Austin Butler Reveals Leonardo DiCaprioâs Baz Luhrmann Advice, Says Director Pushed Him âto the Edgeâ
Butler said the âGreat Gatsbyâ star told him that Luhrmann would âconstantly keep you off balance.â
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Tom Hanks Says Baz Luhrmann Pitched âElvisâ as Shakespeare with âMillions of Dollars Thrown Into Itâ
The two-time Oscar winner also compared his role as Col. Tom Parker to Pontius Pilate.
Austin Butler Did Karate âEvery Dayâ to Prepare for âElvis,â Threw His Shoulder Out
âElvisâ star Austin Butler detailed his physical injuries while transforming into Elvis Presley for the Baz Luhrmann film.
Austin Butler Stopped Baz Luhrmann from Filming âFakeâ âElvisâ Performance: âThis Just Is Cornyâ
âThis is not working,â Butler said on set after rehearsing for three months to perfect a modern version of Presleyâs âThatâs Alright.â
Baz Luhrmann Reveals Four-Hour âElvisâ Cut, Including âWackadooâ Storylines with Richard Nixon
Release the Luhrmann cut? Thereâs a whole lot more of âElvisâ than the 159 minutes hitting theaters this Friday.
Austin Butler Still Hasnât Shaken Off His Elvis Presley Accent
âAt this point, I keep asking people, âIs this my voice?'â
From Elvis to Madonna, Here Are All the Musical Biopics in the Works
From Baz Luhrmannâs âElvisâ to Madonna directing her own life story, keep track of all the musical biopics ahead.
Harry Styles Was âDesperateâ to Play âElvis,â but Baz Luhrmann Passed on Him Because âHeâs Already an Iconâ
âHe was just desperate to put the suit on and explore,â said Luhrmann, who ultimately turned down the âHarryâs Houseâ singer because of his icon status.
Baz Luhrmann Knows Kids Donât Care About âElvis.â Heâs Ready to Change Their Minds.
The âElvisâ director tells IndieWire that he believes bringing all audiences back to the theater is âmy mission.â
Baz Luhrmann Addresses Race in âElvis,â Compares Presley to Eminem
âThe music that came out of Elvis was music that he absorbed and from his friendships with emerging Black musicians.â
âElvisâ Review: Baz Luhrmannâs Deliriously Awful Biopic Is âBohemian Rhapsodyâ at 4,000 M.P.H.
Austin Butler gives a performance worthy of the King, but heâs buried alive under a rhinestone rollercoaster of weak biopic tropes.
Austin Butler Was Bedridden After Finishing âElvisâ: âMy Body Started Shutting Downâ
Butler said he was rushed to the hospital the day after the project wrapped in March 2021.
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