Austin Butler is the star of the new film, ‘Elvis‘. He gave his heart and soul to the film and pushed himself to give a convincing performance. He spent nearly three years studying the film’s subject – the music legend Elvis Presley.
When the film’s shoot wrapped up, Butler was not in a state to do anything. He had to be rushed to the hospital and was bedridden for one week, he revealed in an interview.
Austin Butler Was Bedridden For A Week After ‘Elvis’ Shoot Wrapped
The ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood‘ actor had a health scare after Baz Luhrmann’s music biopic, ‘Elvis’, wrapped up. “The next day I woke up at 4 in the morning with excruciating pain, and I was rushed to the hospital,” Austin Butler told GQ magazine.
He added, “My body just started shutting down the day after I finished Elvis.” The actor shared that he was diagnosed with a virus that simulates appendicitis and his recovery process included spending one week bedridden.
When the production of ‘Elvis’ was halted as Tom Hanks – who plays Colonel Tom Parker in the movie, and his wife – Rita Wilson, got diagnosed with Covid in 2020, Austin took the time to study Elvis thoroughly. Of those months, he said, “Just images of Elvis everywhere, from every time period. I think the film would have been very different if we had started shooting at that point, and I’m grateful I had the time to let myself marinate.”
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Priscilla Presley On Austin Playing Elvis
Priscilla Presley, who was married to Elvis Presley from 1967 to 1973, praised Austin Butler and his performance in the film. She wrote in a Facebook post, “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. … Bravo to him … he knew he had big shoes to fill.”
‘Elvis‘ had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. It will open in cinemas on June 24.
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