MAY 04: Priscilla Presley attends The Humane Society of The United States to the Rescue! Los Angeles Gala 2019 at Paramount Studios on May 04, 2019 i.Photo:Rodin Eckenroth/FilmMagic
Rodin Eckenroth/FilmMagic
Priscilla Presleyis opening up aboutSofia Coppola’s new movie based on her life.
As Priscilla, 78, and director Coppola spoke withThe Hollywood Reporterabout their new A24 filmPriscilla, the ex-wife of the lateElvis Presleyadmitted that she holds some nerves over how audiences will react to the movie, which is based on her 1985 memoirElvis and Me.
“I’m so nervous because it’s my life,” she toldTHR. “The people who are watching, they’re living it with you, and you hope and pray that they get it. They get your feelings, your hurts, your sensitivity.”
PriscillastarsCailee Spaenyin the title role and seesEuphoriaactorJacob Elordiportray Elvis himself, just over a year afterAustin Butlerturned heads as the rock-and-roll icon inBaz Luhrmann’sElvis, which also sawOlivia DeJongeas Priscilla.
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Jacob Elordi and Cailee Spaeny inPriscilla(2023).Philippe Le Sourd/A24
Philippe Le Sourd/A24
Even though the new film doesn’t shy away from uglier moments in Elvis and Priscilla’s relationship — when the couple first met, Priscilla was 14 and Elvis was 24 — Priscilla herself toldTHRthather relationship with the musiciancame at “a different time.”
“I lived in his world. I wanted to please him. I wanted to fit in," she said. “I wanted to have fun with him. I wanted to see what it was that he liked.”
Priscilla — who said in the article that she advised lead actress Spaeny, 25, to " ‘just be sensitive to him’ " for the role — watched the film for the first time back in May, according toTHR.
“When I saw the movie, I tried to separate myself and live it as if I was just a fan or just someone that’s wanting to see the movie,” she told the outlet. “At the end, I actually, Iwas quite emotional. Only being 14. You look back and you go, ‘Why me? Why am I here? Why am I driving in a limo, going through the gates of Graceland with Elvis?’ ”
Priscilla Presley and Sofia Coppola on the cover onThe Hollywood Reporter.Melodie McDaniel
Melodie McDaniel
“She has such an extraordinary perspective and I have always been such an admirer of her work,” Priscilla added at the time. “I’m certain this movie will take everyone on an emotional journey.”
“Through Priscilla’s eyes, Sofia Coppola tells the unseen side of a great American myth in Elvis and Priscilla’slong courtship and turbulent marriage, from a German army base to his dream-world estate at Graceland, in this deeply felt and ravishingly detailed portrait of love, fantasy, and fame,” reads an excerpt from an official synopsis.
Priscillawill make its world premiere at theVenice International Film Festivalon Sept. 4, and will debut in theaters Oct. 27.
source: people.com
