Sofia Coppola’s upcoming movie Priscilla recently had its premiere at the Venice Film Festival, and the biographical drama’s subject was on hand, praising the film in a brief interview.
Presley praises Coppola’s new film
Following the film’s premiere, Priscilla Presley briefly spoke at the Venice Film Festival, where she said that it was “very difficult” to sit and watch a film about her life, but that Coppola did “an amazing job” and that she “did her homework” when it came to making the film.
“It’s very difficult to sit and watch a film about you and about your life and about your love. Sofia did an amazing job, she did her homework… And I really put everything out for her that I could.”
Presley also said that she was “so struck with how the setting is so unusual but she goes through all of the things that all girls go through growing up into womanhood — her first kiss and becoming a mother — all of these moments I could relate to, but in this very unusual setting that we’re so curious to know.”
What is Priscilla about?
“When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a gentle best friend,” reads the synopsis. “Through Priscilla’s eyes, Sofia Coppola tells the unseen side of a great American myth in Elvis and Priscilla’s long 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.”
The new biographical drama is written and directed by Coppola (Lost in Translation, The Virgin Suicides). It follows the life of Priscilla Presley, the wife of the King of Rock and Roll himself, Elvis Presley. The film is based on Priscilla’s 1985 memoir, Elvis and Me.
The film will star Cailee Spaeny (On the Basis of Sex, Vice) as the titular character, with Elvis being portrayed by Jacob Elordi (Euphoria, The Kissing Booth). Rounding out the cast are Raine Monroe Boland as Lisa Marie Presley, Emily Mitchell as Lisa Marie Presley, Jorja Cadence as Patsy Presley, Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll as Alan “Hog Ears” Fortas, Luke Humphrey as Terry West, and Dagmara Domińczyk.
