Austin Butler said he was surprised to learn that Elvis Presley was having twins after playing the legendary rock star for a new biopic.
The 30-year-old actor said he has learned “absolute things” about the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll and promised that audiences will too.
Butler stars alongside Tom Hanks in Elvis, directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Baz Luhrmann.
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Austin Butler, Olivia DeJong and Tom Hanks (Ian West/PA)
Speaking about filming at the London premiere, he told PA news agency: “It was the time of my life, it really was, it was such a privilege.
“I knew his work firsthand and I had a very peripheral understanding of his life so I learned a lot about him.
“I didn’t know he was a twin when I first started, did you know that?”
Elvis’ twin brother Jesse died at birth in 1935.
Of the film, Butler said: “You get to see a lot of things.”
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Butler describes Luhrmann as ‘one of the most incredible people on the planet’ (Ian West/PA)
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Butler described Luhrmann as “one of the most incredible people on this planet” who had “such a singular vision” for the film.
“We had a perfect ball to make it together,” he said.
Elvis is scheduled for a nationwide release by Warner Bros. Pictures on June 24.
