Elvis: What advice did Tom Hanks give Austin Butler?

Elvis: What advice did Tom Hanks give Austin Butler?

Elvis star Austin Butler revealed he got great acting advice from co-star Tom Hanks

long over the Rock king, Elvis (2022) is directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Austin Butler. In an interview with QA, the film’s protagonist revealed that he received great acting advice from his co-star Tom Hanks.

Elvis is the biggest job of his career. Butler to date, and left the actor curious to understand how one could get into a role for such a long period of time. With that, he asked Hanks how he managed to keep his sanity for so many decades, and the star responded: “Every day I try to read something that has nothing to do with the work I’m doing.”

Butler said he liked that advice and helped him with his own performance. “That gave me permission, because up until that point, I was just reading everything to do with Elvis. I was just listening Elvis. It was the influences of Elvis and himself Elvis and nothing else,” said the actor.

Elvis – What do we know about the movie?

The biopic follows the rise of Elvis Presley to fame and the singer’s complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parkerwho discovered it in 1955. The film features Austin Butler in the role of the King of Rock and Tom Hanks comg Parker.

In addition, cast has names like Richard Roxburgh, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Luke Bracey, Dacre Montgomery, David Wenham, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Olivia DeJonge. Directed and written by Baz Luhrmann, the film has been delayed a few times due to the covid-19 pandemic and is scheduled to premiere on June 24, 2022 in the United States. Check out the trailer:

Source: Rollingstone

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