Austin Butler Was Bedridden After Finishing ‘Elvis’: ‘My Body Started Shutting Down’
Austin Butler’s transformation into The King left him all shook up after production.
The “Elvis” star revealed that following after the Baz Luhrmann-helmed Elvis Presley biopic, in theaters June 24, he was left bedridden.
“The next day I woke up at four in the morning with excruciating pain, and I was rushed to the hospital,” Butler told GQ. “My body just started shutting down the day after I finished ‘Elvis’.”
The singer-actor was diagnosed with a virus that simulates appendicitis and spent a week confined to his bed. The exhausting illness came on the heels of Butler singing, dancing, and completely embodying the late King of Rock ‘n Roll.
Even Butler’s journey to be cast in “Elvis” took an emotional toll: the “Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood” alum dreamt of his deceased mother, which fueled his audition tape performing “Unchained Melody” and led director Luhrmann to ask,...
The “Elvis” star revealed that following after the Baz Luhrmann-helmed Elvis Presley biopic, in theaters June 24, he was left bedridden.
“The next day I woke up at four in the morning with excruciating pain, and I was rushed to the hospital,” Butler told GQ. “My body just started shutting down the day after I finished ‘Elvis’.”
The singer-actor was diagnosed with a virus that simulates appendicitis and spent a week confined to his bed. The exhausting illness came on the heels of Butler singing, dancing, and completely embodying the late King of Rock ‘n Roll.
Even Butler’s journey to be cast in “Elvis” took an emotional toll: the “Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood” alum dreamt of his deceased mother, which fueled his audition tape performing “Unchained Melody” and led director Luhrmann to ask,...
- 5/25/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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