by Austin Butler once again talks about the challenges and challenges of preparing for the role of Elvis Presley.
Austin played the lead role in Baz Lurhmann’s hit movie, which was released earlier this year. His performance garnered tons of critical acclaim, and many predicted that the actor would be vying for an Oscar nomination next year.
However, it turns out that the surprising project took a lot from Austin, who sat with Janelle Monáe for a while. Sort actors over actors series will reveal the lengths he went to perfecting his portrayal of the late singer.
To the surprise of many online observers, Austin told Janelle while preparing for and filming the shoot: ElvisHe hasn’t seen his family for nearly three years.
“During Elvis, I haven’t seen my parents for about three years, ”she explained solemnly. “Oh no,” Janelle replied.
I was preparing with Baz in New York, and then I went to Australia. I spent months not talking to anyone,” Austin continued.
“During #Elvis, I didn’t see my family for about three years,” Austin Butler tells Janelle Monáe. “I spent months not talking to anyone, and when I did, all I thought about was Elvis.” https://t.co/wNhSd0YD6e
“When I do this, all I think about is Elvissaid.
Then Austin added that when he finally spoke to his family again, he couldn’t get over Elvis’ southern charm. “I was always talking in his voice,” she said.
Not surprisingly, many Twitter users were shocked by Austin’s disclosure and continued to debate how seriously some Hollywood actors take acting as a process.
“It’s never that serious, I promise you. That’s not so impressive to me that if you have to do ALL of this then,” one person wrote.
It’s never that serious, I promise you. this is not very impressive to me, if you have to ALLL this then https://t.co/8ZXKYssFo8
Another said, “Method actors are so unappealing… as if you’re just getting in and out, sir.”
method actors are so unappealing… as if you’re just getting in and out sir https://t.co/T7ijnkN6qv
A third user added that “method acting has done irreversible damage to Hollywood actors.”
But that Austin has stuck with the character of Elvis for so long is only to be expected given how much effort he put into preparing for the role.
Speaking to British GQ in May, the actor revealed that after he refused to be sent back by plane from Australia to Los Angeles when COVID-19 protocols prevented production of the film, he turned his apartment into a “detective scene” as he conducted as much research as he could. About the real life of Elvis Presley.
“You can lose touch with who you really are. And I definitely had that when I finished. Elvis – not knowing who I am, ”she said.
What’s more, Austin explained that he was “rushed to the ER” as soon as the project was finished, after his body began to “shut down” when he contracted a virus that mimics appendicitis.
“The next day I woke up at four in the morning with excruciating pain and was hospitalized,” he said. “My body started shutting down the day after I finished it. Elvis”
And despite all this, Austin’s Elvis The set was only made more difficult by the film’s director, Baz.
While Austin has repeatedly praised Baz for his leadership on the project, the actor also recalled returning home “in tears” after being humiliated by him on his first day at the recording studio.
“When I was on my first day at the recording studio, Baz wanted me to get as close to the performance as possible,” Austin told VMAN in July. “He took all the executives and everyone at RCA who came back to the offices, brought them to the recording studio, and said, ‘I want you all to look at Austin,’ and told them to zip me.”
“So they were making fun of me or something while I was singing,” she said, adding that she “went home in tears” that night.
But in the end, Austin made it clear that he found the process rewarding, saying: “When I was filming this moment when Elvis made his debut and was squeezed by the audience, I knew how it felt.”
