Last year, Austin Butler stunned the world with his incredible portrayal of Elvis Presley in the Baz Luhrman-directed biopic Elvis. The actor not only did a magnificent job with his body, imitating the King’s famous movements but also displayed his skills as a singer, which involved finding a way to recreate the unique and incomparable voice of the famous artist.

Since then, much has been talked about how Butler has maintained the tone of Elvis’s voice, unable to detach himself from that aspect of his performance. Many even believe it is just a publicity move, and the actor could easily go back to speaking as he has always done without any problem.

Fortunately, Austin dispelled any doubts during a recent appearance on The Graham Norton Show, where he confirmed that he is doing everything possible to get rid of the acquired tone of voice:

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As a method actor, it is easy to see why it’s been so hard for him to move on from the character, especially from such an important part of it as Presley’s voice.

“I am getting rid of the accent, but I have probably damaged my vocal cords with all that singing.”

Austin Butler’s Future

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Soon, the actor will be part of the long-awaited sequel of Dune, where he will play one of the villains, Feyd-Rautha, the favored nephew of Baron Harkonnen (Stellan Skarsgard), leader of the rival house to House Atreides. In the books, he is more cunning than his brutish brother, “Beast” Rabban (Dave Bautista), and he ultimately becomes the primary antagonist to Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet).

He will also join Jodie Comer, Tom Hardy, Michael Shannon, Boyd Holbrook, Norman Reedus, and Mike Faist in The Bikeriders, a film written and directed by Jeff Nichols. Set in the 1960s, it follows the rise of a fictional Midwestern motorcycle club. Seen through the lives of its members, the club evolves over a decade from a gathering place for local outsiders into a more sinister gang, threatening the original group’s unique way of life.

Lately, he’s been attached to Marvel Studios as one of the candidates to be part of The Fantastic Four movie directed by Matt Shakman. According to the rumors, Austin could be playing Johnny Storm, aka the Human Torch. He’s also been eyed by DC fans to become the next Green Arrow, but for now, there’s been no news about this character being part of James Gunn’s vision of the franchise.