Forget the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”—the real power moves are happening on the London-to-Paris train. Director Baz Luhrmann has unmasked a “surreal” encounter between Beatles deity Sir Paul McCartney and Hollywood’s golden boy Austin Butler that has left the industry reeling.
While the press is cooing over their impromptu Elvis duet, insiders are whispering about the high-stakes psychological game being played between the 83-year-old legend and the 34-year-old actor.
Allegedly, McCartney didn’t just “stumble” into a song; he reportedly cornered Butler with a track even the actor didn’t recognize, forcing the “new” Elvis to fumble through a display of musical dominance.
Rumors suggest that McCartney—a man who actually knew the real Elvis—deliberately chose an obscure number to see if Butler was a true student of the craft or just a high-budget impersonator.
Is this duet a genuine tribute, or is Paul finally trying to have the last word by “teaching” Austin Butler how the King really sounded?
The tension is palpable. Fans are already speculating that Butler—who famously stayed in character for years—looked visibly shaken by the encounter.
After all, sitting across from a man who actually jammed with the real Elvis is the ultimate “imposter syndrome” trigger. Is McCartney’s sudden public affection for Butler a move to stay “gen-z adjacent,” or is he quietly reminding everyone that while Elvis may be the King, the Beatles are the ones still holding the keys to the castle?
