The 31-year-old actor was nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of The King in Baz Luhrmann’s 2022 movie, which also starred Hanks as Presley’s manager Colonel Tom Parker.
One night over dinner, industry veteran Hank bestowed some wise advice on Butler, who has now opened up about what the Forrest Gump star told him.
According to Butler, Hanks recommended he dive deep into another role right away.
Recounting the moment to The Times, Butler said: ‘[Hanks] said, “You have immersed yourself so deeply in Elvis that, for your mental health, it would be wise to go straight into something else.
“If you just jump off the train, you might have emotional whiplash… And, you know. I’ve got this thing I’m producing”.’
Their conversation led to Butler’s forthcoming lead role as Major Gale Cleven in the TV series Masters of the Air, which was produced by Hanks and Steven Spielberg, much like their previous World War II series Band of Brothers and The Pacific.
The Apple TV+ series, which also stars Barry Keoghan and Callum Turner, follows the 100th Bombardment Group of the United States Army Air Forces and is based on the 2007 book of the same name by Donald L. Miller.
Butler has previously spoken of the challenges that came with playing Presley, even telling Graham Norton that he’d ‘damaged his vocal cords’.
‘ I have actually most likely harmed my singing cables with all that vocal singing,’ he informed the host.
‘ One tune took 40 takes!’
Butler additionally exposed he consumed microwaved Haagen-Dazs gelato to ‘load on the extra pounds’ for his Oscar-nominated duty.
The American star, that started his profession on the Disney Network, claimed: ‘I listened to that when Ryan Gosling was mosting likely to do The Wonderful Bones, he had actually microwaved oven Haagen-Dazs and also would certainly consume it.’
Speaking With Range, he proceeded: ‘I would certainly go obtain 2 loads doughnuts and also consume them all. I truly began to load on some extra pounds.’
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