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Austin Butler's voice before Elvis role revealed in unearthed clip as he 'sheds accent'

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Oscar nominated actor Austin Butler went full method actor for his role as Elvis in Baz Luhrmann’s super successful 2022 biopic of the iconic singer.The 31 year old actor, who recently paid tribute to the late Priscilla Presley, spent three years learning everything about Elvis’ life to step into the shoes of the late king of rock ‘n’ roll and absolutely nailed the star’s signature drawl for the role.

However, fans were shocked when - long after filming wrapped - the star seemed to keep up the new accent. Austin won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama Motion Picture in January 2023 for the role and despite a very emotional speech, all anyone could talk about was how much he still sounded like his character.

Some fans speculated that Austin made have made the creative decision to accept the award “as Elvis” but others branded the move “cringe” and thought it was too much.

One twitter fan wrote, “I find his new voice insufferable” whist another added that they “can’t believe he’s still using the voice.” However, Austin’s voice coach was quick to hit back at the fans trolling the star and explained that it’s difficult to just “shut down” something you’ve been working on for so long - especially as so much filming took place during the Coronavirus lockdowns.

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