Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi play Priscilla and Elvis Presley in Sofia Coppola's new film, now playing in theaters nationwide. But unlike Baz Luhrmann's glitzy, Elvis-centric spectacle from last year, this story is from Priscilla's point of view.
Jacob Elordi, left and Cailee Spaeny pose for a portrait to promote “Priscilla” on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, in Los Angeles. This image released by A24 shows Jacob Elordi as Elvis, right, and Cailee Spaeny as Priscilla, in a scene from “Priscilla.” Jacob Elordi, left and Cailee Spaeny pose for a portrait to promote “Priscilla” on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, in Los Angeles. This image released by A24 shows Jacob Elordi as Elvis, left, and Cailee Spaeny as Priscilla, in a scene from “Priscilla.
She details how he dictated her look including her hair , eye makeup and clothing choices , their passion for one another, his volatility and her isolation. And perhaps most importantly how she, and everyone around him, just wanted to make him happy— even after she chose to leave. “You just don’t know what you’re getting into when someone is cast as your co-star,” Spaeny said. “And when you have that little time, you’re shooting massive scenes every single day. You don’t get a light day. So to be able to go into this project with someone who took it as seriously as he did and really took the time to find those nuances and to do the prep beforehand was such a relief.”
“You just got to do what you got to do,” Spaeny said. “It was just one of the many fun little challenges along the way. The hair, makeup and costumes were really essential in knowing what age she is and where she is emotionally. That was the thing that I held on to.” In one scene, where Elvis tells a very pregnant Priscilla that he wants her to move out and she calls his bluff, Coppola debated using narration. She’d loved what Presley had written about that moment and wanted to capture that, but she also wanted to have the film stay in the present. And Spaeny was up to the challenge.
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