Austin Butler Reveals The Advice Tom Hanks Gave Him To Avoid ‘Emotional Whiplash’ After Playing Elvis

Austin Butler landed a Best Actor nomination at the 2023 Oscars for his portrayal of Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann‘s Elvis. However, he wasn’t guaranteed the role.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Jeff Nichols brings pure Americana to the Telluride Film Festival with his luscious period drama “The Bikeriders,” which feels like the distant older cousin of “The Outsiders.” It stands as his single best directorial outing, and in tow are a trio of invigorating performances from Austin Butler, Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy, all putting their stamp on an awards season that will be undoubtedly competitive. Based on the 1968 photo and interview book by Danny Lyon, “The Bikeriders” tells a fictional story inspired by a Midwestern motorcycle club, seen through its members’ lives over a decade. Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Oscars predictions in all categories.

Austin Butler and Kaia Gerber look so in love during a date night in Beverly Hills, Calif on Monday night (August 28).

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent It’s official: Adam Driver, Caleb Landry Jones, Mads Mikkelsen and Jessica Chastain are among the stars set to attend the upcoming Venice Film Festival. Following multiple unsourced reports, the festival has confirmed that Driver is expected on the Lido’s red carpet to promote Micheal Mann’s “Ferrari,” in which he plays the titular character, Italian car racing pioneer Enzo Ferrari; Landry Jones is coming for Luc Besson’s “Dogman”; Mikkelsen will make the trek for Danish director Nikolaj Arcel’s “The Promised Land” and Chastain for Mexican auteur Michel Franco’s “Memory,” her first role since her Oscar-winning performance in “The Eyes of Tammy Faye.” Also expected on the Lido are Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi, who play Priscilla and Elvis Presley in Sophia Coppola’s “Priscilla.” as well as Priscilla Presley herself.

Steven Gaydos Executive VP of Content Tuesday Weld’s 80th birthday on August 27 is a valid excuse to remind all cinephiles of the wondrous work of one of American cinema’s most gifted and enigmatic actresses. And a reminder is desperately needed because over the six decades of her original, fearless, often lacerating performances in film and television, Weld’s reluctance to promote herself makes Greta Garbo look like Demi Lovato.

The Hollywood Reporter, Priscilla Presley reflects on her daughter Lisa Marie Presley’s death. Priscilla is typically very private and chooses to keep to herself. However, seven months after her daughter Lisa Marie’s death, she admits to knowing something was wrong.Priscilla Presley recalls that she knew something felt wrong just two days before Lisa’s death.

Priscilla Presley is detailing some of the final moments with her daughterLisa Marie Presley, days before her tragic death at age 54 earlier this year, following cardiac arrest. The 78-year-old mom and her daughter were at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles, after the Golden Globes ceremony, and Austin Butler’s win for his portrayal of Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann’s recent film.LISA MARIE PRESLEY’S CAUSE OF DEATH AND TOXICOLOGY REPORT REVEALEDPRISCILLA PRESLEY’S EMOTIONAL REACTION TO SOFIA COPPOLA’S FILM: ‘ONLY BEING 14, YOU LOOK BACK AND LOOK ‘WHY ME?’’As published by the Hollywood Reporter, after a joint interview with director Sofia Coppola, who is preparing for the release of Priscila’s new biopic, it was revealed that things were not feeling as usual for the mother-daughter duo.

told the Hollywood Reporter in a joint interview with Presley, 78. “But that made us be more creative.” The “they” that Coppola referred to is Elvis Presley Enterprises, which is 85% owned by Authentic Brands Group and 15% owned by the Presley family. Authentic Brands Group, which also owns the rights to Muhammad Ali and Marilyn Monroe’s likenesses, notably signed off on Baz Luhrmann’s request to use Elvis’ music in the 2022 biopic starring Austin Butler.

Priscilla Presley is opening up about her daughter Lisa Marie Presley‘s tragic death.

Sofia Coppola’s upcoming film about Priscilla Presley will not feature any of Elvis’ music, it has been confirmed.The upcoming movie, titled Priscilla, is written and directed by Coppola for A24, and is set for release later this year.Now, it has been announced that the project – centred around the life of Elvis’ wife – will not include any songs from the late singer’s discography, after his estate turned down the request.Elvis Presley Enterprises is mostly owned by American brand management company, Authentic Brands Group, who possess 85 per cent of the estate. The remaining 15 per cent are owned by the late musician’s surviving family members.Now, in a new statement shared with The Hollywood Reporter, the film’s director has confirmed that she reached out to the estate to request permission to use a selection of his songs in her upcoming project, but had her offer rejected.

