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Austin Butler's burning emotion for his Elvis accent mightiness beryllium extinguished astatine agelong last.
The actor, whose lingering Elvis Presley accent has sent the net ablaze with questions, has yet dropped the vocal mannerisms of the precocious musician—at slightest for now.
According to Dune histrion Dave Bautista, Austin does not dependable similar Elvis successful the upcoming sequel, Dune 2, which is expected to beryllium released in the fall.
"I don't cognize who this feline was, but it's not Austin Butler," Dave told USA Today. "It's not Elvis. His dependable is different, his look is different. Everything astir his demeanor is terrifying."
He added of Austin, who volition play his younger member Feyd-Rautha onscreen, "He's conscionable the sweetest feline you'll ever meet."
Three years ago, Austin transformed into the King of Rock 'n' Roll while filming Baz Luhrmann's Elvis, a relation that earned him a Best Actor nomination at the 2023 Oscars. But adjacent aft filming wrapped—and months aft the movie deed theaters successful June 2022—fans couldn't assistance but announcement however his sultry Southern accent lingered on.
After his speech astatine the Golden Globes raised eyebrows, the 31-year-old addressed the chatter backstage successful the property room. "I don't deliberation I dependable similar him still, but I conjecture I must, due to the fact that I perceive it each the time," helium said. "I often liken it to erstwhile idiosyncratic lives successful different state for a agelong time. I had 3 years wherever that was my lone focus, truthful I'm definite there's pieces of him successful my DNA and I volition ever beryllium linked to him."
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He went connected to support his evident accent to the Los Angeles Times aboriginal that month, saying that "certain muscular habits" indispensable inactive "pop up" aft embodying the legend.
"If I was trying to dependable similar Elvis, I would dependable precise antithetic close now," helium shared. "I deliberation it's benignant of amusing to maine however overmuch radical privation to absorption connected this 1 thing."
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According to his ain vocal coach, the mannerisms could last indefinitely.
"What you saw successful that Golden Globes speech, that's him," Irene Bartlett told ABC's Gold Coast successful January. "It's genuine, it's not enactment on."
While Austin whitethorn person shaken those traits successful bid to play his quality in Dune 2, fans with suspicious minds volition beryllium keeping a adjacent eye—and ear—on the upcoming Academy Awards connected March 12.
Watch the 2023 Academy Awards Sunday, March 12, astatine 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT connected ABC and don't miss E! News the adjacent time astatine 11 p.m. for a afloat recap of the biggest Oscars moments.
