![]() ![]() ![]() How a five-month process took place before he landed the role. He had already sent one audition to Luhrmann but his agent urged him to send this one as well, and it was that video that caught the director’s eye. In a bathrobe, Butler sat down at a piano and recorded himself singing “Unchained Melody” in honor of her. How a major turning point occurred one late night when he was thinking about his mother, who, like Presley’s, died when he was in his 20s. How he pursued the part, working with movement, dialect and singing coaches just for the audition. The 31-year-old actor could also be referring to the past year of his life, which found his career launched from roles in shows including “Zoey 101” and “The Carrie Diaries” into a bona-fide, world-famous movie star thanks to his turn in Baz Luhrmann’s “ Elvis.” And not just any movie star, but the kind of old-school throwback to a Golden Age that is becoming rarer and rarer in Hollywood where his talent is as recognized as his star quality.īy now, Butler’s story of landing the life-changing role of Elvis Presley is fairly established. “And Tom turns to me goes, ‘It doesn’t get any better than that.’”īutler says Hardy was referencing Shannon’s performance, which he says, “wasn’t even watching an actor, it was watching a human being living in front of you.” “Jeff called cut and Mike walks away,” Butler recalls. Butler found himself lost in the moment, watching his fellow actor. ![]() In November, Austin Butler was in Cincinnati on the set of Jeff Nichols’ film, “The Bikeriders.” He was shooting a scene with co-stars Tom Hardy and Michael Shannon that involved Shannon delivering a two-page monologue. ![]()
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