After pushing himself to the brink for his roles, Austin Butler found a new path. His story of resilience and self-discovery will surprise you.

Austin Butler shared how he and Laura Dern formed a fast friendship after they met and Butler realized Dern bears a resemblance to his late mother Lori. "We felt like kindred spirits," the 'Caught Stealing' actor said of Dern.

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.

The whole thing led Butler to a bit of introspection in how he would approach the craft, and he also revealed that he needed to hire a dialect coach to remove the Elvis voice that he'd work so hard to nail. “For a long time, I felt that it had to be a tortured process and I would come out the other side broken," he said.

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,