Austin Butler Recalls Drinking ‘Awful’ Microwaved Ice Cream to Gain Weight for ‘Elvis’ Role: ‘It Was Just Impossible’
usmagazine.comShowing his commitment. Austin Butler revealed the unique way he tried to gain weight to play the late Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann‘s 2022 biopic.The actor, 31, noted in a clip from the “Variety Awards Circuit” podcast, which was posted on Thursday, February 16, that he needed to change his appearance to portray the older version of Presley in the film.“I heard that Ryan Gosling, when he was going to do The Lovely Bones, had microwaved Häagen-Dazs and would drink it.
So, I started doing that,” he explained in the video. “I would go get two dozen doughnuts and eat them all. I really started to pack on some pounds.
It’s fun for a week or so, and then you feel awful with yourself.”Butler continued: “But we were planning on shooting chronologically in the beginning.
That quickly went out the window, then especially with COVID. It was just impossible.”In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesThe Shannara Chronicles alum, who ultimately wore a body suit for certain scenes, has frequently opened up about the work he put into the role.
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