“With ‘Elvis,’ I definitely had an existential crisis when I finished. Butler stayed in character as the King of Rock ‘n Roll for years through production, and only recently confirmed he was shedding the signature Presley growl. Image Credit: ©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collectionīutler proved to be unrecognizable in his star-making lead turn as Elvis Presley for Baz Luhrmann’s operatic musical biopic. So, we had a lot of conversations and crafted that together.”įor all the details on “Dune: Part Two,” click here. And that can be a hard thing with certain characters with others, it’s easier, but you have to not judge the character, and you have to find a way to feel the motivation towards anyone of your actions. He feels like he’s the hero of his own story. Consider it the third part of a trilogy with “Band of Brothers” and “The Pacific.”īutler is confirmed to play Feyd-Rautha, the evil nephew of Baron Vladimir Harkonnen (Stellan Skarsgård) and the heir to the Harkonnen empire in the “Dune” sequel, helmed by Denis Villeneuve.īutler told Backstage magazine of the role: “It’s that thing of the bad guy in the world doesn’t feel like he’s the bad guy. As American bombers are picked off one by one, their mission becomes very clear: survive.Ĭallum Turner, Anthony Boyle, Ben Radcliffe, Edward Ashley, and James Murray are among the ensemble cast for the WWII-set series which is being produced in part with Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television banner, along with Hanks’ Playtone. The official logline reads: Five miles above the earth and deep behind enemy lines, 11 men inside a bomber known as the “Flying Fortress” fight for their lives against swarms of enemy German fighters. Butler leads alongside Michael Shannon, Tom Hardy, and Boyd Holbrook, with Norman Reedus and Jodie Comer also starring.Īlong with fellow first-time Oscar nominee Barry Keoghan, Butler is set to star in the Tom Hanks-produced “Masters of the Air” AppleTV+ limited series, believed to be directed by Dee Rees, Cary Fukunaga, Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, and Tim Van Patten. Jeff Nichols (“Mud,” “Midnight Special”) writes and directs “The Bikeriders” about the rise of a Midwestern motorcycle gang. Fighting the Mafia, the local cops, the feds – everyone – Danny builds a dynasty or will die trying. The main character, Danny Ryan, is forced to grow from a street soldier into a ruthlessly efficient leader to protect his friends, his family and the home he loves. Per the official Sony 3000 Pictures synopsis, the original trilogy of books focuses on two criminal empires - one Irish, the other Italian - that control all of New England, until a modern-day Helen of Troy tears them apart and starts a brutal war. Keep scrolling to see Butler’s filmography and all his upcoming projects below.īutler is set to star in and produce Sony’s 3000 Pictures film adaptation of best-selling author Don Winslow’s “City on Fire.” With “Dune: Part Two” and historical epic “Masters of the Air” in the works, Butler has a “Little Less Conversation” and a whole lot more acting up ahead. Now, as Butler’s turn as Elvis Presley has earned him Academy Awards attention, it’s clear that Butler can do anything he wants next. I just wasn’t being challenged in the way that I wanted to.” But I didn’t feel fulfilled as an artist. He summed up, “I was doing these TV shows that were really fun, and some people really dug them. “But I had to cut my teeth somewhere, so I decided to treat each one of these jobs as a way to grow.”īutler made his TV debut with back-to-back roles in “Hannah Montana,” “iCarly,” and “Zoey 101,” before later joining The CW dramas “Life Unexpected” and “Switched at Birth.” Butler then joined the “Sex and the City” universe in prequel series “The Carrie Diaries,” settling into a heartthrob boyfriend stereotype.īutler added, “I look back on the Nickelodeon and Disney shows that I did even though my skill wasn’t there, I still wanted to give the energy I was going to make ‘Raging Bull.’ I kept that fierce dedication toward trying to find more truth, even in things where it could be easier to just phone it in.” “I was sort of embarrassed about some of the things that I had to do,” Butler admitted in 2022. Starting off in Disney Channel and Nickelodeon tween series like “Hannah Montana” and “Zoey 101,” Butler got his start back in 2005 as a teen star before working with major directors such as Jim Jarmusch and Quentin Tarantino. Austin Butler may have been swinging his hips (and arguably losing his natural voice) as the King of Rock ‘n Roll for Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis,” but the Oscar-nominated actor has been a chameleon onscreen for close to two decades.
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