Despite mixed critical reactions to Hanks’ portrayal of Parker, Cannes left Luhrmann feeling satisfied. “At Cannes, they’ll boo you,” he said after the festival debut, admitting that he steels himself for all sorts of reactions. “‘Moulin Rouge!’ got a good reaction but a lot of detractors too. My films always have this kind of critical show.” During the 12-minute ovation, he said, “there was genuine emotion in the room. If I never go to Cannes again, I can be very happy with that night.” Life after Elvis It was after leaving “The Shannara Chronicles” that Butler starred in “The Iceman Cometh” on Broadway, leading him to connect with co-star Denzel Washington and the Academy Award winner suggesting Butler to lead Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis.” Then the universe called. Or rather, his agent did, to say that filmmaker Baz Luhrmann was making a movie about Presley’s life. I was sort of embarrassed about some of the things that I had to do,” Butler admitted in 2022. “But I had to cut my teeth somewhere, so I decided to treat each one of these jobs as a way to grow.”

Callum 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. Consider it the third part of a trilogy with “Band of Brothers” and “The Pacific.” 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. 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. Sean Zanni // Getty Images March 31, 2023: Kaia and Austin Spend Time at a Children's Hospital in Los Angeles One of the photos shows Austin and Kaia posing with a little boy holding a guitar, and E! reports that the Elvis star praised his guitar skills. "That's awesome, that sounds so good. I love that song," he encouraged. In addition to their jam session, the couple played board games like Pictionary and Jenga, painted rainbow hearts, talked to the kids, and even signed guitars before heading out. Ahead of the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala, Austin sat down for an interview with Entertainment Tonightto talk about the upcoming Golden Globes award ceremony, which takes place on January 10. When asked about who he'd be bringing to the prestigious ceremony, Austin replied, "I'm going to bring my sister."

“Switched at Birth” (2011 – 2012)

Reports that Vanessa Hudgens and Austin Butler had split emerged in January 2020, with the news following a long social media silence, and coming after the couple spent the holidays apart. Butler appeared in The CW show “Arrow” and horror film “The Intruders” before landing his final tween series “The Shannara Chronicles,” based on fantasy author Terry Brooks’ novels. Filmed in New Zealand, the MTV show began production shortly after Butler’s mother died of cancer in 2014.

That was the test that I saw in front of me: How do you take Elvis ... and find out who he really was as a man? Butler appeared alongside Selena Gomez, Adam Driver, and Bill Murray in Jim Jarmusch’s existential zombie comedy “The Dead Don’t Die.” Everyone has some notion of who Elvis was, “but what gets lost is that the guy is just a guy — it’s the humanity of him,” Luhrmann said. “My number one mission was to humanize him. And that might have been my mission, but Austin Butler was the one that flew the plane. ... It was probably the hardest thing. This is the most impersonated man on the planet. But the humanity, Austin had from the get-go.” People even shared a clip of the couple kissing on the red carpet. April 3, 2022: Kaia and Austin Hold Hands While Grocery Shopping in Malibu Love is in the air for model Kaia Gerber and Elvis actor Austin Butler. The duo made things red carpet official when they posed for pics at the 2022 Met Gala, though they had initially dodged dating rumors after they were first spotted together in late December 2021. News of the budding romance began one month after Kaia ended things with her ex-boyfriend, Jacob Elordi, while Austin Butler broke up with his girlfriend of nine years, Vanessa Hudgens, in January 2020.

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Butler played James “Wilkie” Wilkerson in the ABC Family series “Switched at Birth” about, well, two teens who were swapped at the hospital as babies. 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. 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. Fighting the Mafia, the local cops, the feds – everyone – Danny builds a dynasty or will die trying. But throughout 2022, Kaia and Austin took their romance on the road, jet-setting from Los Angeles to New York, Paris, and even London. Consider our hearts melted. 🥺 Months of rehearsals led to the start of production in Australia in January 2020. Butler worked with voice and movement coaches to organically channel Presley whenever Luhrmann wanted to “unleash” Butler to improvise in character. That March, Hanks and wife Rita Wilson became the first Hollywood stars to announce they’d tested positive for COVID-19, and the “Elvis” production was shut down. In addition to episodes of “CSI: Miami,”“CSI: NY,”“Jonas,” and “The Defenders” (not the Netflix Marvel series), Butler found a steady gig with “Life Unexpected,” appearing in 10 episodes of the ABC Family series.

It looked like the film was not going to happen,” Luhrmann said. Butler opted to stay in Australia to dig deeper into his preparation. When Luhrmann watched the submission from Butler, a young actor he didn’t know anything about, “it didn’t feel like an audition,” said the Oscar-nominated “Moulin Rouge!” director. “It felt like a spycam.”

“Masters of the Air”

Coming off his intense, years-in-the-making “Elvis” shoot, his body immediately went into crisis mode, he told British GQ, and he was briefly hospitalized. Austin, who is nominated for Best Actor, Drama for his performance as Elvis Presley in the 2022 Baz Luhrmann film, Elvis, said that choosing who would come with him to the Golden Globes was "hard," but that "it'll be nice" to attend with his "one and only sister." This means we likely won't see another adorable red carpet moment between Austin and his GF, Kaia, but we'll be looking forward to seeing the 31-year-old actor hit the awards ceremony with his sister, Ashley. September 3, 2022: Why Did Austin Butler Skip Kaia Gerber’s 21st Birthday?