Austin Butler spent three years away from family during 'Elvis' prep and filming: 'This is what it takes'
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Austin Butler gave insight into some of the preparation that went into playing Elvis Presley in the 2022 movie. While he was working on the film, he didn't see his family for three years.
"During ‘Elvis,’ I didn’t see my family for about three years. I was prepping with Baz, and then I went to Australia. I had months where I wouldn’t talk to anybody," the actor said. "And when I did, the only thing I was ever thinking about was Elvis. I was speaking in his voice the whole time…This is what it takes." Ashlyn Messier is a writer for Fox News Digital.
Other than the immense preparation Butler went through in order to fully be in character, he also discussed some of the other challenges of filming the movie, such as shooting scenes out of sequence. During the second day of shooting the movie, Butler shot his very first performance as Elvis, which happened to be his iconic comeback performance.