Priscilla Presley has opened up about her last moments with late daughter Lisa Marie.The singer-songwriter, and daughter of Elvis and Priscilla, died on January 12 aged 54 after suffering from what was reported at the time as a cardiac arrest.Last month, however, a new coroner’s report confirmed that Presley had passed away due to a “sequelae of a small bowel obstruction”.During a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Priscilla – who broke the news of her daughter’s death on January 13 – recalled how she knew something was “not right” in the days prior.On January 10, Lisa Marie and her mother attended the Chateau Marmont in LA together to celebrate Austin Butler winning Best Actor at the 2023 Golden Globes for his titular role in Elvis.“We had just gotten there, you go down all these stairs,” Priscilla explained. “I tripped a little bit because I had these high heels on, and she started laughing so hard. I started laughing.

Priscilla Presley is opening up about her final moments with her daughter, Lisa Marie Presley.In a new interview with, the 78-year-old recounts knowing something was off with her daughter prior to her death.«I did know there was something not right,» Priscilla says in an interview with filmmaker Sofia Coppola for. Still, she remembers being with her daughter and having a laugh at theChateau Marmont in Los Angeles as they celebrated Austin Butler's Golden Globes win for his role as Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann’s film. However, the outing was cut short as Lisa Marie said she was experiencing pain.«We had just gotten there, you go down all these stairs,» Priscilla remembers of the evening.

Naman Ramachandran Global film distributor, production company and streamer Mubi has acquired international rights, excluding North America and Italy, for Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla,” which will premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival. Mubi will retain all rights in the U.K., Ireland, Germany, Austria, Latin America, Benelux and Turkey. Mubi will release the film theatrically in the U.K., Ireland, Germany, Latin America, Belgium and Netherlands and will reveal release dates imminently.

Mubi has snapped up rights across multiple territories for Sofia Coppola’s upcoming feature Priscilla ahead of its world premiere in Competition at the 80th Venice International Film Festival.

Britney Spears 'has split' from her husband Sam Asghari just 14 months after they married.The pair reportedly had a 'nuclear argument' after Sam, 29, confronted his wife, 41, over rumours that she had cheated on him, the US website TMZ reports. It is not known whether the rumours are true.

new Paramount+ documentary, “Reinventing Elvis: The ’68 Comeback,” which takes viewers behind the curtain of the original NBC telecast through the eyes of Binder, 90, who shares candid, emotional, behind-the-scenes stories of working with Presley and with his notoriously iron-fisted, sketchy manager, Col. Tom Parker (identified here as “The Villain”), who’d relegated Elvis to a string of laughably bad movies throughout the 1960s to keep the gravy train rolling along.“Reinventing Elvis: The ’68 Comeback” is produced by Spencer Proffer (“The Day The Music Died: The Story of Don McLean’s ‘American Pie'”) and directed by John Scheinfeld(“The U.S.

Austin Butler made a special stop during a recent trip to Malibu.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director With the long “Elvis” awards season behind him, Austin Butler is gearing up for two major upcoming releases: Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part 2” and the Apple TV+ miniseries “Masters of the Air.” The latter comes from executive producers Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks and serves as the third installment in their long-running World War II saga that also includes the acclaimed “Band of Brothers” and “The Pacific.” In a recent interview with The Times of London, Butler revealed that he nabbed a starring role in “Masters of the Air” after Hanks grew concerned about his mental health on “Elvis.” According to Butler, Hanks told him: “You have immersed yourself so deeply in ‘Elvis’ that, for your mental health, it would be wise to go straight into something else. If you just jump off the train, you might have emotional whiplash… and, you know, I’ve got this thing I’m producing.'” Butler said “Elvis” forced him “to go to the very edge of what is possible, and not every experience will be like that.

Elvis co-star Tom Hanks to save him from “emotional whiplash”.The actor, who received an Oscar nomination for his performance as Elvis Presley in the biopic, said Hanks expressed concern after he was consumed “so deeply” by the role for two years.Hanks’ concern led him to offer Butler a part in upcoming Apple TV+ series Masters Of The Air, which he’s co-producing with Steven Spielberg, to help him detach from Elvis.Speaking to The Sunday Times, Butler said that Hanks told him: “[Hanks] said, ‘You have immersed yourself so deeply in Elvis that, for your mental health, it would be wise to go straight into something else. If you just jump off the train, you might have emotional whiplash…“And, you know,’ Hanks continued.

Austin Butler is opening up about the sage advice Tom Hanks gave to him.