Eric the Fall Guy Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/sofia-coppola-cailee-spaeny-a24-priscilla-presley-biopic-1235217915/ Quote The Elvis comeback tour continues. With Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis proving its bona fide hit status by crossing the $150 million domestic mark, another Elvis feature project is heating up. The story of Priscilla Ann Presley, who married Elvis Presley, is getting the biopic treatment courtesy of filmmaker Sofia Coppola and A24. Coppola wrote the script and will direct the project, titled Priscilla, which will star Cailee Spaeny as Mrs. Presley. Jacob Elordi, one of the stars of The Kissing Booth as well as Euphoria, will portray the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Filming begins in Toronto this fall. The project is based on Priscilla Presley’s memoir, Elvis and Me. Presley was only 14 and living in Germany when she met Elvis, then 23, at a party in 1959. He was smitten, and a multiyear courtship began, with her strict parents reluctantly giving in to the persistence of the star, with the young girl eventually moving into the Graceland estate. They married in 1967 and had their only child, Lisa Marie Presley, the following year. The courtship and marriage were marred by Elvis’ many infidelities, with Priscilla having her own affairs, including one with her karate instructor that ultimately led to the end of the marriage. Elvis was also controlling and suppressed any career ambitions she would have. A24 will distribute in North America. Vision Distribution will distribute in Italy while Stage 6 Films/Sony Pictures International Releasing will distribute in the rest of the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipDerby Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Excel's favorite movie of all time is coming. (Also apparently they wanted Bieber to be cast??? LOLOL) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excel1 Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 I won't see this LOL what horrendous timing. Elordi is obviously a franchise waiting to happen unless he becomes the next Josh Hartnett. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 We can probably move this to the main section since it's obviously going to come out at some point in 2023 (in the fourth quarter following a festival debut, in all likelihood). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excel1 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Gotta get Elordi out of this before he sabotages his chances at Supes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxOfficeFangrl Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 (edited) The actors playing Elvis and Priscilla are the same age. From Sofia Coppola's comments, it seems like the movie is going to get into how Priscilla was a teenager in Graceland but will it really call out for Elvis being predatory without sugarcoating things? With this project being an adaptation of Priscilla Presley's memoir, I have my doubts. I don't approve, but I tip my hat to how this year's Elvis managed to technically mention their age gap while completely dancing around the moral sketchiness of it, I didn't think that was possible. Edited December 15, 2022 by BoxOfficeFangrl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 1 hour ago, excel1 said: Gotta get Elordi out of this before he sabotages his chances at Supes! Have you considered that maybe he wants to do normal shit like this with real directors instead 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 I do think Elordi gives consistently fine performances on Euphoria (the acting is definitely not the problem with that pretentious, R-rated teen soap opera) but jury's still out if he'll have much of a career beyond the show (although his obviously fake piano playing in Deep Water was solid gold). Who knows, maybe he'll actually impress me here when I see this, though I'm already chuckling at the notion of everyone comparing this and Elvis when they're going to be two vastly different projects (both in terms of perspective and obviously filmmaking style). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 No release date yet still but must be September or October if marketing is starting now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZattMurdock Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 Paging @excel1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excel1 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 Could this have been timed any worsely? We just had very popular Elvis film last year. Elordi is way too tall for the role Casting him as Superman pre release has pros and cons depending on how there performance is reviewed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustLurking Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 find someone that looks at you the way excel looks at Elordi playing superman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmlover Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 12 minutes ago, excel1 said: Could this have been timed any worsely? We just had very popular Elvis film last year. You do know that these projects are approaching his life from completely different angles right? It's based on Priscilla's memoir (she's also a producer on this). The comparisons to that movie are inevitable regardless but I'm intrigued by what we're seeing from this so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excel1 Posted June 21, 2023 Share Posted June 21, 2023 2 hours ago, JustLurking said: find someone that looks at you the way excel looks at Elordi playing superman like dollar signs? If the film hits and JE is well received, this would great news for supes if he were cast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kestrel Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 I think this will be seen as a response or a counterpoint to the Baz Luhrmann film, one that will likely tackle the age difference head on, which the other one brushed over. The response from the Presley estate suggests that the portrayal of Elvis himself is not so flattering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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filmlover Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Bowing at Venice. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/venice-film-festival-2023-lineup-zendaya-emma-stone-adam-driver-1235530004/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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