Priscilla Presley had nothing but good words to say about Austin Butler, who plays her late husband, Elvis Presley, in the film. In a post shared on her official Facebook page, Priscilla gushed about the movie, saying that she had recently seen it during a private screening, along with Jerry Schilling, Elvis’ former manager.
“It is a true story told brilliantly and creatively that only Baz, in his unique artistic way, could have delivered,” she said of the film, before singing the actor’s praises. “Austin Butler, who played Elvis is outstanding… Bravo to him…he knew he had big shoes to fill… Tom Hanks was Col Parker in this film. What a character he was.” She also acknowledged that the story didn’t end well in real life and in the film, but she’s glad it was handled with care. “The story, as we all know, does not have a happy ending. But I think you will understand a little bit more of Elvis’ journey, penned by a directer who put his heart and soul and many hours into this film.”
At the 2022 Met Gala, Butler said that aside from doing Elvis justice, one of his goals was to meet Priscilla and Schilling’s expectations. “Proud was really at the core of it all for me,” he said, per People. “Making all the people who loved Elvis so much proud. I just set out to find his humanity as much as I could and bring that out with as much life as much as I could.”
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