Austin Butler reunites with Airbenders co-stars Barry Keoghan and Callum Turner for a screening of their World War II miniseries in New York City.
Cassie Carpenter for Dailymail.Com
03:18 25 Jan 2024, updated 05:22 25 Jan 2024
Austin Butler took the Masters of the Air promotional tour to the 92nd Street Y on Manhattan’s Upper East Side on Wednesday for a preview and Q&A event.
The 32-year-old Oscar nominee reunited with his co-stars Barry Keoghan, Callum Turner, executive producer Gary Goetzman, Anthony Boyle and Nate Mann.
Austin plays 8th Air Force Major Gale Kleven in John Shiban and John Orlov’s critically acclaimed nine-episode World War II miniseries, with two episodes premiering this Friday on Apple TV+.
The $300 million limited series, based on the 2007 book by Donald L. Miller, is executive produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg.
Butler, who is a YSL brand ambassador, dressed his 6-foot frame in a black pinstripe suit over a white button-down shirt without a tie and patent leather oxfords chosen by stylist Sandra Amador.
Groomer Amy Komorowski styled actor Elvis’s wavy hair and made sure his complexion was red carpet ready for the show.
Austin, who has been dating Kaia Gerber since 2021, was joined near the 92nd Street Y by a mystery woman in a brown pea coat.
Butler’s date was likely part of his promotional team as she loomed over him as he signed autographs for waiting Big Apple fans.
The Golden Globe winner, always charming, leaned close to take a cellphone photo of one grinning fan.
Hours earlier, Austin had pre-taped his appearance on CBS’s “The Late Show” with Stephen Colbert, along with another guest, “Bob Marley: One Love” star Kingsley Ben-Adir.
And Butler started his Wednesday morning bright and early with his co-star Callum Turner, appearing on NBC TODAY with Hoda and Jenna.
“I’m done with Elvis. I had a week where I was bedridden recovering and I flew to London and started it,” the Anaheim blonde recalls from the production schedule.
– So not much time has passed. Luckily, we had a boot camp that we attended that really laid the foundation for all of us. It connected us all.”
Austin said he feels an incredible responsibility to bring to life the stories of these real-life soldiers, “to do them justice and present them to the world with the utmost authenticity and care.”
“At the Los Angeles premiere, we had the opportunity to meet—I don’t know—four or five veterans who actually flew with the 100th Bomb Group,” enthuses Butler.
“It was incredible to spend some time with them.”
The homeschooled millennial will also play Paul Atreides’ (Timothée Chalamet) villainous rival Feyda-Rautha Harkonnen in Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi sequel Dune: Part Two, which hits US and UK cinemas on March 1.
17-time Grammy Award winner Sting famously played Baron Vladimir Harkonnen’s younger nephew/heir in David Lynch’s dismally reviewed 1984 film adaptation of the same 1965 Frank Herbert novel.
Austin will play Benny in Jeff Nichols’ critically acclaimed big-screen adaptation of Danny Lyon’s 1968 photo book The Biker Men, which opens in U.S. theaters June 21.
And last April, Butler signed on to produce and star as crime family boss Danny Ryan in the 2022 big-screen adaptation of Don Winslow’s novel City on Fire, which could potentially spin into a trilogy.
Meanwhile, Barry Keoghan looked more casual in a striped button-down shirt under a black collared jacket, matching trousers and patent leather oxfords chosen by stylist Ilaria Urbinati.
Groomer Christine Nelly made sure the 31-year-old Irishman’s hair and complexion were on point.
Barry took center stage during the on-stage Q&A, discussing his role as Lt. Curtis Biddick.
Keoghan seemed particularly amused by his co-star Anthony Boyle, who gave him stitches.
Earlier in the day, the Oscar nominee, who has 1.9 million Instagram followers, posted a snap of the 29-year-old Irishman on the New York subway with the affectionate caption: “You’re so damn adorable.”
Barry also happily tweeted a photo of himself, Turner and Butler with the caption: “So happy for them, wishing Austin and Callum all the best with their new son.”
By the way, Callum Turner looked cozy in a beige collared sweater, black trousers and white trainers.
According to TMZ, the 33-year-old Englishman fondled three-time Grammy winner Dua Lipa back on January 10th.
But on Wednesday Callum was only interested in discussing his role as Major John Egan.