He put his heart, his mind, and his soul into it. Austin Butler says that he couldn’t help but notice that his body had shut down soon after he finished filming his new Elvis Presley biopic. Here’s what he has to say.
Austin Butler has revealed he was rushed to hospital the day after he finished filming on the forthcoming Elvis Presley biopic. The 30-year-old actor plays the King of Rock and Roll in the movie Elvis, directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Baz Luhrmann. The film tells the story of Presley’s life through the lens of his complicated relationship with enigmatic manager Colonel Tom Parker, played by Tom Hanks.
Austin Butler Admits That His Body Began To Shut Down After Filming Elvis Biopic
The Hollywood actor told British GQ that, the day after wrapping the project in March last year, he was diagnosed with a virus which “simulates appendicitis” and left him bedridden for a week.
He told the magazine: “I woke up at four in the morning with excruciating pain, and I was rushed to hospital. My body just started shutting down the day after I finished Elvis.”
But also described meeting Elvis’s ex-wife, Priscilla, who married the star in 1967. He said: “She looked like an angel. I walked down the hall with Baz afterwards with tears in my eyes.”
The actor, whose previous credits include TV series The Shannara Chronicles and Quentin Tarantino’s film Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood, said of playing the famous musician: “You can lose touch with who you actually are. And I definitely had that when I finished Elvis – not knowing who I was.”
Presley died in Memphis in 1977 at the age of 42 following one of the most influential careers in popular music with hit songs like Can’t Help Falling In Love, A Little Less Conversation, Don’t Be Cruel, Jailhouse Rock, Love Me Tender and many more.
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