Austin Butler is receiving a lot of praise for his role as Elvis Presley. Butler plays the King of Rock n Roll in the upcoming Baz Luhrmann-directed biopic, out in June.
Not only are critics praising the performance, the 30-year-old actor has gotten rave reviews from Elvis’ former wife, Priscilla Presley and daughter, Lisa Marie Presley.
In an interview with the New York Times, Butler revealed that the positive response from Lisa Marie, “brought me to tears.” “I want everybody to love the film, obviously, but the pressure I have really felt is doing justice to Elvis,” Butler said in the interview.
Earlier this month, Lisa Marie took to Instagram to share her thoughts about the film. After months away from the platform, the daughter of Elvis and Priscilla wrote a touching post after a privately screening the film, twice.
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