The Wars Over Jacob Elordi and Austin Butler Are Getting Heated
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Have the Jacob Elordi and Austin Butler stans tried giving peace a chance yet? Fandoms for the two actors are up in arms on X (the social media platform formerly known as Twitter) over which one’s portrayal of Elvis Presley reigns supreme.
Butler’s stint as the King of Rock and Roll came first, delectably delivered in Baz Luhrmann’s award-winning Elvis, an epic biopic released last year. Elordi plays a darker version of the iconic singer in the latest Elvis-adjacent feature film, Priscilla, a Sofia Coppola–helmed project based on Priscilla Presley’s 1985 memoir, Elvis and Me.
The back-to-back movies have not only reinvigorated interest in Presley’s reputation and legacy, but have also evoked comparisons of both actors’ interpretations of the King. It’s a rivalry Elordi apparently has very little interest in.
“I think it would be a killer double feature,” the Euphoria star told E! News in a recent interview. “I don’t know why people make art a blood sport. They turn it into the Coliseum. It’s fucking absurd.”
Similarly, Butler had nothing but kind words for Elordi as the latter prepared to take up the King’s mantle. “I just wish him all the best,” Butler told Variety on the red carpet at the Golden Globe Awards earlier this year. “We haven’t spoken, but I hope he has a great time.”
Clearly, the stans have not heeded the performers’ calls for peace. Since Priscilla officially dropped in theaters last month, X has been split into different camps: Team Jacob, Team Austin, or Team Give-Peace-a-Chance. We gathered all the best reactions below.
austin butler could do priscilla (2023) but jacob elordi could never do elvis (2022)
— b 🍅 (@whothefisbrenda) November 6, 2023
Is Jacob Elordi a better Elvis than Austin butler? Who cares, at the end of the day they’re both my boyfriend and that’s what counts
— Jacqueline (@Horse_Jeans) November 4, 2023
I don't understand where the hate train for austin butlers elvis is coming from bc I do think he did a better job than jacob elordi pic.twitter.com/PRzlEOs96Z
— shannon 🌱 (@shcwtunes) November 4, 2023
kinda crying at this pic.twitter.com/FYqFlTRPtM
— ْ (@wlwbags) October 29, 2023
Jacob Elordi prepping for Elvis vs. Austin butler prepping for Elvis pic.twitter.com/CpXltqZ3WN
— Jill (@jtweeting7) November 2, 2023
whereas austin butler dedicated himself to the role of elvis by keeping the elvis voice for like a year and a half, jacob elordi is dedicating himself to the role of elvis by clogging his fucking arteries https://t.co/QuQuz1XMbS
— PT: psycho tman (@johnny_tmanV2) November 3, 2023
it should be in history books that austin bustier (who i adore) barricaded himself in graceland for all of eternity to play elvis and jacob elordi just watched lilo and stitch like the rest of us millennials https://t.co/TBjg4lBbI3
— Rachel Leishman (@RachelLeishman) November 1, 2023
jacob elordi elvis is a quieter elvis seen through the eyes of a teenage priscilla vs austin butler elvis is a hyper-stylized portrait from an external perspective. they're two completely different roles lol.
— iced coffee apologist (@missh8ter) October 31, 2023
Did yall know that you can praise jacob elordi's elvis performance without mentioning austin butler and that u do Jacob a disservice by making it about Austin? pic.twitter.com/cgQfmedete
— Wuya (@XiotheNinja) October 31, 2023
Austin Butler hearing Jacob Elordi's Elvis voice https://t.co/DusQIUnXui pic.twitter.com/XQSxXK7aEC
— e1mo⑨ (@jinshirotonin) October 30, 2023
Austin Butler:
changes his entire genetic DNA to embody the spirit of Elvis Presley himself, alienating his friends and family forever.
Jacob Elordi:
eats a lot of bacon https://t.co/lOEyGidd2L— wyatt dunkin (@WyattDuncan) November 3, 2023
i think jacob elordi’s performance as elvis will gag austin butler’s voice back to normal
— ɥʇɐs (@sathbabii) November 3, 2023
I’m a fan of Baz Lurhmann. I’m a fan of looking at Austin Butler. I’m theoretically a fan of Jacob Elordi. And I’m here to tell you if I never hear the name Elvis Presley again as long as I live it’ll be too soon!
— Nick Fury (@WritingTheWrong) November 6, 2023
my opinion on the best elvis debate is that austin was perfect for baz luhrmann’s version and jacob was perfect for sofia coppola’s version
— rissa (@billskarsgards) November 4, 2023
So Austin fcked up his vocal chords and Jacob risked HBP. Enough with Elvis and The Method™️. https://t.co/UswfSK6KLT
—. (@MatildaWormhood) November 6, 2023
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