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Austin Butler needed dialect coach to REMOVE Elvis accent for Masters of the Air - after three years prepping for Oscar-nominated role: 'I was trying to remember who I was'


Austin Butler has revealed he needed a dialect coach to 'not sound like Elvis' in new World World II drama, Masters of the Air - after three years prepping for the Oscar nominated role.

The acclaimed actor, 32, who baffled fans when he spoke in the music icon's Memphis twan g during the 2023 awards season, revealed he needed professional help to lose his accent for his role as Major Gale Cleven during an appearance on Wednesday's The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The acclaimed actor, 32, who baffled fans when he spoke in the music icon's Memphis twang during the 2023 awards season, revealed he needed professional help to lose his accent for his role as Major Gale Cleven He said: 'I was having dinner with Tom Hanks in Australia and he was sort of joking saying, "You’re going to lose your mind when you finish this three years of your life focused on this one thing, you’re gonna have to find something else to jump right into right afterward."

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