Priscilla Presley was initially “very worried” about filmmaker Sofia Coppola writing and directing her newly released biopic “Priscilla,” but she quickly gained their trust.
“To be honest, I think it’s exactly right,” Elvis Presley’s 78-year-old ex-wife said Friday at the South Point Casino, according to People.
“I have no problems whatsoever with what she did.”
The 52-year-old Oscar-winning screenwriter adapted her 113-minute film from Priscilla’s 1985 memoir “Elvis and Me,” co-written by Sandra Harmon.
“She really wanted it to be true,” noted Presley, who served as executive producer.
‘She has such a big heart’: Priscilla Presley (R, pictured October 16) was initially ‘very worried’ about filmmaker Sofia Coppola (L) writing and directing her newly released biopic ‘Priscilla’, but she quickly gained their trust
Elvis Presley’s 78-year-old ex-wife said Friday at the South Point Casino: “I think it’s right, to be honest… I don’t have any problem with what she did in any way.”
“I love her filmmaking. I think she’s doing a great job. It’s for women, and when she approached me about making a film about me, I was touched by it. If anyone were to make a film, it would be for them. I would never support another film by anyone else that does that.”
The Brooklyn-born great-grandmother recognized that Sofia knew what it was like to grow up sheltered from the spotlight thanks to her famous father, five-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola.
“She has such a big heart and her dad is very famous and she really connects with me,” Priscilla noted.
Coppola – who did not have the rights to Elvis Presley’s music – has only taken in $5.3 million of the film’s $20 million budget at the global box office since its Oct. 27 premiere.
Priscilla currently has a “certified fresh” rating of 84% from critics (from 178 reviews) and an audience score of 63% on Rotten Tomatoes.
In September, Cailee Spaeny won the Venice Film Festival’s Volpi Cup for Best Actress for her portrayal of Presley (née Wagner) during the 14 years she played on The King.
Meanwhile, the daughter of Elvis Presley Enterprises co-founder Lisa Marie Presley called the Priscilla script “shockingly vindictive and contemptuous” four months before her shocking death on January 12 at the age of 54.
“My father just comes across as predatory and manipulative,” Lisa Marie wrote in two emails obtained by Variety last Thursday.
Source material: The 52-year-old Oscar-winning screenwriter adapted her 113-minute film from Priscilla’s 1985 memoir “Elvis and Me,” co-written by Sandra Harmon
Presley, who served as executive producer, remarked, “She wanted it to be true so badly…I love her filmmaking.” I think she’s doing a great job. It’s for women, and when she approached me about making a film about me, I was touched by it. If anyone were to make a film, it would be for them. I would never support another film by someone else that does that. (Image from September 4th)
“Her father is very famous and she really connects with me”: The Brooklyn-born great-grandmother realized that Sofia knew what it was like to grow up sheltered from the spotlight, thanks to her father, five-time Oscar-winning filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola ( L, pictured in 2022)
Bombing? Coppola – who did not have the rights to Elvis Presley’s music – has only taken in $5.3 million of the film’s $20 million budget at the global box office since its Oct. 27 premiere
Not bad! Priscilla currently has a “certified fresh” rating of 84% from critics (from 178 reviews) and an audience score of 63% on Rotten Tomatoes
Congratulations! In September, Cailee Spaeny won the Venice Film Festival’s Volpi Cup for Best Actress for her portrayal of Presley (née Wagner) during the 14 years she played on The King
RIP: Meanwhile, Elvis Presley Enterprises co-founder Lisa Marie Presley’s daughter (pictured January 8) called the Priscilla script “shockingly vindictive and contemptuous” four months before her shocking death on January 12 at the age of 54. .
Lisa Marie wrote in an email: “My father just comes across as predatory and manipulative.” As his daughter, I don’t read this and don’t see anything of my father in this character. I don’t read this and don’t see my mother’s perspective on my father. I read this and see your shockingly vindictive and contemptuous view and I don’t understand why.
Facts: In the film, the Mississippi-born musician (pictured in 1959) is depicted basically treating the 14-year-old (R) as a 24-year-old U.S. Army soldier inviting her to his home Germany
Yes, it really happened: Elvis then made arrangements with Priscilla’s parents for her to move to Graceland in Memphis at the age of 16, where she graduated from high school and had herself remodeled to his liking
Tripping: In one scene, Presley (played by Jacob Elordi) coldly asks his heavily pregnant wife for a separation during one of his many selfish affairs with his leading ladies on set, but then changes his mind
“As his daughter, I don’t read this and don’t see anything of my father in this character.” I don’t read this and don’t see my mother’s perspective of my father. “I read this and see your shockingly vindictive and contemptuous view, and I don’t understand why.”
In the film, the Mississippi-born musician is essentially shown looking after the 14-year-old when he was 24 as a private in the US Army by having a third person invite her to his home in Germany let.
Elvis then made arrangements with Priscilla’s parents for her to move to Graceland in Memphis at the age of 16, where she completed high school and underwent a makeover to his liking.
In one scene, Presley (played by Jacob Elordi) coldly asks his heavily pregnant wife for a separation during one of his many selfish affairs with his leading ladies on set, but then changes his mind.
“I worry that my mother won’t see the nuances here or how Elvis will be perceived when this movie comes out,” Lisa Marie wrote.
“I feel protective of my mother, who has spent her entire life honoring my father’s legacy. “I worry that she doesn’t understand the intentions behind this film or the outcome it will have.”