Austin Butler

Austin Butler is bringing Elvis Presley to life in the new Baz Luhrmann biopic, Elvis, but is he really singing in the movie? Here's what to know.

He said that his goal was to get his voice to sound so much like Elvis that "if you heard a recording of him and heard a recording of me, you wouldn't be able to tell the difference." He said that what eased his nerves was seeing the crowd's reaction to his performance. Butler revealed what it was like transforming into the King of Rock and Roll in a February interview with the Hollywood Reporter. "When I began the process, I set out to get my voice to be identical. The actor said he watched as many videos of Elvis as he could in order to do the part justice. Since the clips tease there will be plenty of musical performances throughout the film, you might be wondering if Butler actually sings in "Elvis." You'll be happy to hear the answer is yes! Austin Butler is set to have his breakthrough role with " Elvis." The biopic, which is based on the life of Elvis Presley, is set to hit theatres on June 24.

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“I was like, ‘This is what Elvis felt when he was put into the Army,’ ” Austin said. “I get a phone call out of the blue from Denzel Washington, who I did not know. Austin ended up being bedridden for a week after he was diagnosed with a virus that simulates appendicitis. “Just images of Elvis everywhere, from every time period,” Austin told the publication. “My body just started shutting down the day after I finished Elvis.” As the severity of the pandemic became more clear, production was shut down indefinitely.

Austin Butler has said he was rushed to hospital after he finished filming Baz Luhrmann's upcoming Elvis Presley biopic.

“My body just started shutting down the day after I finished Elvis.” Butler, who plays Elvis, recalled in an interview with GQ UK how his body “started shutting down” after filming concluded in March 2021. “The next day I woke up at four in the morning with excruciating pain, and I was rushed to hospital,” Butler said.

"Elvis" actor Austin Butler says portraying the King of Rock & Roll on screen took a toll on his body and he had to be hospitalized.

"What is really important is that his soul comes out," Butler said in a press conference for Elvis at the Cannes Film Festival this Thursday.

"And then the tricky thing is being able to be there on the day and have it feel like it's happening for the first time and that it's spontaneous." Butler admitted, "It's like spinning plates, because you want to go back to the specifics. Butler also talked about being obsessed with his character and learning more about the iconic "Love Me Tender" singer: "I just went down the rabbit hole of obsession.

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“My family said I didn’t sound like me anymore,” Austin confessed to the outlet. “You can lose touch with who you actually are," said Austin about his devotion to becoming Elvis on-screen. Even the writer of Austin's GQ cover story, Gabriella Paiella, pointed out that the actor couldn't shake his "husky Elvis” accent throughout their interview.

Austin Butler, who's playing the King of Rock 'n' Roll in the upcoming "Elvis" biopic, revealed he was hospitalized the day after filming ended.

So when I learned that, it was one of those things where I got chills and I just thought, 'OK, I can connect to that,'" he said. He said he began imagining the role from the perspective of someone with glamour used to "hearing screaming fans, and then suddenly you’re just dressed like everybody else in those fatigues." "Masters of the Air" director Cary Fukunaga added: "I was aware when he showed up, he was still very much Elvis."

"Elvis" actor Austin Butler says portraying the King of Rock & Roll on screen took a toll on his body and he had to be hospitalized.

Austin captured that so beautifully." The role also took an emotional toll on Butler, who said he related to Elvis Presley's life story on a deep, emotional level. Riley Keough, Elvis Presley's granddaughter, has since seen the film.

The actor spent a week bedridden after wrapping up the film. ELVIS 2022 de Baz Luhrmann Austin Butler. COLLECTION CHRISTOPHEL © Warner Bros. - Bazmark.

“Bravo to him … he knew he had big shoes to fill. I’ll just go, ‘What do I want to listen to?’ Usually I just end up popping on Elvis,” he said. Like many actors, Butler immersed himself in his role and worked hard to research Elvis Presley's life and work.