A little less conversation? Not for Austin Butler and Vanessa Hudgens, who have continued to talk about each other following their 2020 breakup.
18.01.2023 - 18:57 / usmagazine.com
Not an act. Austin Butler’s voice coach Irene Bartlett addressed how the actor’s voice changed since playing the iconic Elvis Presley.
“Because of COVID shutdowns, he was working on it all the time and it’s difficult to switch off something you’ve spent so much focus [and] time on,” Bartlett told ABC’s Gold Coast on Monday, January 16, about Butler’s time filming Baz Luhrmann‘s Elvis biopic.
The California native’s accent became a topic of conversation after it continued to resemble the famed musician. Bartlett, for her part, defended Butler’s technique and said it wasn’t being done for show.
“What you saw in that [2023] Golden Globes speech, that’s him. It’s genuine, it’s not put on,” she shared, referring to Butler’s acceptance speech at the awards show after winning for Best Performance in a Drama Motion Picture. “I feel sorry people are saying that, you know, it’s still acting [but] he’s actually taken [the voice] on board. I don’t know how long that will last, or if it’s going to be there forever.”
Shortly after his big win, the Life Unexpected alum, 31, addressed fans who think he speaks like Elvis.
“I don’t think I sound like him still, but I guess I must because I hear it a lot,” he told reporters earlier this month. “I had three years where that was my only focus. So, I’m sure there’s pieces of him in my DNA and I’ll always be linked.”
Meanwhile, Bartlett broke down the work that went into changing Butler’s voice for the role, adding, “Basically what I look for is what their natural singing voice is doing. I strip away all the effects someone is putting on, and I go, ‘What does this natural voice sound like?’ And what is working and what needs help in terms of enhancement, in terms of support, flexibility, stamina,
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