With the lengthy “Elvis” awards season behind him, Austin Butler is gearing up for 2 main upcoming releases: Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part 2” and the Apple TV+ miniseries “Masters of the Air.” The latter comes from govt producers Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks and serves because the third installment of their long-running World War II saga that additionally contains the acclaimed “Band of Brothers” and “The Pacific.” In a latest interview with The Times of London, Butler revealed that he nabbed a starring position in “Masters of the Air” after Hanks grew involved about his psychological well being on “Elvis.”
According to Butler, Hanks instructed him: “You have immersed your self so deeply in ‘Elvis’ that, in your psychological well being, it might be clever to go straight into one thing else. If you simply soar off the prepare, you might need emotional whiplash… and, , I’ve acquired this factor I’m producing.’”
Butler mentioned “Elvis” pressured him “to go to the very edge of what’s potential, and never each expertise shall be like that. I don’t assume I’ll ever have an expertise like that once more, but when I’ve to actually dig, it makes me really feel alive.”
The 31-year-old actor was nominated for the perfect actor Oscar because of his efficiency in “Elvis.” He prepped for the position for 3 years, which included adopting Elvis’ southern drawl. He additionally drank melted Häagen-Dazs ice cream with a purpose to acquire weight for the film. The actor instructed GQ journal final yr that his dedication to the position was so immersive that he was recognized with a virus that hospitalized him the day after he wrapped manufacturing on the music biopic. The virus simulated appendicitis and left Butler bedridden for one week.
“The subsequent day [after filming wrapped] I awoke at 4 within the morning with excruciating ache, and I used to be rushed to the hospital,” Butler mentioned. “My physique simply began shutting down the day after I completed ‘Elvis.’”
“Elvis” is now obtainable to stream on Max.
