Austin Butler Won't Be Taking His Elvis Voice to Arrakis

Bria McNeal
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Austin Butler Won't Be Taking His Elvis Voice to Arrakis
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Well, well, well: apparently Austin Butler’s Elvis voice isn’t so permanent after all. Last month, Butler's vocal coach claimed his southern accent could “be there forever,” but his new co-star, Dave Bautista, says otherwise. In an interview with USA Today, Bautista talked about Butler's transformation into Feyd-Rautha, for their upcoming movie, Dune: Part Two. Thankfully, Butler's performance does not include the King of Rock's drawl. “I don’t know who this guy was, but it was not Austin Butler,” Bautista said. “It’s not Elvis. His voice is different, his look is different. Everything about his demeanor is terrifying.”

Butler’s voice became the roast of the Internet last month when he won Best Actor at the Golden Globes for his role in Elvis, which, you know, good for him! But his low-pitched acceptance speech went viral, and left myself (and many others) wondering if the King of Rock is somehow trapped in his vocal chords. “My boy, my boy,” Butler crooned as he walked on stage. “I just am so grateful right now.” After acknowledging everyone from The Hollywood Foreign Press, to the film's director, Baz Luhrman—plus Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, the Presley family, and even his own—Butler thanked the man who inspired his now-permanent drawl. “Lastly, Elvis Presley himself, you were an icon and a rebel and I love you so much,” he said.

According to Bartlett, Butler’s voice, though undeniably... different, is authentic. “What you saw in that Golden Globes speech, that’s him,” Barlette said. “It’s genuine, it’s not put on. I feel sorry people are saying that, you know it’s still acting [but] he’s actually taken [the voice of Presley] on board.

Once Butler exited stage, viewers at home went on Twitter to discuss.

Before Butler went all Daniel Day-Lewis on us, his voice really was noticeably different. Fans of the actor will remember how he sounded in The Carrie Diaries, or even the instant classic, Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure. Though both projects released over a decade ago, it’s hard to forget such a drastic change in pitch. At least he won't be taking the growl to Arrakis.

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