But now, it’s his ex-wife’s turn to tell her story.
Once there, she is essentially confined to his estate, finishing out her high school days.
In fact, he dictated how she dressed and what her hair color should be.
Jacob Elordi and Cailee Spaeny in Sofia Coppola’s ‘Priscilla’.A24/Youtube
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Sofia, what was it about Priscilla Presley’s story that you were most drawn to?
SOFIA COPPOLA:I was really surprised because I realized how little we know about her.
[We] venture to show the feelings that she conveys in her story.
Illustration by Sarah Maxwell
But then she describes it in this really interesting way because it’s ’60s Memphis with Elvis.
Cailee, I know you get to spend some time with the real Priscilla Presley.
What was the most memorable moment of that time you got to spend with her?
Jacob Elordi, Cailee Spaeny, and director Sofia Coppola on the set of ‘Priscilla’.A24
Jacob, what was the most helpful thing in trying to unlock someone as mythic as Elvis?
How did you approach the voice?
Because he does have one of the most iconic voices in American history.
Jacob Elordi in ‘Priscilla’.A24
So that gave us some creativity, a flexibility.
That was so gratifying to hear that from her.
The film gets into the darker elements of their relationship sometimes it’s physical, sometimes it’s emotional.
Jacob Elordi and Cailee Spaeny in ‘Priscilla’.Ken Woroner/A24
Sophia, how did you want to navigate some of those tenser moments of their relationship?
There was always something under the surface that made it real.
What was it like walking around some of those Graceland sets and immersing yourself in that world?
Jacob Elordi and Cailee Spaeny in ‘Priscilla’.A24/Youtube
COPPOLA:That was so exciting for me.
We built it all on stages.
So it was all built to the real Graceland plans except for the…
ELORDI:The ceilings.
Cailee Spaeny in ‘Priscilla’.Sabrina Lantos/A24
COPPOLA:The ceilings are taller for Jacob.
COPPOLA:Yeah, the living room felt like a wedding cake.
That was one of our references.
Ryan Gosling in ‘Barbie,’ Greta Lee from ‘Past Lives,’ and Wade in ‘Elemental’.Warner Bros / A24 / Pixar
SPAENY:We had a little bit of movie magic help.
So we had our tricks along the way.
What was fun for you about getting to play in all those different roles?
Denzel Washington in ‘The Equalizer 3’.Stefano Montesi/Columbia Pictures
But also you really see her evolution in that.
He hated denim because he associated it with being poor, where he came from.
And so we never had denim.
Michael Caine at the 2000 Oscars.TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images
She didn’t have black hair anymore.
COPPOLA:She’s starting to find her own.
Heat Index | Contender or Pretender?
Bradley Cooper on the set of ‘A Star Is Born’.Everett Collection
More contenders are opening, and the Gotham Awards have weighed in with nominations.
So, word of mouth is onElemental’s side.
The NYFCC is set to go first on Nov. 30.
ReadJoey’s full analysis hereof those movies, performances, and Gotham Awards nominees.
You have [Jude Law], who is going to be a big star no matter what happens.
Have you any idea what supporting actors get paid?
And we only get one motorhome, a small one.
