Riley Keough says she didn’t want to star in Elvis biopic about her grandfather: ‘There’s a lot of family trauma’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Riley Keough has said she did not want to star in …

Elvis trailer out. Austin Butler introduces us to real King of Rock and Roll
2 years, 10 months ago

Elvis trailer out. Austin Butler introduces us to real King of Rock and Roll

India Today  

The wait is finally over as Warner Bros released the much-awaited trailer of the musical biopic titled Elvis. Starring Austin Butler as Elvis, the upcoming film also shows Elvis’s rocky relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker. While Once Upon A Time star Austin Butler is playing the titular role of Elvis, two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks will be seen …

Austin Butler's voice baffles fans at the Met Gala
2 years, 10 months ago

Austin Butler's voice baffles fans at the Met Gala

Daily Mail  

He recently wrapped filming on the upcoming Elvis biopic which sees him take on the role of the King of Rock and Roll. And Austin Butler left fans wondering if he had remained in character as they were shocked to hear how deep his voice was when he gave interviews at the Met Gala on Monday night. ': Austin Butler …

Austin Butler’s transformation into Elvis divides fans
3 years, 1 month ago

Austin Butler’s transformation into Elvis divides fans

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I look at Austin Butler and think he not only doesn’t resemble Elvis, but more …

Austin Butler Impresses Tom Hanks In New 'Elvis' Trailer
3 years, 1 month ago

Austin Butler Impresses Tom Hanks In New 'Elvis' Trailer

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Warner Bros. rocked the film world on Thursday when it dropped the first trailer for “Elvis,” Baz Luhrman’s upcoming biopic about rock legend Elvis Presley. The trailer shows former “Carrie Diaries” cast member Austin Butler not only acting as the King of Rock ‘N’ Roll, but doing his own singing as well. The film focuses on Presley’s …

Austin Butler is all shook up as Elvis Presley alongside Tom Hanks as his manager in biopic trailer
3 years, 1 month ago

Austin Butler is all shook up as Elvis Presley alongside Tom Hanks as his manager in biopic trailer

Daily Mail  

The new trailer for Baz Luhrmann's highly-anticipated film Elvis has been released, with Austin Butler taking on the role as the King of Rock 'n' Roll alongside Tom Hanks, who plays his larger-than-life manager. This could all be over in a flash,' he said of wanting to return to singing gospel music Coming soon: Elvis will be released in theaters …

Hollywood hunk Austin Butler's Gold Coast trainer reveals his unique workout focus for Elvis role
4 years, 1 month ago

Hollywood hunk Austin Butler's Gold Coast trainer reveals his unique workout focus for Elvis role

Daily Mail  

Austin Butler is playing the King of Rock 'n' Roll himself in Baz Luhrmann's upcoming Elvis Presley biopic. Scroll down for video 'I think they are going for mainly the 1950s look for Elvis': Hollywood hunk Austin Butler's Gold Coast trainer reveals the actor's unique workout focus ahead of playing Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann's upcoming biopic blockbuster Gambin said …

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