Casting Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Presley: Every Rumoured Actor Ranked 

5. Austin Butler

Whilst it can sometimes be a massive coup for a major production to shine a light on an unknown actor and propel them to stardom, with a filmography as sparse as Austin Butler’s, it is very difficult to imagine him being given the role.

Despite his extensive television CV, which features appearances in almost every big Nickelodeon series from the 2000s, very few of these roles have allowed him to showcase the required gravity needed to portray The King of Rock and Roll.

Although he was cast in the lead role of MTV's adaptation of Terry Brooks' The Sword of Shannara trilogy, which ran for 2 seasons in 2016 and 2017, this has so far failed to translate into major success.

After being selected to portray the Manson family's second most famous member Charles 'Tex' Watson in Quentin Tarantino's upcoming Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, there is little doubt that he will eventually find his breakthrough role.

However ultimately, given the prestige of Luhrmann's previous work and the star power of his competitors, it seems extremely unlikely that Butler will be the man to bring Elvis to the big screen.