Austin Butlers weight-gain strategy for his role in Elvis has us all shook up .

The Oscar-nominated star spoke to Variety about wearing a body adjustment suit for his role as the iconic singer, which prompted the interviewer to ask if he gained any weight for the film.

I did in the beginning, Butler said, adding that before he landed the role for good, director Baz Luhrmann was trying to figure out if I could pay older Elvis.