Baz Luhrmann's Elvis Movie Star Can't Stop Speaking In His Presley Voice
Austin Butler, who plays the King of Rock and Roll in Baz Luhrmann's upcoming biopic Elvis, can't seem to shake the singer's iconic accent. Releasing in theaters later this month, the hotly-anticipated Elvis Presley biopic is from the mind of Baz Luhrmann, who previously showcased his flamboyant filmmaking style on 1996's Romeo + Juliet, 2001's Moulin Rouge!, and 2013's The Great Gatsby. With a script penned by Luhrmann and several other collaborators, Elvis chronicles the titular performer's legendary rise to fame during the 1950s, backdropped by his rocky relationship with his manager.
Known for his past role as Tex Watson in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Austin Butler is now garnering critical acclaim for his portrayal of the hip-shaking performer. Other than Butler, the Elvis cast is led by two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks, who makes an unrecognizable transformation as the singer's conniving manager, Colonel Tom Parker. The Elvis movie first started filming in January 2020 and took over two years to finish production due to various pandemic-related delays, which required Butler and Hanks to embody these colorful characters for an extended period of time.
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Even though the Elvis movie wrapped filming over a year ago in March 2021, Butler still can't seem to shake the singer's signature speaking voice to this day. During an interview with ET, Butler addressed how Elvis Presley's dulcet tones have crept into his own everyday speaking voice and discussed how certain situations can trigger the affectation. Read what he shared below:
«At this point, I keep asking people, 'Is this my voice?' Because this feels like my real … it’s one of those things where certain things
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