If there’s one factor we all know for certain about Austin Butler, it’s that he’s gonna give his all for a film function.
Whereas starring in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis, Austin stayed in character as the long-lasting singer for 3 years, immersing himself so deeply that he needed to be hospitalized as soon as the movie completed taking pictures in 2021.
Whereas selling Elvis in 2022, Austin memorably stored up the singer’s southern drawl and shocked followers by revealing a few of the unhealthy habits he developed whereas taking pictures was underway — like consuming microwaved Häagen-Dazs to achieve weight.
After all, the onerous work positively paid off, with Austin incomes his first Oscar nomination together with widespread popularity of the efficiency. Nonetheless, that does not imply he’d be prepared to go to such extremes ever once more anytime quickly.
Forward of the movie’s launch on March 1, Austin and Dune director Denis Villeneuve sat down with the Los Angeles Instances to speak about his transformation into the sociopathic Feyd — with Austin revealing that he felt compelled to cut back his technique appearing for the advantage of himself and others.
In full distinction to his all-consuming method to Elvis, Austin stated he “made a aware choice to have a boundary” when cameras weren’t rolling.
In response, Denis made it clear that Austin was in a position to slip out and in of character very simply, describing their expertise on set collectively as “tremendously playful.”
In case you’ve seen the trailer for Dune: Half Two, you’d be forgiven for barely recognizing Austin, who sports activities a menacing bald-headed look as Feyd. Discussing the looks, Denis stated the “complete transformation” unlocked an entire new aspect of Austin — and removed any final remaining elements of Elvis, too.
For his half, Austin was reluctant to remark an excessive amount of on the bodily transformation as to not “take the thriller away from it.” Although he did say it was a “reward” to “look within the mirror and never see your self.”
