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Austin Butler landed a highly coveted role in Hollywood when he was cast to bring Elvis Presley to life in Baz Luhrmann‘s biopic Elvis, and he faced stiff competition to book the Oscar-nominated role.

The 32-year-old star is said to have faced off against four talented actors to play the music legend. He even revealed a moment during the audition process when he was concerned that he lost the part.

His portrayal of the King of Rock and Roll is on our minds again as Austin returns to the big screen with a new role in Dune: Part Two. We decided to do some digging to see who else was in the running.

Scroll through the four actors who could have been Elvis Presley instead of Austin Butler…

Austin Butler landed a highly coveted role in Hollywood when he was cast to bring Elvis Presley to life in Baz Luhrmann‘s biopic Elvis, and he faced stiff competition to book the Oscar-nominated role.

The 32-year-old star is said to have faced off against four talented actors to play the music legend. He even revealed a moment during the audition process when he was concerned that he lost the part.

His portrayal of the King of Rock and Roll is on our minds again as Jacob Elordi, who played Elvis in Priscilla, takes over Saturday Night Live so decided to do some digging to see who else might have landed the role.

Scroll through the four actors who could have been Elvis Presley instead of Austin Butler…

Austin Butler landed a highly coveted role in Hollywood when he was cast to bring Elvis Presley to life in Baz Luhrmann‘s biopic Elvis, and he faced stiff competition to book the Oscar-nominated role.

The 32-year-old star is said to have faced off against four talented actors to play the music legend. He even revealed a moment during the audition process when he was concerned that he lost the part.

His portrayal of the King of Rock and Roll is on our minds again with the release of Priscilla, which stars Jacob Elordi as Elvis. We were curious and did some digging to see who else might have landed the role.

Scroll through the four actors who could have been Elvis Presley instead of Austin Butler…

Elvis Presley‘s influence surpasses the music world, as the icon has impacted the film industry, too.

The rock star himself took on acting roles, but he was also portrayed in movies a number of times.

Following the release of director Sofia Coppola‘s Priscilla, which focuses on Priscilla Presley‘s relationship with the so-called King of Rock and Roll, many cinephiles are wondering who else has played Elvis on the big screen.

Browse through the slideshow to discover the 12 actors who have played Elvis Presley in movies…

Austin Butler landed a highly coveted role in Hollywood when he was cast to bring Elvis Presley to life in Baz Luhrmann‘s biopic Elvis, and he faced stiff competition to book the Oscar-nominated role.

The 32-year-old star is said to have faced off against four talented actors to play the music legend. He even revealed a moment during the audition process when he was concerned that he lost the part.

His portrayal of the King of Rock and Roll is on our minds again with the release of Priscilla, which stars Jacob Elordi as Elvis. We were curious and did some digging to see who else might have landed the role.

Scroll through the four actors who could have been Elvis Presley instead of Austin Butler…

Jacob Elordi is opening up about brining the King of Rock and Roll to life in his new movie Priscilla.

The 26-year-old actor plays Elvis Presley alongside Cailee Spaeny in the movie, which is from director Sofia Coppola.

The movie, based on Priscilla Presley‘s memoir Elvis and Me, has attracted some controversy for a variety of reasons, including the age gap between Priscilla and Elvis when they met and began their relationship.

This week, we even learned that Elvis‘ daughter Lisa Marie Presley had bashed the movie in emails over the portrayal of her father before her untimely death.

In an interview with E News, Jacob addressed the way that he is playing Elvis in the movie. He also spoke about the perception that he often brings “troubled men” to life in his projects.

Jacob also weighed in on comparisons between him and Austin Butler, who landed an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Elvis in the musician’s biopic.

Scroll through the slideshow to see what Jacob Elordi had to say…

Austin Butler landed a Best Actor nomination at the 2023 Oscars for his portrayal of Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann‘s Elvis. However, he wasn’t guaranteed the role.

In fact, the 31-year-old star is said to have faced off against four very talented actors for a chance to play the music legend. He even revealed a moment during the audition process when he was concerned that he lost the part.

If things had gone differently, maybe one of his four competitors would have been nominated for the Oscar? We looked back on the four stars who were rumored to be frontrunners for the role alongside Austin.

Scroll through the four actors who could have been Elvis Presley instead of Austin Butler…