 The scene where Elvis is seen putting a Derringer pistol into his boot during his Las Vegas show is true. He started doing this after receiving death threats. In total, while portraying Elvis Presley, Austin Butler wore 90 costumes throughout the film. According to director Baz Lerman, there's a 4 hour cut of the film that exists. It remains to be seen whether or not this cut will ever be released. While doing press for the movie, Austin Butler still had a bit of a Southern accent that he used to portray Elvis Presley. In an interview, Butler said that because he spent so much time preparing and filming the movie, when he's in front of a lot of people, there's a trigger and the accent just comes out. While director Baz Lerman was going over auditions, including Austin Butler's audition for the role of Elvis Presley,