Priscilla Movie: Trailer, Cast, Poster, Release Date

Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi are moving into some iconic footwear as Priscilla and Elvis Presley in Sofia Coppola’s adaptation of Priscilla’s 1985 memoir, “Elvis and Me.” The movie, “Priscilla,” which Coppola wrote and directed, might be distributed by A24 in North America. “Priscilla” premiered on the Venice Movie Competition on Sept. 4, and Priscilla, who serves as an govt producer on the film, was in attendance as properly.

Coppola is thought for “The Virgin Suicides” and “Marie Antoinette,” and beforehand labored with A24 on “On the Rocks” and “The Bling Ring.” “Priscilla” comes on the heels of Baz Luhrmann’s 2022 movie “Elvis,” which featured Austin Butler because the titular star and Olivia DeJonge as his spouse. Butler was nominated for an Oscar for his position.

Priscilla first met Elvis Presley in 1959 when she was 14 years outdated, and he was 24 and serving within the military in Germany. Priscilla moved to the USA to be with him in 1963, and the pair have been married from 1967 till 1973. “Elvis and Me” describes her relationship with the icon, spanning their assembly, their marriage and daughter, his infidelity, their eventual divorce, and his demise.

The movie’s first trailer dropped on June 21, giving us a style of what is to return via numerous blink-and-you’ll-miss-it snippets of scenes from the movie. They embody Priscilla making use of her ’60s-style winged liner and aerosol hairspray, watching Elvis play the piano in awe, visiting Graceland, getting married, and extra. The one little bit of dialogue comes on the very finish of the 45-second clip, with Priscilla’s mom asking her, “What in regards to the boys in school? There should be some good-looking ones,” alluding to the forbidden nature of her and Elvis’s relationship in its early phases.

Take a look at all the pieces we learn about “Priscilla,” together with the brand new trailer, forward.

“Priscilla” Trailer

“Priscilla” Launch Date

“Priscilla” will premiere on the Venice Movie Competition on Sept. 4 and can hit theaters on Oct. 27.

“Priscilla” Solid

Selection first reported Spaeny and Elordi’s casting on Sept. 12, 2022. Spaeny is finest recognized for her roles in “Mare of Easttown” and “Unhealthy Instances on the El Royale,” whereas Elordi stars in “Euphoria” and appeared in “The Kissing Sales space.”

“Priscilla” Poster

What Has Priscilla Presley Stated About “Priscilla”?

“Priscilla” premiered on Sept. 4 on the Venice Movie Competition, and in a press convention that day, Priscilla mirrored on her relationship with Elvis and mentioned the expertise of watching the film. “It’s totally tough to sit down and watch a movie about you and about your life and about your love,” she stated, per Insider. “Sofia did a tremendous job. She did her homework.”

She additionally mirrored on watching the movie, noting that the ending was difficult to sit down via. “So, we constructed a relationship, after which our relationship went on till I left. And it wasn’t as a result of I did not love him. He was the love of my life,” she stated, per Insider.

She went on to debate her relationship with the icon, describing herself as a “listener” for Elvis, who would “pour his coronary heart out” to her. “I used to be the one who actually sat there to hear and to consolation him,” she stated. “That was actually our connection. Although I used to be 14, I used to be truly a little bit bit older in life, not in numbers, and that was the attraction.”

She additionally addressed just a few issues in regards to the particulars of their relationship, akin to their much-discussed age hole. “Individuals suppose, ‘Oh, it was intercourse, it was this.’ By no means,” she stated. “I by no means had intercourse with him. He was very form, very comfortable, very loving. However he additionally revered the very fact I used to be solely 14 years outdated. We have been extra in line in thought, and that was our relationship,” Priscilla stated. “I do not know why he put a lot belief in me, however he did.”

In June, Priscilla revealed that she is a fan of Coppola and stated she was wanting ahead to the film. “I’m excited in regards to the interpretation of my ebook by the masterful Sofia Coppola,” she wrote on Instagram. “She has such a unprecedented perspective and I’ve at all times been such an admirer of her work. I am sure this film will take everybody on an emotional journey.”

Then, in an Aug. 23 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Priscilla as soon as once more threw her assist behind Coppola. “I am so nervous as a result of it is my life,” she stated of the film. “The people who find themselves watching, they’re residing it with you, and also you hope and pray that they get it. They get your emotions, your hurts, your sensitivity.” Finally, although, Priscilla stated she trusts Coppola together with her story. “. . .I simply acquired who she was and I felt that she might get me,” she stated. Citing the truth that Coppola additionally grew up within the orbit of a larger-than-life artist — her father, Francis Ford Coppola — Priscilla stated she felt Coppola might perceive a few of what she went via. “I assumed, we’ve got completely different tales, however she might perceive this higher than any author as a result of she sort of lived it in her personal manner,” Priscilla added.

Elvis’s property, nevertheless, hasn’t been as approving. The property slammed the biopic in June, telling Web page Six that the movie was “horrible” and a “cash seize.” Coppola additionally instructed The Hollywood Reporter that the property didn’t grant her the rights to Elvis’s music. “They do not like tasks that they have not originated, they usually’re protecting of their model,” she stated. “However that made us be extra artistic.”