Is Austin Butler Singing in ‘Elvis’? Contained in the Actor’s Prep

It’s no secret that some followers doubted Austin Butler‘s means to embody the late Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann‘s 2022 movie, Elvis. A number of different Hollywood heartthrobs like Harry Kinds and Miles Teller auditioned for the function.

Nevertheless, after getting a glimpse of the previous Nickelodeon star, 30, swinging his hips, sporting a shiny black bouffant and expertly nailing the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s accent, it’s clear Butler was the precise actor for the job. In reality, past his appeal and beauty, the Carrie Diaries alum is absolutely singing within the biopic.

“Music has all the time been part of my life however all the time a really personal factor,” Butler revealed throughout a June interview with Entertainment Weekly. “It was simply my very own type of remedy. I knew that the singing facet of [the role] was going to be one thing I actually needed to offer every thing I needed to.”

And provides every thing he did! Manufacturing enlisted voice coaches from everywhere in the world, together with New York and Los Angeles, to make sure that the Switched at Start actor sounded precisely just like the “Can’t Assist Falling in Love” crooner. “I sang daily [while preparing and filming] and would do my singing workout routines very first thing within the morning,” Butler recalled to EW.

“It’s actually like a muscle. Via filming, I began noticing notes that I couldn’t hit to start with, immediately, now I may hit these notes,” he added. “I used to be widening my vary. But it surely’s not simply singing — you’re having to search out vocal mannerisms. That may very well be somewhat tough.”

Though Butler sings all the early music featured in Elvis, additionally starring Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge and Dacre Montgomery, his voice is mixed with the real-life Elvis within the latter half of the movie.

Given all the early reward Butler has obtained, it’s clear he was born to play Elvis, a truth his ex-girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens knew all alongside. Throughout an April interview with Vogue, Butler revealed it was Hudgens, 33, who first inspired him to pursue the function: “You want to play Elvis,” she informed him, after having the “epiphany.”

Butler has since moved on with mannequin Kaia Gerber.

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