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. 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.”

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 Ocean’s 8” screenwriter Olivia Milch directed Netflix film “Dude” about a group of teenage girls who grapple with graduating high school. Lucy Hale, Alexandra Shipp, Kathryn Prescott, and Awkwafina star, along with Alex Wolff, Austin Abrams, and of course, Butler.It looked like the film was not going to happen,” Luhrmann said. Butler opted to stay in Australia to dig deeper into his preparation. For Butler, understanding Elvis’ influences and inspirations helped inform how he portrayed the artist’s evolution and signatures.

While the couple keeps their relationship pretty private, details have slowly emerged here and there about how they spend their time together. From the red carpet of the Met to the gltiz and glamour of the Golden Globes, here’s everything we know about Kaia Gerber and Austin Butler’s relationship (so far). May 27, 2023: Kaia Hugs Austin While He Walks Her Dog He summed up, “I was doing these TV shows that were really fun, and some people really dug them. But I didn’t feel fulfilled as an artist. I just wasn’t being challenged in the way that I wanted to.” Adapted from Danny Lyon’s book, “The Bikeriders” follows the rise and fall of a fictional 1960s motorcycle club in the Midwest. Michael Shannon, Mike Faist and Norman Reedus round out the ensemble.He’d studied the songs and the way Elvis sang, but he wasn’t yet sure that he was the one for the job. Thinking of his mother, who passed away from cancer in 2014 when he was 23 — the same age Elvis was when his mother, Gladys, died — he tapped into what would shape his eventual portrayal. Revisiting “Unchained Melody” not as a romantic song but one of grief, “I sang it to my mom,” said Butler. “And that way of channeling those emotions just felt true.” 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.” Vanessa and Austin are officially broken up, and Vanessa has been telling those close to her about their breakup," a source told US Weekly. Butler appeared in 41 episodes of “Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide,” as character Zippy Brewster despite being uncredited.

From books like “Elvis and the Colonel,” Butler tried to understand Elvis’ psychology through the defining relationships in his life — not only his fraught ties to Parker, but bonds with his wife, Priscilla (played by Olivia DeJonge); father, Vernon (Richard Roxburgh); and mother, Gladys (Helen Thomson). “There were certain voids that Colonel filled early on,” Butler said. “And that becomes conflicting when you start to realize somebody might be taking advantage of you, but you have sort of sworn your soul to them. Elvis was loyal to a fault at times.” Jeff Nichols (“Mud,”“Midnight Special”) writes and directs “The Bikeriders” about the rise of a Midwestern motorcycle gang. Butler leads alongside Michael Shannon, Tom Hardy, and Boyd Holbrook, with Norman Reedus and Jodie Comer also starring.While both Hudgens and Butler remained tight-lipped about the split, sources close to them revealed to E! News that the reason was "a matter of distance" and due to conflicting work schedules. Hudgens was working on The Princess Switch: Switched Again and Butler was filming for Elvis.