10 Actors Who Went To Absurd Lengths For Recent Movies

With Austin Butler already picking up a BAFTA and being nominated for an Academy Award for his outstanding work in bringing The King to life in Baz Luhrmann's Elvis picture, it's clear all of the freakishly talented lad's hugely committed work hasn't gone unnoticed.

Since the release of the hugely energetic and relentlessly spellbinding biographical drama based on the iconic Elvis Presley, the sheer amount of time, effort, and energy Butler put into bringing the titular legend to life has been talked about almost as much as the flick itself.

The leading man not only practised karate every day, learned how to swing and tap dance, and struggled to get rid of the unmistakable star's vocal quality in the wake of wrapping the film, but he also wound up in hospital the day after he'd finished shooting, claiming his body "just started shutting down the day after I finished ‘Elvis’.”

And in what simply acts as the latest bizarre piece of trivia that will no doubt help further immortalise the frankly ridiculous level of dedication found in Butler's hip-shaking preparations, it turns out that the star also went full Ryan Gosling and chugged tubs of microwaved ice cream when trying to gain weight for Elvis' older and heavier years, too.

That hospital stint post-shoot is starting to make a little more sense now...