Tag: Presley
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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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Sofia Coppola’s ‘Priscilla’ Rocks Venice With 7-Minute Standing Ovation as Priscilla Presley Cries
To borrow a lyric from her famous husband’s hit song, Priscilla Presley was all shook up at the Venice Film Festival premiere of “Priscilla.” The subject of Sofia Coppola’s drama wiped away tears from her face on Monday night in Italy as the audience on the Lido exploded in a 7-minute standing ovation for the…
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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…