Austin Butler says Tom Hanks gave ‘mental health’ advice after Elvis
“If you just jump off the train, you could get emotional whiplash,” Hanks told Butler.
Austin Butler revealed that tom hanks introduced him to his new series master of the air undue concern for his mental health following his role in elvis.
In an interview with The Sunday Times, Butler opened up about meeting Hanks and how his role in his new miniseries came about.
The 31-year-old actor revealed that he and Hanks, 67, had dinner together after graduation elviswhen he was introduced to the World War II series.
The couple starred in it Baz Luhrmanns Biography of the legendary singer, which was released in 2022 and was well received by critics and audiences. Butler played the title role elvis presley, while Hanks played manager “Colonel” Tom Parker.
“‘You’re so deep into it elvis “That it would be wise for your sanity to do something else right away,” Butler says, Hanks told him. “‘If you just jump off the train, you could get emotional whiplash.'”. . ‘”
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“‘And, you know, I have this thing that I produce,'” Butler continued, revealing Hank’s conversation.
Butler has admitted that after filming he continued to adopt Elvis’ accent without realizing it, having identified with the King for so long.
““That’s what I became aware of elvis “It pushed me to push the limits of what’s possible, and not every experience will be like that,” Butler said of filming the biopic.
“I don’t think I’ll ever have an experience like that again, but when I really need to dig, it makes me feel alive.”
master of the airProduced by Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman, it follows World War II aviators who “risk their lives with the 100th Bomb Group, a brotherhood forged through courage, loss and triumph.” the Apple TV+ description.
