Austin Butler transformed into Elvis Presley for Baz Luhrmann's upcoming biopic, but as the actor revealed to it seems his body had enough. «My body just started shutting down the day after I finished Austin explained.»The next day I woke up at four in the morning with excruciating pain, and I was rushed to the hospital." As for the diagnosis, the actor says he suffered from a virus that simulates appendicitis and ultimately ended up spending a full week bedridden.The role was also an emotional one.
He spoke to about his trek to Graceland, where he first met Elvis’s ex-wife, Priscilla Presley, and was greeted with unconditional support from her. “She looked like an angel,” Austin recalls. “I walked down the hall with Baz afterwards with tears in my eyes.”While the role took a lot of transformation for him, there was one significant life experience Austin and Elvis shared. «His mother passed away when he was 23, and my mom passed away when I was 23,” he said. “So when I learned that, it was one of those things where I got chills, and I just thought, 'Okay, I can connect to that.'”A post shared by Austin Butler (@austinbutler)Earlier this month, Priscilla praised Austin for his portrayal of her ex-husband in the film, which she got a first look at. »This story is about Elvis and Colonel Parker's relationship," Priscilla wrote in a recap on her Facebook page. «It is a true story told brilliantly and creatively that only Baz, in his unique artistic way, could have delivered.
Austin Butler, who played Elvis is outstanding.»«Halfway through the film Jerry [Schilling] and I looked at each other and said WOW!!!
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