Austin Butler Talks 'Top Gun: Maverick,' Reveals Why He Wasn't Able to Audition for a Big Role In It
justjared.comTop Gun: Maverick was one of the biggest movies in the last few years, and Austin Butler had an opportunity to star in it.
However, the 32-year-old Elvis actor wasn’t able to make it to a screen test and had to pass on the role. During a recent interview, he revealed why he wasn’t able to audition for Tom Cruise‘s blockbuster. Read more about Austin Butler’s missed Top Gun: Maverick screen test… “I ended up having to choose between going to the screen test for Top Gun: Maverick or saying yes to Quentin Tarantino,” Austin said during an appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast (via People). Austin ended up landing a role in Quentin‘s Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood.
It was an opportunity that he’d wanted “for so long.” “I’d already met with him, so I did that,” he explained. Variety noted that Austin was up for a big role in Top Gun: Maverick – Rooster.
The part went to Miles Teller. Interestingly, Austin and Miles competed for another role and there were different results.
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