Elvis Star Austin Butler Shares Profession Recommendation Tom Hanks Gave Him – Deadline
Austin Butler has shared the important thing piece of recommendation he obtained from Tom Hanks, his co-star in final yr’s hit biopic Elvis.
Butler, who was Oscar-nominated for the title position, advised the UK’s Occasions newspaper that he sat down for dinner with Hanks who advised his youthful co-star that he wanted to dive deep into one other position as quickly as attainable, to forestall “emotional whiplash.”
Butler advised The Occasions that Hanks, who performed Colonel Tom Parker within the film, advised him:
“[Hanks] mentioned, ‘You have got immersed your self so deeply in Elvis that, on your psychological well being, it will be smart to go straight into one thing else. Should you simply soar off the prepare, you may need emotional whiplash…
“’And, you recognize,’ Hanks continued, ‘I’ve acquired this factor I’m producing.’”
The fruits of this dialog embody Butler’s forthcoming position as Main Gale Cleven in Masters of the Air, the third within the Second World sequence produced by Hanks with Steven Spielberg, which follows Band of Brothers (2007) and The Pacific (2010). This newest sequence, which can stream on AppleTV+, follows the actions of the 100th Bombardment Group of the USAF, and relies on a guide by Donald L Miller.
Butler will even seem, shaven-headed, within the Dune sequel later this yr. In addition to an Oscar nomination for Elvis, he obtained a BAFTA and a Golden Globe for a task that he utterly immersed himself in all through two years of preparation.
Initially a toddler TV star, Butler acquired his huge break in 2018, showing on Broadway alongside Denzel Washington in The Iceman Cometh. Butler advised The Times: “That actually shifted my profession. It was such a problem, working with an absolute titan.”
