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Austin Butleris sending some love to the next actor who will take on the iconic role ofElvis.
While walking theGolden Globes 2023red carpet on Tuesday, Butler, 31, extended a kind message toJacob Elordi, who is set to star as Elvis Presley in writer-director Sofia Coppola’s upcoming moviePriscilla.
“I just wish him all the best. We haven’t spoken, but I hope he has a great time,” said Butler while speaking about theEuphoriaactor’s, 25, upcoming movie role toVariety.
The upcoming project comes after the box office success of Baz Luhrmann’sElvismovie, which premiered in June, starring Butler and Olivia DeJonge as Priscilla in a story that focused on Tom Hanks as the infamous manager Col. Tom Parker.
The new adaptation will take inspiration fromPriscilla Presley’s 1985 memoirElvis and Me.
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Said Elordi, “I was just like, damn, Elvis Presley wanted to be James Dean. He wanted to be Marlon Brando. I’ve researched almost every actor from that time period, and I passed [Elvis] off as an entertainer and singer. But then he was an actor. I guess, in a way, I’m trying to learn from these people. Because I obviously don’t have any friends that have been through the same thing, really, so they’re almost like guiding beacons.”
Afterfilming for the new movie began in October, Elordi was spotted wearing his version of Elvis’s classic attire in Toronto—a white blazer with black trim, a black dress shirt, dark pants, and sunglasses, along with Elvis' famous pompadour hairstyle.
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