Austin Butler’s sweaty Elvis becomes a meme, and Twitter can’t get enough of it

When it comes to a film’s theatrical success, box office receipts are still the primary way of measuring whether a film has worked for audiences. But there are other ways a film can achieve notoriety. When your movie becomes a meme, not automatically translated into box office receipts, just ask Morbio but this means that consciousness has greatly increased, and the concept of Baz Luhrmann Elvis now you see exactly what is happening.

It all started with a Twitter account that follows Elvis star Austin Butler tweeted some photos of himself that looked like Elvis Presley in 1977, shortly before his death . Unlike Butler’s portrayal of the dynamic young Elvis from the start of the film, Butler here looks old and worn. He is covered in sweat while remaining perfectly still. Of course, these images may be more real than we think, considering playing Elvis actually cost Butler dearly .

Since then, the images have been circulating as memes. There’s something about images that Twitter can’t get enough of, that’s for sure. Apparently the images are shot behind the scenes, so Butler probably looks good straight in the face, these images are for reference only. But this look, combined with the sweaty Elvis, has a comic biome of gold. and maybe really hot where is elvis

Or maybe Elvis is trying to make an incredibly difficult decision and is in trouble. You don’t want to make the wrong decision, but you don’t really know what the right choice is. Could we see it replace the meme of the guy trying to decide which of the two red buttons to press?

For what it’s worth, many people have already chosen to go and see Elvis in the theater at this point. The film grossed nearly $ 120 million on a reported budget of around $ 30 million, making it a solid hit in every way. celebrities like it too Hugh Jackman goes on to say how great they think he is . It is also one of Baz Luhrmann’s most popular films. That kind of money will buy a lot of hot sauce that will make you sweat.

Of course, not everyone thinks these pictures of Austin Butler as Elvis are all funny. They are also more than a little unnerving and scary if you look at them correctly. It could be the stuff of nightmares.

Most memes become a product of their time before they die out. It is something like the nature of the whole idea. But some survive the test of time and continue to see each other years later. The survival of “Sweaty Elvis” may depend on people remembering the movie itself. Time will tell.