(Keough died by suicide in July 2020 at the age of 27.)
It breaks my heart that my son isn’t here to see it.
He would have absolutely loved it as well."
Lisa Marie Presley praises Austin Butler’s performance in ‘Elvis’ biopic.Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage
I know I’m being repetitive, but I don’t care.
Thank you for setting the record straight in such a deeply profound and artistic way."
Luhrmann similarlypraised Butler’s performance in a recent interviewwith EW, sharing that the actor “lived Elvis.”
Austin Butler in ‘Elvis’.Hugh Stewart/Warner Bros.
How is that happening?'"
Luhrmann soon received a cold call from none other thanDenzel Washington, who starred opposite Butler on Broadway.
“I did not know Denzel,” Luhrmann explained.
“And he said, ‘I’ve just worked with this guy on stage.
I’ve never seen a work ethic like it.’
And I’m like, ‘Okay, I must see him.’
Honestly, I put him through the ringer, but he lived Elvis.
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