Austin Butler Explains Why His Speaking Voice Sounds Different After ‘Elvis’ Role

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorIn recreating Elvis Presley’s famous ’68 Comeback Special, “Elvis” cinematographer Mandy Walker spent hours watching and examining old footage to faithfully reproduce certain shots and lighting changes for Baz Luhrmann’s biopic.Walker’s set replicating the Vegas showroom at the International Hilton, where Presley had his residency, is her proudest accomplishment from the film. “That set was gigantic.

Eight Elvises, was sold by the Italian art collector Annibale Berlingieri in a private sale for $100m to an unidentified buyer, thought to be the Qatari royal family. In 2014, another Warhol painting, Triple Elvis, sold for nearly $82m at an auction at Christie’s in New York. In the years since his death, the character of Elvis has featured in some 31 feature films, played by actors including Kurt Russell, Harvey Keitel and Don Johnson.

Elvis Presley.Baz Luhrmann — director of the upcoming biopic “Elvis” — recently revealed that he has a much longer cut of the musical drama.“I mean, I have a four-hour version, actually,” the Australian filmmaker, 59, told Radio Times.He also noted that there were a lot of extra scenes he wanted to include that would have helped complete the story of Elvis, portrayed by Austin Butler. However, there are serious time constraints. “You have to bring it down to 2 hours 30 [minutes],” he said.“I would have liked to lean into some of the other things more,” Luhrmann went on.

were at the Memphis mansion that Elvis called home, to introduce director Baz Luhrmann’s biopic starring Austin Butler as the icon.As Riley, 33, has previously stated, she broke down in tears while watching the movie for the first time with her mom and grandma. “I started crying five minutes in and didn’t stop.

outraged over rumors about the actor’s health amid circulation of a video that shows him shaking onstage at the Australian premiere of his new film “Elvis.”In the just-released footage, recorded June 4, Hanks’ hands can be seen trembling as he appeared to struggle to keep a steady hold on a microphone — as the crowd laughs and cheers for his witty words. The 65-year-old film legend — who went public with his Type 2 diabetes diagnosis in 2013 — moved the mike back and forth between his shaking hands. At several points he attempted to hold the device with both hands as he spoke to his rapt audience.

If you’ve been following the press for the highly anticipated Elvis biopic as much as we have, you may have noticed something. Austin Butler, who does an uncanny impression in the film itself… is still talking like Elvis Presley today!

Austin Butler had more than a few nerves when it came time to take on the role of Elvis Presley in the upcoming Baz Luhrmann-directed biopic, . The actor dealt with his nerves by becoming nearly «obsessive» in his research for the role, learning all about Elvis' life, career, family, and even his iconic voice.«I said, 'I'm just gonna drop everything and I'm gonna obsess. I'm going to allow myself to obsess,'» he recalled in a behind-the-scenes clip from the film. «And so I just started reading and watching everything I could on his life and on his friends and on his relationships and listened to only his music.»The other thing Butler had working in his favor as he tackled the daunting role was the support of Elvis' family.

Tom Hanks only understood the magnitude of what he took on when he saw Austin Butler in full Elvis Presley garbs.

Austin Butler is speaking out in response to people who have accused him of changing his speaking voice to sound more like Elvis Presley.

Paris Hilton says she turned down a DJ gig at a dinner for world leaders hosted by President Joe Biden because it conflicted with another major event: Britney Spears and Sam Asghari's wedding.The hotel heiress made the revelation on her podcast one day after attending the star-studded celebration at the singer's Thousand Oaks, California home.«I was actually asked to DJ for the president and all of the other presidents around the world for the dinner,» she explained, «but this was more important to me.» Paris is referring to Biden's dinner welcoming world leaders as part of the ninth Summit of the Americas.Paris, Kathy Hilton, Madonna, Drew Barrymore and Selena Gomez were just some of the celebrities who attended the intimate ceremony. Paris wouldn't divulge much details about her experience at the ceremony, but she did express how happy she is for her longtime friend.«I'm not going to go into any details because it was the princess bride's night and that's her story to tell,»she said.

Julee Cruise, a singer best known for her work with David Lynch and her time in The B-52s, has died aged 65.Her death was announced on Facebook this morning (June 10) in a post apparently by her husband, the author Edward Grinnan. It read: “I said goodby to my wife, Julee Cruise, today. She left this realm on her own terms.

Britney Spears’ ex-husband, Jason Alexander, was arrested after he crashed the site of the singer’s wedding.Spears, who divorced Alexander in 2005 , married Sam Asghari on Thursday (June 9). Mere hours before the ceremony set to begin, though, decorators were interrupted by her former husband.The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to Variety that they’d been dispatched to Spears’ California residence to investigate a trespassing complaint.

Britney Spears and Sam Asghari are married.  The pair tied the knot in a star-studded affair with a host of A-list guests in attendance on Thursday, according to People magazine. Her children were not at the nuptials.  Fox News Digital confirmed Britney’s sons with ex-husband Kevin Federline — Sean Preston, 16, and Jayden James, 15 — were not in attendance.  "Kevin and the boys are really happy for Britney, and they wish Britney and Sam the best for their future moving forward," Federline’s attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan said.