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Austin Butler powered via a bike accident on the set of his newest movie, The Bikeriders. Whereas recalling the second, the 32-year-old actor famous that he was bodily OK however was fearful in regards to the situation of the bike.
“We had been doing an evening shoot and hit a patch of moist leaves, and I went down,” Austin advised PEOPLE in an interview printed on Tuesday, June 18. “However I fortunately landed on my toes.”
Whereas chatting with the publication on the Monday, June 17, premiere of his film in Los Angeles, the Oscar nominee famous, “All I used to be interested by was the bike, although. I simply needed to be sure that it was OK.”
Austin performs Benny within the movie, which takes place within the Nineteen Sixties and follows the Chicago motorbike membership often known as the Vandals MC. Though the membership begins on a extra benign notice within the film, it step by step turns into a criminal offense syndicate.
The Elvis star additional famous that his father, David Butler, appreciated the film as a result of he’s a fellow motorbike fanatic.
“My dad rode bikes, so I believe … It’s been cool to get to speak about my dad loads lately as a result of he gave me that old flame of bikes,” Austin added.
Following the L.A. premiere, Austin attended an after-party along with his girlfriend, Kaia Gerber, whom he’s been relationship since late 2021.
Austin has been booked and busy this yr. In February, he appeared in Dune: Half Two because the chilling character Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen. Moreover, he starred as Gale Cleven in Apple TV+’s Masters of the Air sequence.
Since he’s now considered one of Hollywood’s largest names, some followers need to see Austin tackle a task within the Pirates of the Caribbean reboot, to which the actor lately advised Leisure Tonight could be “a tough one to the touch” due to the inspiration that Johnny Depp constructed within the franchise.
Though it’s been a busy time for the Anaheim, California, native, he sometimes has some down time. Just lately, Austin appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Stay! the place he recalled attending Paul McCartney’s home celebration.
“Final time I noticed you was at possibly the craziest celebration I’ve ever been to in my complete life,” Jimmy Kimmel advised Austin through the June 17 episode, to which Austin famous, “That was insane.”
The Golden Globe and BAFTA winner revealed that Taylor Swift “was DJing at one level.”
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