Looks like Austin Butler is going to be putting on his blue suede shoes!
The 27-year-old actor has landed the role of Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann's upcoming biopic about the King of Rock, Warner Bros. Pictures announced on Monday.
Joel Weinshanker, managing partner of Elvis Presley Enterprises, also released a statement, which read, "We feel blessed to have a visionary like Baz Luhrmann to tell this story."
Elvis A. Presley / Austin Butler pic.twitter.com/Rtl1P4nv9o Baz Luhrmann (@bazluhrmann) July 15, 2019Once news broke, Butler's longtime girlfriend, Vanessa Hudgens, was one of the first to react to the casting via Instagram, writing, "I AMMMM OVERRRR THE F**KING MOOOOOOOOONNNNN.
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