Priscilla Presley is praising Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla.”
Tailored from Presley’s 1985 memoir, “Elvis and Me,” the A24 film stars Cailee Spaeny as Priscilla and Jacob Elordi as Elvis Presley.
“I’m excited in regards to the interpretation of my e book by the masterful Sofia Coppola,” Presley shared on Instagram. “She has such a rare perspective and I’ve all the time been such an admirer of her work. I’m sure this film will take everybody on an emotional journey.”
The movie facilities on a teenage Priscilla Beaulieu, who meets Elvis Presley at a celebration, and the rock ‘n roll famous person turns into somebody completely surprising in non-public moments: an exciting crush, an ally in loneliness, a susceptible finest good friend.
Presley’s feedback come on the heels of the teaser trailer being launched, in addition to experiences that the Elvis Presley property was unaware of “Priscilla” being produced. An property official instructed TMZ that writer-director Coppola’s imaginative and prescient of Graceland is inaccurate, calling the primary take a look at the movie “like a university film.”
Presley is an government producer on “Priscilla,” and Coppola instructed Vogue earlier this yr that she has met Presley “just a few instances” and that the singer has been “extremely open” together with her life story.
“She’s additionally been actually supportive of Cailee as we head into filming,” Coppola mentioned. “It’s actually distinctive to speak to her in regards to the movie since I’ve by no means made one thing about an actual one that was nonetheless dwelling — ‘The Bling Ring’ apart. However I need it to really feel emotionally genuine. She’s in all probability instructed these tales one million instances, so I really feel grateful that she’s been so affected person. It’s superb how a lot element she will recall from that point in her life.”
Presley previously supported Baz Luhrmann’s 2022 biopic “Elvis” starring Olivia DeJonge as Priscilla and Oscar-nominated actor Austin Butler as Elvis. Nonetheless, Coppola famous that “Priscilla” will likely be a really completely different kind of movie.
“I feel Baz is so distinctive, and his tackle that story was so artistic,” Coppola instructed Vogue. “However Priscilla is such a minor character in that movie, so I by no means felt like I used to be treading on the identical territory…Priscilla is the actual focus of [this movie]. There are some elements of Elvis’s profession included, nevertheless it all form of performs out within the background of their relationship and her creating her identification. I liked how Baz approached his story in a really collage-y means, however I’m glad it didn’t go into a lot of Priscilla’s story as a result of now I can actually dive deep.”
