Austin Butler shares profession recommendation he obtained from Elvis co-star Tom Hanks
The 31-year-old American actor obtained a Bafta and a Golden Globe Award earlier this yr for his portrayal of the King of Rock and Roll in Baz Luhrmann’s biopic Elvis.
Butler, who was additionally nominated for the perfect actor Oscar for the function, spent two years getting ready for the half.
The actor will now star in a Second World War drama mini-series, titled Masters Of The Air, which is being govt produced by Hanks alongside Steven Spielberg and Gary Goetzman.
Butler instructed The Sunday Times that it was his Elvis co-star Hanks, who performed Presley’s supervisor Colonel Tom Parker, who suggested him to tackle the collection.
He recalled Hanks telling him: “You have immersed yourself so deeply in Elvis that, for your mental health, it would be wise to go straight into something else.
“If you just jump off the train, you might have emotional whiplash – And, you know, I’ve got this thing I’m producing.”
The collection is a sequel to the mini-series Band Of Brothers and The Pacific, which had been additionally produced by Spielberg, Hanks and Goetzman.
Butler may even star within the sci-fi blockbuster sequel Dune: Part Two later this yr alongside Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya.
Despite his success, Butler admitted to the newspaper that he has had “so many moments of self-doubt” in his profession which he nonetheless experiences to this present day.
Asked whether or not this sense ever passes, he mentioned: “Usually only once ‘Action!’ is called.
“When you are completely present in that moment, fear becomes energy, but then, that night, it comes back. And it’s there in the morning.”
He added that he even felt it when he hosted US comedy present Saturday Night Live, revealing: “The week leading up to it was brutally terrifying but it ultimately just means you care. That you care a lot.”
Butler admitted that he realised whereas filming Elvis that he likes to push himself, explaining: “That forced me to go to the very edge of what is possible, and not every experience will be like that.
“I don’t think I’ll ever have an experience like that again, but if I have to really dig, it makes me feel alive.”