Austin Butler's latest $15 million horror film is trending on Netflix and was followed by one of the most stunning career turns of the 21st century

Austin Butler starred The dead don't die five years ago, and his status in Hollywood has never been the same. The actor debuted in Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide in 2005, when he was 14 years old. He kept getting small TV roles for a while. Butler eventually gained further recognition in the 2010s for his roles as Sebastian Kydd in The Carrie Diaries on the CW and Wil Ohmsford on MTV Shannara Chronicles. However, Butler's acting career really took off after appearing in The dead don't die at the end of 2010.

Now, Butler is a widely known actor and the world is his oyster. Perhaps the notion of true movie stars is dead, aka the idea that an actor can be so famous and powerful that his name alone is a film's main selling point. However, if it weren't, someone could make a good argument for why Butler is a movie star (or is on her way to becoming one). Butler's career is on the rise as he continues to appear in popular and critically acclaimed films, and it all happened after the premiere of The dead don't die.

The Dead Don't Die is the last horror film Austin Butler made

The zombie horror film premiered in 2019

Austin Butler starred as Jack in Jim Jarmusch's film The dead don't die. The 2019 zombie horror comedy chronicles a zombie outbreak in the small rural town of Centerville and tracks the police response to the crisis. Butler's character, Jack, is one of three travelers who have the misfortune to pass through Centerville during the zombie outbreak. Your role is not very important in the grand scheme of things. However, when looking at Butler's career, The dead don't die is apparently quite significant.

Butler starred in a few horror films before The dead don't dieincluding The intruders and yoga pants. IHowever, it is Butler's last horror film and is available to stream on Netflix (and it's a trend on the platform's graphics). Consequently, many are only now discovering The dead don't die five years after its launch. Unfortunately, it received mixed reviews at the time of its release, but it wasn't all bad, as Butler's 2019 zombie film marked the end of one stage in his career and the beginning of a new, better one.

After The Dead Don't Die, Austin Butler became a huge movie star in Oscar-nominated films

Butler appeared in Elvis, Dune: Part Two and more

Shortly after The dead don't dieAustin Butler began exclusively starring in triumphant and critically acclaimed films. He dipped his toes into prestige waters with a small role in Quentin Tarantino's Oscar-winning film. Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood in 2019. A few years later, Butler was the face of another Oscar-nominated film – Elvis. Butler was even nominated for Best Actor for his performance as Elvis Presley but lost to Brendan Fraser by The whale. The actor appeared in a few more well-received films; Dune: Part Two and The cyclists.

Butler's sudden shift from films with poor box office performance and “rotten” scores to Rotten tomatoes to successful films nominated for an Oscar is impressive. This is very wild The dead don't die it was the last project Butler did before making this sudden change. Yes, many found the horror film entertaining. But it only grossed $15 million at the box office and wasn't exactly popular with critics. About that, Butler's next film, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywoodgrossed more than US$377 million at the box office and won two Oscars.

Austin Butler's The Dead Don't Die role is more shocking to see after his recent career

Butler barely appears in the zombie film

If someone watched The dead don't die after seeing Austin Butler in Elvis, Dune: Part Twoetc., they would probably be quite surprised by the actor's role. He barely appeared in the 2019 zombie horror film, and it's not like he was a big star who made a small cameo (like Bill Murray in Zombieland). Butler had not yet reached his vanishing point. So, it makes sense why Butler would play an insignificant role in The dead don't diebut it's fun to watch knowing that the actor will soon land roles in Oscar-nominated films.