Austin Butler is currently starring as Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann’s biopic “Elvis”, and a recent still from the movie has gone viral as a hilarious meme.
24.06.2022 - 21:07 / etcanada.com
Austin Butler recalled a “special” moment he had with Paul McCartney while appearing on “The Late Late Show” Thursday night.
The 30-year-old actor, who portrays Elvis in the new Baz Luhrmann biopic, out today, told host James Corden about the memorable two-hour train ride he had with the 80-year-old music legend, whom he is an “enormous” fan of.
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Butler sat across from McCartney, who got him a last minute seat on the sold-out train, so that the actor could meet the English singer-songwriter. Butler joined Sir Paul and his daughter, Stella McCartney, whom he was already friends with, for the train ride across the French countryside, heading out of Paris and back to London.
“We just talked and he was so human. It was just amazing,” Butler said.
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He explained that his favourite part of meeting the admirable musician was when Stella played a song, called “Mohair Sam” by Charlie Rich, that her father previously listened to with Elvis Presley back when he met the “beautiful” late singer.
“He’s [Paul] drumming it out on the table and singing the song to me and those are those moments where you just have to pinch yourself. I can’t believe this is my life right now,” Butler shared. “And then he gave me a hug and we went our separate ways afterwards. It was so special.”
Austin Butler is currently starring as Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann’s biopic “Elvis”, and a recent still from the movie has gone viral as a hilarious meme.
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Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorWhile Austin Butler’s performance in Baz Lurhmann’s “Elvis” is visually captivating, the music experience is immersive. The film needs to be seen, but it demands to be heard.Composer Elliott Wheeler worked closely with music editor Jamieson Shaw, as the film dances between Butler’s vocals, Elvis Presley’s voice and newly recorded versions of the King’s classics like Kacey Musgraves’ rendition of “Can’t Help Falling in Love.”Wheeler says Butler recorded every single line of each performance seen in the film, and Presley’s voice was then mixed in when needed.
Austin Butler is looking back at a “pinch me moment” he shared with Paul McCartney.
Paul McCartney on Thursday while promoting his Elvis movie on The Late Late Show with James Corden on CBS. The 30-year-old actor, who plays Elvis Presley in the new biographical musical Elvis directed by Baz Luhrmann, said he was in awe when he sat across from Paul, 80, for a more than two-hour train ride. 'Suddenly, I'm sitting on a trail across from Paul McCartney, the French countryside is going by and [Stella McCartney] plays the song that he listened to with Elvis,' Austin said.
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Clayton Davis Austin Butler’s hips don’t lie. He becomes the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley, possessing all of his signature quirks and emotional inflections in Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis.” Standing tall as the single best performance from the first half of 2022, Butler’s moves have thrust him into the Oscar race for best actor.
Bohemian Rhapsody,” and Elton John, who got his own movie with “Rocketman,” Presley comes with more pop-culture baggage than you could stuff into a million Gracelands.There’s the campy Vegas impersonators, the “thank you, thank you very much” catchphrase, the white jumpsuit, the late-in-life weight gain and, of course, dying on the toilet at age 42. For such a singular figure in music — still instantly recognizable to teens today in a way that Bruce Springsteen and Paul Simon are not — he’s not allowed much dignity.Luhrmann’s hugely entertaining film and Butler’s sensational performance are dead set on righting that wrong. A movie that runs on jet fuel and confetti, “Elvis” is a tribute to Presley’s innovative spirit, deep passion for fusing blues, country and gospel music and the intense connection he had with his audience. Elvis taking inspiration from black musicians like B.B.
Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorDirector Baz Luhrmann hoped “Elvis” would be much more than a biopic of Elvis Presley — he wanted to capture a time with a social history of this captivating figure that also told the story of America.Starring Austin Butler as Elvis and Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker, his manager, “Elvis” spans two decades. The backdrop is America’s Southern bible belt, the evolving cultural landscape, and the rock ‘n’ roller’s meteoric rise to stardom.Costume designer Catherine Martin explains there are two costume styles in the movie — “recreations of costumes that existed, and the other fictionalized outfits that are a synthesis of outfits that he actually had that help tell the story.” The pink suit rockabilly suit Butler sports was just one of 90 costumes he wore.
Priscilla Presley, daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, and granddaughter, Riley Keough — made it official, with a hand and footprint ceremony at the famous TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.The trio — along with Lisa Marie's 13-year-old twin daughters, Harper and Finley — was honored in celebration of the legacy of their famous family, as well as the upcoming release of the biopic, directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Austin Butler as the King of Rock and Roll himself. Luhrmann and Butler both spoke at the ceremony, which was a moving moment for all of the members of the family, who have been outspoken in their support of the upcoming film and its portrayal of their late, iconic patriarch.«It means a lot, absolutely, to my family and the people who knew Elvis really, really well, to be honored in this way,» Priscilla told ET, adding that the theater — then known as the Grauman's Chinese Theatre — was one of the first sights she saw with Elvis when she first came to Los Angeles in 1962. «It's just incredibly emotional and kind of hard to process, but it's definitely such a big honor,» Riley agreed.For Lisa Marie, the film's release feels like a much larger cultural moment than just a celebration of her father's legacy — not only explores the life of the man himself, but the Black artists and cultural traditions that shaped his musical background.«It means everything to us, it's so important,» she shared. «I mean, everything that's happening right now… the movie is important. The subject matter is important.
Austin Butler spent two years working on Elvis, which consisted of sleepless nights, and fear he wouldn’t do the singer justice. As he got struggled to get into character, everything changed when he found out he lost his mom at the same age as the singer.
Paul McCartney performed the final show of his Got Back US tour on Thursday evening at the Metlife Stadium in New Jersey. Macca occasionally brings out surprise guests on the last night of a string of concerts, with Sir Ringo Starr having joined him on his last tour before the pandemic.
Priscilla Presley is giving “Elvis” her seal of approval.
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Austin Butler felt a heavy weight on his shoulders when it came time to step into Elvis Presley's blue suede shoes for the upcoming biopic, directed by Baz Luhrmann.«Elvis is so loved and so iconic,» the actor told ET's Nischelle Turner earlier this week. «You feel a responsibility playing any human that has actually lived, but with him, it's a weight like I never felt before.»«There's a responsibility to his family, and also putting his story into context,» he continued. «There's so many misconceptions about him, there's so many ideas about him.