Tom Hanks Gave Elvis Star Austin Butler The Best Acting Advice

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Austin Butler, star of Baz Luhrmann's Elvis, has recently shared the best piece of acting advice he has ever received from co-star Tom Hanks. The upcoming film Elvis has high expectations for being a successful summer blockbuster, and lots of pressure to perform well at the box office too.

Warner Bros.' Elvis is set to tell the story of rock legend Elvis Presley's rise to fame and detail the complicated, difficult relationship the singer had with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker. Butler will be starring in the titular role while Academy Award-winning actor Hanks will be portraying the character of Parker, alongside cast members Kodi Smit-McPhee, Olivia DeJonge, and Dacre Montgomery. Luhrmann's attachment to the project was announced back in 2014, although the film had already been in development for several years at that point. The famous director is perhaps most known for his films The Great Gatsby and Moulin Rouge! Luhrmann has teamed up with writers Sam Bromell, Craig Pearce, and Jeremy Doner in order to best captivate Elvis' story to bring to the big screen.

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Now, in a recent interview with GQ, Butler revealed the amount of pressure he felt taking on the role of a previous legend. He also revealed a helpful piece of advice that his co-star Hanks offered him while on set to show support. Butler stated, «Hanks' advice was] 'Every day I try to read something that has nothing to do with the job that I’m doing.' That gave me permission, because up till that point, I was only reading everything to do with Elvis. I was only listening to Elvis. It was Elvis's influences and Elvis himself and nothing else.»

Elvis seems as though it may in fact be a breakout role for