<a href="https://vt.co/entertainment/austin-butler-praised-for-helping-sally-field-76-onto-stage-at-sag-awards-a-true-gentleman">Austin Butler</a> has recently opened up about the difficulties of transforming himself into 60s pop-rock icon Elvis Presley for the self-titled biopic, even recalling one moment when his "body started shutting down" after he finished filming. Speaking to Janine Rubenstein and Jeremy Parsons from <a href="https://people.com/movies/sag-awards-2023-austin-butler-recalls-emergency-room-trip-day-after-elvis-filming-wrapped/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PEOPLE</a> during the outlet's preshow coverage at the 29th Screen Actors Guild Awards, Butler revealed that playing the late entertainer came with a few downsides. The 31-year-old former Nickelodeon star lost his voice at one point while performing vocals for the drama, and also previously revealed that he was bedridden for a week with a virus that kept him from completing his work. "I had a week of downtime, where I actually ended up in the hospital," Butler said on Sunday. "I didn't get sick the entire time I filmed [Elvis] but the day I finished, I ended up in the emergency room." "So I spent a week in bed and then I went to this other job," he added. <img class="wp-image-1263197578 size-large" src="https://img.vt.co/2023/02/2JANE2H-1024x683.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="683" />[[imagecaption|| Austin Butler arriving for a special screening of Elvis at BFI Southbank, London. Credit: PA Images / Alamy]] He also told the interviewers that he lost his voice while he was performing Elvis' version of 'Never Been to Spain'. "We did so many takes. And at a certain point, I just lost my voice," the actor explained. "So then I went on vocal rest for a couple days, and I was able to come back." <img class="wp-image-1263197577 size-large" src="https://img.vt.co/2023/02/2K01JN3-1024x818.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="818" />[[imagecaption|| Elvis (2022) featuring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks. Credit: Moviestore Collection Ltd / Alamy]] Previously, the actor opened up about his health issues during an interview with <a href="https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/austin-butler-interview-2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GQ Magazine.</a> Due to Butler's constant dedication to the role, his body had allegedly "revolted" from the excessive preparation. "My body just started shutting down the day after I finished Elvis," he told the publication. After filming wrapped up and the rush of playing the King of Rock'n'Roll subsided - besides the iconic voice of course - the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood actor said: "The next day I woke up at four in the morning with excruciating pain, and I was rushed to hospital." The outlet reported that he was diagnosed with "a virus that simulates appendicitis and spent a week bedridden." Despite the health complications though, he described the iconic portrayal as "the greatest ride of [his] life." <img class="wp-image-1263197575 size-large" src="https://img.vt.co/2023/02/2M7T3M2-1024x668.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="668" />[[imagecaption|| Austin Butler poses with his award for Best Actor in a Drama Motion Picture for Elvis at the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards. Credit: REUTERS / Alamy]] Earlier this month, Butler took home the award for Best Actor at the BAFTAs on February 19. Just a few weeks prior, he had also claimed the victory for <a href="https://vt.co/news/austin-butler-golden-globes-speech-was-unknowingly-the-perfect-tribute-to-lisa-marie-presley" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Best Actor in a Drama for his performance</a> as Elvis at last month's Golden Globe Awards. The actor is seemingly on a good run ahead of the coveted Oscars ceremony which is set to take place March 12. The 31-year old has been nominated for Best Actor for the biopic, which marks his <a href="https://vt.co/entertainment/this-is-for-her-austin-butler-dedicates-oscar-nomination-to-lisa-marie-presley" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first Oscar nomination.</a> <h6>Featured Image Credit: Album / Alamy</h6>

Austin Butler said his 'body just started shutting down' the day after he finished filming 'Elvis'

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