At solely 34, Austin Butler has already snagged some fairly iconic film roles, together with as Feyd-Rautha in “Dune” and taking part in the titular character within the 2022 musical “Elvis.”

Butler has constructed a fame within the business for giving his all to the character he is taking part in, from coaching with a Navy SEAL to intensely learning Elvis’ voice to get it excellent.

However is there such a factor as taking methodology appearing too far? Some social media customers assume so after Austin Butler revealed that he went to excessive lengths to attach with the newest character he performed within the film “Caught Stealing,” which is scheduled to launch in theatres in late August 2025.

For these unfamiliar, Butler is extraordinarily dedicated to his artwork. In a earlier interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the “Switched at Start” star revealed that in preparation for enjoying Elvis, he employed a vocal coach to assist guarantee his voice was “an identical” to that of the rock star.

“I watched as a lot [footage of Elvis’ concerts] as I might, again and again. I really feel such a duty to Elvis and to Priscilla and Lisa Marie, and all of the individuals all over the world who love him a lot,” he stated.

Deeply connecting with the character is par for the course for Butler, contemplating that for his new movie, he informed Selection that he really slept on the set that was his New York Metropolis house within the film, which additionally stars Regina King and Zoe Kravitz.

Based on Butler, he spent one evening alone on the film set, taking part in music, dancing, and consuming Chinese language meals. He slept by means of the evening; nonetheless, he suffered an embarrassing second when he was awoken by the movie’s crew, who discovered him in his underwear.

Butler may be one of many solely ones who discovered the scenario amusing, although.

On Reddit, a plethora of customers flocked to a selected thread, blasting the actor for being what they consider is inauthentic.

“File this underneath ‘issues that he most likely thinks make him sound dedicated to the character, however really, as somebody who works in movie/television, makes him sound like an amazing ache within the crew’s collective a-s,'” a person wrote.

“This dude is simply f-cking bizarre,” one other commented.

A 3rd person wrote, “Unbearable. It is the type of actor whose telephone stops ringing the second he stops being a field workplace draw.”

Regardless of the general public’s opinion on the matter, Butler revealed that he had a selected goal for sleeping on the set, explaining that it helped him join with the function on a deeper degree.

“There are various issues that conspire in opposition to you while you’re making a film. You have obtained the lights and the digital camera, and the set would not have a ceiling, as a result of they have to mild it from above. It is tempting to go searching and break the phantasm. So the extra I can do to trick myself, the extra vital it’s,” he stated.

In his new film, “Caught Stealing,” Butler performs Hank, a former baseball participant turned bartender who will get concerned with the New York Metropolis crime life. The movie is in contrast to his earlier works, particularly as a result of he is taking part in a personality that—regardless of his crime background—carefully resembles himself.

Nonetheless, Butler stated that accepting this function was fairly scary for him, as he had begun appearing as a option to escape his actuality as a toddler. He defined that with the ability to painting totally different characters has allowed him to really feel “free.”