To prepare to playPriscillaandElvis Presley,Cailee SpaenyandJacob Elordigot advice from one very knowledgeable expert: Priscilla herself.
“Priscilla told us that Elvis liked really burned bacon,” Coppola explains.
“I averaged like a pound of bacon a day,” Elordi adds with a laugh.
Jacob Elordi and Cailee Spaeny in ‘Priscilla’.Ken Woroner/A24
“It’s not that noticeable because I’m quite long.
But I was the biggest I’ve ever been.”
“I was really surprised because I realized how little we know about her,” Coppola says.
Also, I was surprised with how universal it was [and] how relatable it was."
That attention to detail also extended to the sets.
The only tweak was thatPriscillahad to raise the ceilings to account for Elordi’s height.
“We had tons of meetings [about] shag carpet and drapes,” Coppola says.
“And Elvis loves animal figurines.”
“It almost felt like you were walking into a pastry or a cake.”
“Yeah, the living room felt like a wedding cake,” Coppola says.
“That was one of our references.”
Watch the full conversation with Spaeny, Elordi, and Coppola above.
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