Austin Butler Says Unconventional 5-Month "Elvis" Audition "Put Me Through the Ringer"
Austin Butler's transformative journey of portraying Elvis Presley has almost reached its apex. He was officially cast in Baz Luhrmann's "Elvis" movie back in 2019, but the director put the actor's skills to the ultimate test before crowning him the king of rock and roll. During his June 23 appearance on "The Kelly Clarkson Show," Butler discussed completing months of mini auditions for Luhrmann ...
On the first anniversary of Nick Cordero's death, Amanda Kloots couldn't get out of bed."This is the roller coaster of grief," she recently told E! News, recalling how "extremely sad" she felt on the morning of July 5, 2021, exactly a year after her husband died of complications from a bout with COVID-19. "You just never know what a day is going to bring. You could wake up and be completely OK. ...
On the first anniversary of Nick Cordero's death, Amanda Kloots couldn't get out of bed."This is the roller coaster of grief," she recently told E! News, recalling how "extremely sad" she felt on the morning of July 5, 2021, exactly a year after her husband died of complications from a bout with COVID-19. "You just never know what a day is going to bring. You could wake up and be completely OK. ...
Baz Luhrmann’s box-office-topping new movie Elvis does manage to show the powerhouse singer Big Mama Thornton (played by Shonka Dukureh) performing “Hound Dog,” a song she recorded in 1952, four years before Elvis Presley. But it leaves out two very significant players: songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who wrote “Hound Dog” as teenagers for Thornton, and went on to write “Jailhouse ...
Baz Luhrmann’s box-office-topping new movie Elvis does manage to show the powerhouse singer Big Mama Thornton (played by Shonka Dukureh) performing “Hound Dog,” a song she recorded in 1952, four years before Elvis Presley. But it leaves out two very significant players: songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who wrote “Hound Dog” as teenagers for Thornton, and went on to write “Jailhouse ...
The besties that sing together! While Rob Kardashian frequently keeps a low public profile, he gave a peek inside his recent hangout with actors Noah Centineo and Ross Butler — complete with a song.The Arthur George sock designer, 35, reshared Sam Lufti’s Instagram Story video on Wednesday, June 29, adding a beer emoji. In the 47-year-old film producer’s original footage, a group of his friends ...
The besties that sing together! While Rob Kardashian frequently keeps a low public profile, he gave a peek inside his recent hangout with actors Noah Centineo and Ross Butler — complete with a song.The Arthur George sock designer, 35, reshared Sam Lufti’s Instagram Story video on Wednesday, June 29, adding a beer emoji. In the 47-year-old film producer’s original footage, a group of his friends ...
Baz Luhrmann's "Elvis" premiered on June 24, and fans finally got to see Austin Butler take on the titular role of the legendary singer. After hearing Butler's voice transformation in interviews, seeing him pose with Priscilla Presley at the Met Gala, and watching him emulate Elvis Presley's signature dance moves in the movie's trailer, we couldn't wait to see his portrayal. The movie focuses on ...
Baz Luhrmann's "Elvis" premiered on June 24, and fans finally got to see Austin Butler take on the titular role of the legendary singer. After hearing Butler's voice transformation in interviews, seeing him pose with Priscilla Presley at the Met Gala, and watching him emulate Elvis Presley's signature dance moves in the movie's trailer, we couldn't wait to see his portrayal. The movie focuses on ...
By the end of June last year, 13 movies that would go on to receive Academy Award nominations had already premiered, including Best Picture nominee “Drive My Car” and the Oscar night’s big winner, “CODA.”
Wonderwall.comFrom her headline-making marriage to Elvis Presley to her days as a Hollywood actress, Priscilla Presley has been in the spotlight for decades. Join Wonderwall.com as we take a look at the most nostalgia-inducing photos of the beauty back in the day… Priscilla Presley donned a flower-embellished denim halter-style bikini top for a photoshoot at her Beverly Hills home in April 1975 — ...
Wonderwall.comFrom her headline-making marriage to Elvis Presley to her days as a Hollywood actress, Priscilla Presley has been in the spotlight for decades. Join Wonderwall.com as we take a look at the most nostalgia-inducing photos of the beauty back in the day… Priscilla Presley donned a flower-embellished denim halter-style bikini top for a photoshoot at her Beverly Hills home in April 1975 — ...
Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” sauntered into theaters last weekend, complete with a star-studded cast, glittery and glamorous sets and a flamboyant soundtrack to match. Austin Butler, who stars as the King of Rock and Roll, sang quite a few Elvis songs himself (mixed with the vocals of The King himself).
Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” sauntered into theaters last weekend, complete with a star-studded cast, glittery and glamorous sets and a flamboyant soundtrack to match. Austin Butler, who stars as the King of Rock and Roll, sang quite a few Elvis songs himself (mixed with the vocals of The King himself).
Four years after first announcing that it had ordered the Greek mythology reimagining “Kaos” from “The End of the F***ing World” creator Charlie Covell, Netflix has finally set the show’s leading cast. Hugh Grant, Janet McTeer, Cliff Curtis, David Thewlis, Killian Scott, Misia Butler, Leila Farzad, Nabhaan Rizwan, Rakie Ayola and Stanley Townsend have signed on as series regulars alongside Aurora ...
Four years after first announcing that it had ordered the Greek mythology reimagining “Kaos” from “The End of the F***ing World” creator Charlie Covell, Netflix has finally set the show’s leading cast. Hugh Grant, Janet McTeer, Cliff Curtis, David Thewlis, Killian Scott, Misia Butler, Leila Farzad, Nabhaan Rizwan, Rakie Ayola and Stanley Townsend have signed on as series regulars alongside Aurora ...
Image Source: Warner Bros./Hugh Stewart"Elvis," starring Austin Butler as Presley, premiered on June 24 to much fanfare. Throughout the movie's first week in theaters, there has been seemingly one question on everyone's mind: did Elvis wear eye makeup?
Image Source: Warner Bros./Hugh Stewart"Elvis," starring Austin Butler as Presley, premiered on June 24 to much fanfare. Throughout the movie's first week in theaters, there has been seemingly one question on everyone's mind: did Elvis wear eye makeup?
Stephen Sanchez keeps it classic in the video for “Until I Found You,” shared exclusively with Rolling Stone. In the fun, throwback visual, Sanchez rocks an Elvis Presley-like hairdo and has a Marilyn Monroe-like love interest as he sings the soulful ballad.
Stephen Sanchez keeps it classic in the video for “Until I Found You,” shared exclusively with Rolling Stone. In the fun, throwback visual, Sanchez rocks an Elvis Presley-like hairdo and has a Marilyn Monroe-like love interest as he sings the soulful ballad.
Fresh off the success of “Elvis,” Baz Luhrmann announced today that he will reimagine his 2008 film “Australia” into a six-part Hulu series called “Faraway Downs.”The extended cut, which will debut in winter of this year, will feature new footage from the movie, which stars Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman. It will also include a new ending and updated soundtrack.
Fresh off the success of “Elvis,” Baz Luhrmann announced today that he will reimagine his 2008 film “Australia” into a six-part Hulu series called “Faraway Downs.”The extended cut, which will debut in winter of this year, will feature new footage from the movie, which stars Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman. It will also include a new ending and updated soundtrack.
It wasn’t until 2018 that Sister Rosetta Tharpe was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, acting as a much-needed if inadequate corrective of sorts to the lack of recognition the industry has given Black women. But we still have a long way to go. Yola — who recently played the queer gospel legend in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis — sat down with Rolling Stone to discuss Tharpe’s legacy.
It wasn’t until 2018 that Sister Rosetta Tharpe was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, acting as a much-needed if inadequate corrective of sorts to the lack of recognition the industry has given Black women. But we still have a long way to go. Yola — who recently played the queer gospel legend in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis — sat down with Rolling Stone to discuss Tharpe’s legacy.
Baz Luhrmann's newest highly anticipated movie, "Elvis," hit theaters on June 24, starring Austin Butler as the man himself, Elvis Presley; Tom Hanks as his agent, Tom Parker; and Olivia DeJonge as the one and only Priscilla Presley.
Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” isn’t your typical biopic. But then again, why should it be?A character as influential and flamboyant as Elvis Presley (played, peerlessly, by Austin Butler from “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”) is deserving of a different approach and that is what Luhrmann delivers, offering up a fractured fairy tale and cautionary fable about fame and influence in midcentury America. At ...
Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” isn’t your typical biopic. But then again, why should it be?A character as influential and flamboyant as Elvis Presley (played, peerlessly, by Austin Butler from “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”) is deserving of a different approach and that is what Luhrmann delivers, offering up a fractured fairy tale and cautionary fable about fame and influence in midcentury America. At ...