Tag: Elvis and Me
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Sofia Coppola Almost Raffled Off a Pickleball Game with Jacob Elordi to Help ‘Priscilla’ Budget
Jacob Elordi nearly went to bat for “Priscilla,” literally.Sofia Coppola revealed that Elordi, who portrays Elvis Presley in the indie A24 film, was almost part of a raffle pickleball game to raise funds for the production budget.“He can play pickleball,” Coppola told the Wall Street Journal. “Our budget was always strained, low budget, and I…
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From ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ to ‘Elvis & Me,’ What to Read for the Fall 2023 Movie Season
Who says IP is only reserved for comic book movies?The top films of 2023 (so far) include Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” which was adapted from “American Prometheus,” a biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Fellow auteurs like Martin Scorsese and Sofia Coppola continue to mine books, from David Grann’s non-fiction epic “The Killers of the Flower Moon”…
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‘Priscilla’ Review: Sofia Coppola’s Piercingly Authentic Inside Drama About the Troubled Love Story of Priscilla and Elvis Presley
The last time Sofia Coppola made a movie about a teenage royal living in a rococo palace that turned out to be a lavish prison, it was 2006, and the movie, “Marie Antoinette,” was a stylized dream of history — the story of the young queen as naïve and isolated rock star. Coppola’s new movie…
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Sofia Coppola’s ‘Priscilla’ Acquired by Mubi for International Distribution
Global film distributor, production company and streamer Mubi has acquired international rights, excluding North America and Italy, for Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla,” which will premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival.Mubi will retain all rights in the U.K., Ireland, Germany, Austria, Latin America, Benelux and Turkey. Mubi will release the film theatrically in the U.K.,…
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Priscilla Presley Gives ‘Priscilla’ Biopic Her Blessing: Sofia Coppola Is ‘Masterful’
Priscilla Presley is praising Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla.”Adapted from Presley’s 1985 memoir, “Elvis and Me,” the A24 film stars Cailee Spaeny as Priscilla and Jacob Elordi as Elvis Presley.“I am excited about the interpretation of my book by the masterful Sofia Coppola,” Presley shared on Instagram. “She has such an extraordinary perspective and I have always…