Overview

• Butler says he briefly lost his vision while traveling to shoot The Bikeriders and feared he was dying before his sight returned within minutes.
• He reports a virus after wrapping Elvis that led to a short hospital stay and a grain-sized shard of glass later removed from his foot following Dune: Part Two.
• The actor hired a dialect coach to drop the Presley voice, describing post-Elvis uncertainty about identity and relationships.
• To decompress from night shoots on A24’s Enemies, he adopted a Tom Hardy–inspired routine of incline walking, sauna, and a cold shower to restore sleep.
• Citing guidance from Laura Dern and conversations with Jeremy Allen White, he frames a move away from punishing methods as he readies Aronofsky’s Caught Stealing for Aug. 29 release.