Austin Butler has said he didn't see his father for ... "I'd been practicing 'Unchained Melody' for a while, but I'd always been singing it to a lover. That night, I sang it to my mom," he said.

Hollywood arched a collective eyebrow. The big-budget movie called for a singing, hip-swiveling, icon-channeling dynamo, and Butler was unproven. Warner Bros. Luhrmann worked with Butler to get ...