{"id":167269,"date":"2025-08-22T19:39:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T19:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/167269\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T19:39:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T19:39:15","slug":"austin-butler-reveals-how-he-got-baseball-buff-for-caught-stealing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/167269\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Butler Reveals How He Got Baseball Buff for ‘Caught Stealing’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Actor Austin Butler has transformed his body once again, this time to play a former pro baseball player in Darren Aronofsky\u2019s upcoming film Caught Stealing. Known for his Oscar-nominated role as Elvis Presley, Butler opened up about his intense training process in a recent interview with Men\u2019s Health<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to Butler, Aronofsky encouraged him to model his physique after professional baseball players. \u201cI actually have a whole section of just baseball players\u2019 [backsides] that he would send me,\u201d Butler joked. \u201cHe was like, \u2018Look how thick they are!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

To achieve a realistic look, Butler worked with celebrity trainer Beth Lewis, who trained Hugh Jackman for Deadpool & Wolverine. His workouts focused on developing strength and agility rather than building an overly muscular Hollywood body.<\/p>\n

Before filming began, Butler weighed around 150 pounds. With training and nutrition adjustments, he bulked up to 185 pounds.<\/p>\n

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However, Butler admitted his diet wasn\u2019t always strict. \u201cWhen I want a cheat day, I go all in; french toast, pancakes, pizza, and pasta, all at the same time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The actor also described how the role required more than just physical preparation. His character, Hank, is a former athlete whose life spirals into a world of crime.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor a long time, I felt it had to be a tortured process,\u201d Butler explained of preparing for a role. \u201cBut rather than putting parts of yourself away, it\u2019s about going into the bits you don\u2019t want to look at\u2014and finding a way of integrating that.\u201d<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t the first time Butler has reshaped his body for a role. While preparing to play Elvis Presley in Elvis, he admitted to dramatically altering his weight<\/a>, sometimes eating \u201ctwo dozen doughnuts\u201d to embody Presley\u2019s weight gain in his later years. He reflected that the process was fun at first but ultimately left him feeling unhealthy.<\/p>\n

Austin Butler is currently filming Enemies alongside Jeremy Allen White. Caught Stealing hits theaters August 29.<\/p>\n

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