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Austin Butler went temporarily blind after filming ‘Elvis’: ‘Genuinely thought I was dying’
Austin Butler suffered a string of terrifying health scares that left him hospitalized and scared for his life. The 34-year-old actor revealed that he was temporarily blind and convinced he was dying after he finished filming director Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Presley biopic.
Austin Butler shared that he once experienced a bout of temporary blindness while on a flight to film 2023's 'The Bikeriders,' in which he 'felt like the life was being sucked from my body.' Since then,
"For a long time, I felt that it had to be a tortured process and I would come out the other side broken," said the Oscar-nominated actor, who famously went method for 'Elvis.'
Based on Danny Lyon’s 1968 photo book, The Bikeriders tells the story of the Vandals MC, a fictional motorcycle club that begins as a safe haven for outsiders before spiraling into a dangerous gang. For Butler, diving into such heavy material isn’t new — but he admits the toll it has taken hasn’t always been healthy.
Austin Butler has revealed that he temporarily lost his sight and thought he was “dying” while on his way to shoot The Bikeriders. In a cover story for Men’s Health, Butler said he was en route to film Jeff Nichols’ 2023 film when he “jolted awake with a terrible migraine ” just before the plane landed and realised that he couldn’t see.
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Austin Butler thought he was 'dying' after going temporarily blind before filming Bikeriders
Golden Globe winner Austin Butler recalls a temporary blindness that had him thinking he was 'dying' while on a flight to film 'The Bikeriders.'
Austin Butler is crediting actors like Tom Hardy and Laura Dern for pulling him away from method acting. In a new Men’s Health cover story to promote his upcoming thriller Caught Stealing, directed by Darren Aronofsky,
Butler, who recently ended things with model Kaia Gerber, and Kravitz, who called off her engagement to Channing Tatum in 2024, first sparked romance rumors when they were seen kissing on the set of “Caught Stealing” in October.
Austin Butler has previously worked withDenis Villeneuve, who will be directing the next "James Bond" installment, on the "Dune" franchise.