Tom Hanks and Austin Butler starred in a Baz Luhrmann film together, and Elvis’ interpreter spoke about advice he received from a friend and colleague.
Austin Butler uncovered advise received from Tom Hanks at the end of the filming of the film “Elvis”, which also allowed the young actor to receive a prestigious Oscar nomination.
During an interview with a newspaper onceThe music icon’s translator talked about the professional and personal journey he has made in recent years, and also shared some unpublished anecdotes.
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Speaking about his experience with Tom Hanks, Austin Butler spoke about a dinner he had with the Oscar winner, an evening that gave him valuable advice.
The actor said:He told me, “You’re so deeply into Elvis that it would make sense for your sanity to move on to another project immediately.” Just jumping off a moving train can have emotional consequences…” Tom then added, “And, you know, I have a project that I’m producing.”“.
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Austin teamed with Hanks in Masters of the Air as Major Gale Cleven. The series is the third World War II project created by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks after Band of Brothers and The Pacific.
Butler also starred in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune Part Two, which hits theaters around the world this fall.