Elvis Presley Estate BLASTS Sofia Coppola Priscilla Movie - But Priscilla Can't Wait!

Yet one other biopic dripping with controversy!

Hot on the heels of the frenetic Elvis comes one other film about Elvis Presley — solely this one is from a really particular perspective. Sofia Coppola‘s Priscilla promises to tell the story from the perspective of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s (very) younger bride, performed by Cailee Spaeny (Mare of Easttown). The function of Elvis shall be performed this time by Jacob Elordi (Euphoria).

After the teaser for the A24 flick dropped this week, some officers from the Elvis Estate have been enraged. They instructed TMZ the film was made with out their information or consent — and so they assume it’s only a money seize!

We anticipated possibly they’d be upset concerning the content material. Cailee Spaeny is a really younger-wanting actress, so it appears like they could truly be addressing head-on the controversial truth Priscilla began courting Elvis when she was simply 14?

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It appears, nonetheless, they’re extra involved with the aesthetics, as one official who noticed the movie instructed the outlet they thought it was “terrible”:

“It feels like a college movie. The set designs are just horrific, it’s not what Graceland looks like.”

What does Priscilla herself assume? Besides being her story, it’s primarily based on her personal 1985 memoir, Elvis and Me — so she have to be on board, proper? Yup! She instructed TMZ:

“I am very excited to see the interpretation of my book by the masterful Sofia Coppola. She has such an extraordinary perspective and I have always been such an admirer of her work. I’m certain this movie will take everyone on an emotional journey.”

Well, you’ll be able to’t please everybody we guess. Even the Oscar-nominated Baz Luhrmann film obtained fairly blended critiques. What do YOU assume, Perezcious cinephiles? Are you going to test it out??