![]() But at the same time, he was earning rave reviews for his performance, and commended for his dedication. Even his dialect coach chimed in, saying that because he spent three years in the voice, it could be there forever. VarietyĪfter months, Butler finally admitted that maybe he sounded a little different. And the internet began to notice.Īustin Butler: I don’t think I sound like him still, but I must because I hear it a lot. As the world would soon learn, Butler just…kept on going with the voice. When he arrived for his next role, director Cary Fukunaga said, that Butler was still “very much Elvis”. According to Butler, his body began shutting down after wrap, forcing him to be bedridden for a week. Varietyīut turns out, that level of intense preparation and intensity has downsides. Īustin Butler: I had months where I wouldn’t talk to anybody, and when I did, the only thing I was ever thinking about was Elvis. But that wasn’t the only way he showed his dedication. ![]() He memorized interviews, speeches, and repeated them until they sounded exact. While quarantining, Butler pinned photos of Elvis’s life all over the walls, and used his alone time to work on the all-important Elvis voice. ![]() Elvis was supposed to start shooting in March of 2020 in Australia, and when it was delayed, Butler decided not only to stay in Australia, but also to stay in character. So…how did he turn from that to this? A little thing called method acting.Īfter being cast in the coveted role of The King in July 2019, Austin Butler, then a relative unknown, decided to throw himself wholeheartedly into the role. Except for one tiny detail…Butler was born in Anaheim…California. It almost seems like he was born to play this role…even his ex-Vanessa Hudgens thought so. Here’s our take on how a woman could never get away with Austin Butler’s style of method acting and how that exposes a bigger double standard.Īustin Butler is rightfully getting his flowers for a star-making performance as Elvis Presley. And that reflects how male actors’ performances have historically been taken more seriously, and they’ve been allowed to take far more extravagant liberties for the sake of their art. In fact, method acting in general is mostly reserved for guys. But if a female actor didn’t see her family for three years, cried on set, spent all day every day obsessively listening to recordings of their own voice, and carried on in their character’s accent for more than a year? Let’s be real. Yes, Austin Butler has been mocked on social media still, let’s face it, the guy’s still getting awards, praise from the Presley family, and puff piece after puff piece. Setting aside what we all might feel about that, let’s take a beat, and just imagine if an actress did this. Nearly two years after Elvis wrapped filming, Butler retained The King’s thick Mississippi drawl. A woman could never get away with Austin Butler’s style of method acting and how that exposes a bigger double standard.Īustin Butler is a serious contender, not just for the 2023 Best Actor Oscar, but for Doing the Absolute Most when it comes to his method acting. ![]() Method acting in general is mostly reserved for guys. Austin Butler is a serious contender, not just for the 2023 Best Actor Oscar, but for Doing the Absolute Most when it comes to his method acting.
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