Austin Butler drives fans wild with major buff body makeover as he strips down for new role

Daily Mail​

21-05-2025

Austin Butler drove fans wild in the new trailer of his film Caught Stealing, which dropped Wednesday.
The Elvis actor, 33, buffed up for the role of Hank Thompson in the Darren Aronofsky movie, set to arrive in theaters on August 29.
The hunky actor caused a stir on X, formerly Twitter, with fans salivating over his shirtless scenes - showcasing his incredibly toned midsection, sculpted chest and muscular biceps.
Austin sheds his clothes in a number of scenes, including one with co-star Zoe Kravitz - with the duo exchanging passionate kisses while in a state of undress.
The film centers around Hank, a former baseball player, who babysits his neighbor's cat - leading to a series of problems with gangsters.
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The Elvis actor, 33, buffed up for the role of Hank Thompson in the Darren Aronofsky movie, set to arrive in theaters on August 29
Fans went wild over his buffed up body - as the movie star is usually known for his lanky figure.
The star's buff body - seen throughout the short trailer - had fans sprinting to X to share their thoughts.
'Vanessa Hudgens Xs are so damn fine,' one said, while another simply used a sweating emoji.
'He is so hot idc, one said,' while another shared a Gif of of The Office.
Hank is a former baseball player - who used to play in high school and was the star at his school.
His girlfriend is played by Zoe, and she works at a local dive bar.
The neighbor - Russ - is played by actor Matt Smith - and he has to leave for a bit and asks Hank to watch his cat.
While babysitting the cat, he finds himself in the midst of gangsters - with Hank clueless as to why.
The gangsters try to get him but Hank manages to slip out of their hands each time.
Fans went wild over his buffed up body - as the movie star is usually known for his lanky figure
The film, which hits theaters August 29, stars Austin, Matt, Zoe, Regina King, Liev Schreiber, Vincent D'Onofrio, Griffin Dunne, Benito A Martinez Ocasio and Carol Kane.
The film is based on a book by Charlie Huston; Charlie also penned the screenplay and serves as executive producer.
Darren, Ari Handel, Dylan Golden and Jeremy Dawson are also listed as producers.
Austin was seen at Cannes last week, however his buff body was covered; he wore a black blouse and taupe trousers.
The good-looking star appears to be single at the moment.
He previously dated Kaia Gerber, a model and actress; Kaia is the daughter of supermodel icon Cindy Crawford.
On January 7th, it was confirmed that Kaia and Austin split, with the outlet noting that they ended their relationship sometime at the end of 2024.
The insider noted that there was no bad blood between the former flames, only that their relationship had run its course.
The couple initially sparked dating rumors in December of 2021, and they made the relationship official when they celebrated Valentine's Day together in February 2022.
Austin and Kaia made their red carpet debut at the 2022 Met Gala, after they dated for just a few months.
Prior to Kaia, Austin was in a long-term relationship with Vanessa Hudgens, for almost nine years - from September 2011 until January 2020.