“I studied for hours”: this is how Austin Butler prepared for ‘Elvis’, the biopic of the King of Rock & Roll

The story of the King of Rock & Roll will return to the big screen with ‘Elvis’, the new film that tells the life and career of Elvis Presley under the direction of Baz Luhurman, where Austin Butler plays the famous singer and to prepare him it took hours of study and physical training.

In an interview with Néstor from the YouTube channel, Cine Hollywood; The actor revealed what the process of becoming Elvis Presley was like: having to study everything about his life, his career and, of course, his musical talent and even his movements in daily life and on stage; these were some of the things he focused on to bring the character to life.

I knew some roles were going to be in the movie, so I studied them for endless hours. […] we pass from the experience of seeing and analyzing a moment, seeing everything that happens in the image ”, he commented.

Although yes, despite the fact that Austin Butler is the one who plays Elvis Presley in this film, he was not the only one who had the great burden of studying it and doing everything possible to become as similar as possible to the singer of the seventies. The actor confessed that in order for this trial to bear fruit for him, he received a lot of help from coach Polly Bonnet.

I had a wonderful movement coach named Polly Bennet. […] He helped me a lot and was an essential part of the team. ”

Polly Bonnet is known for being one of Hollywood’s most talented movement directors and choreographers, she has been part of productions such as “Catherine The Great”, “The Maids” and “Bohemian Raspasody”, where she directed Rami Malek to bring Freddy to life. Mercury. With such a background, she came to “Elvis” to help Austin Butler bring the King of Rock & Roll to life, being considered the key to the actor.

On the other hand, he also revealed that he had undergone great physical training, as although Baz Luhurman hadn’t asked him to have a body shaped to become Elvis Presley, he had to have some hip strength for some of the dance moves he did. the singer when he performed.

Austin Butler cheered like Elvis Presley

Although Austin Butler has been trying to make a career in Hollywood for several decades, he barely managed to get a starring role recognized thanks to “Elvis”. His interpretation of him, so real and surprisingly similar to that of the King of Rock & Roll, has left audiences and critics speechless to the point that many consider him the best thing in Baz Luhurman’s film.

From the premiere of “Elvis” at the Cannes Film Festival 2022, it has been commented that there was a great chance that this film would become Austin Butler’s big-time celebrity and perhaps the theory is not that far-fetched because new projects have been opened with this film; as the main antagonist of Denis Velleneuve’s ‘Dune 2’.