5/7/2023 0 Comments The butler cast![]() 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. in Hollywood, set in 1960s Los Angeles and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie.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. ![]() Production is to begin early next year, with filming taking place in Queensland, Australia.īutler, who has a role in Jim Jarmusch’s The Dead Don’t Die, has also been cast in Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming Once Upon a Time. As on The Great Gatsby and Moulin Rouge! before it, Martin will also serve as production and costume designer. The screenplay was written by Luhrmann and Craig Pearce, with Luhrmann also co-producing alongside the Oscar-winner Catherine Martin, his partner and frequent collaborator. The film explores Presley’s life through the lens of his complicated, 20-year relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, who will be played by Tom Hanks. “Through a journey of extensive screen testing and music and performance workshops, I knew unequivocally that I had found someone who could embody the spirit of one of the world’s most iconic musical figures.” Luhrmann, the Oscar-nominated film-maker behind The Great Gatsby and Moulin Rouge!, said: “I knew I couldn’t make this film if the casting wasn’t absolutely right, and we searched thoroughly for an actor with the ability to evoke the singular natural movement and vocal qualities of this peerless star, but also the inner vulnerability of the artist … ![]()
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