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Before earning an Oscar information for his portrayal of Elvis, Austin Butler got his archetypal interruption connected Disney Channel's Zoey 101. Find retired if he'll beryllium returning for the recently-announced movie.
Austin Butler Says Goodbye to His Elvis Presley Accent
Austin Butler's invitation to the Pacific Coast Academy reunion got mislaid successful the mail.
More than a decennary before earning an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Elvis Presley successful 2022's Elvis, Butler got his archetypal interruption arsenic PCA heartthrob James Garrett connected play 4 of Disney Channel's Zoey 101 successful 2008.
Given the information that astir of the Zoey 101 cast—including Jamie Lynn Spears, who played James' on-again, off-again woman Zoey—are reuniting for the upcoming sequel movie Zoey 102, many fans person been funny arsenic to whether oregon not they tin expect him to beryllium on for the ride. And present the histrion is officially weighing in.
"I haven't heard thing astir that," the 31-year-old told Variety's Awards Circuit podcast. "I don't know."
Still, Butler—who besides appeared connected Disney Channel's Hannah Montana and iCarly—doesn't shy distant from embracing his roots.
"I'm truthful grateful for each those stepping tones that I had passim my career," helium said. "Zoey 101 was a large turning constituent for me, due to the fact that it was the archetypal clip I was ever a bid regular connected a show, truthful I got to beryllium portion of an full season."
The Carrie Diaries alum looks backmost fondly connected those aboriginal Disney Channel days, particularly arsenic his vocation has continued to blossom.
"I retrieve getting my archetypal enactment connected a TV show, and that was immense for me, you person each these antithetic moments that are pivotal for you," helium explained, "but present I'm conscionable going aft immoderate communicative resonates with maine oregon immoderate manager oregon actors that I truly privation to enactment with."
As for what to expect from Paramount+'s James-less Zoey 102, the web teased successful January that the movie volition reunite the erstwhile classmates at an unspecified wedding acceptable successful the contiguous day.
In summation to Spears, Zoey 101 stars Erin Sanders, Sean Flynn, Matthew Underwood, Christopher Massey, Abby Wilde and Jack Salvatore reprise their roles successful the movie.
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Butler has immoderate institution connected the sidelines, astatine least, arsenic archetypal formed members Paul Butcher, Kristin Herrera, Alexa Nikolas and Victoria Justice are besides not presently attached.
Zoey 102 is expected to deed Paramount+ sometime successful precocious 2023.
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