According to hollywoodreporter.com, the story of Priscilla Ann Presley, who married Elvis Presley, is now getting a biopic courtesy of filmmaker Sofia Coppola and A24. Coppola wrote the script for the film and will be directing the project, titled Priscilla, which will star Cailee Spaeny as Mrs. Presley and Jacob Elordi will portray the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. The project is primarily based on Priscilla Presley’s memoir, Elvis and Me. She was only 14 and living in Germany when she met Elvis, who was then 23, at a party in 1959. A multiyear courtship started, with her strict parents giving in to the persistence of the star, with the young girl eventually moving into the Graceland estate. The pair married in 1967 and had their only child, Lisa Marie Presley, the following year. Elvis’ had many infidelities, with Priscilla having her own affairs, including one with her karate instructor that eventually led to the end of the marriage. Elvis also tended to suppress any career ambitions she would have.
After Elvis passed away, Presley controlled the estate, and it was her that turned Graceland into a tourist attraction and created Elvis Presley Enterprises. Coppola has reteamed up with her longtime collaborators, including director of photography Phillippe Le Sourd, costume designer Stacey Battat, editor Sarah Flack and production designer Tamara Deverell. The project will be the third collaboration between Coppola and A24, following On The Rocks and The Bling Ring.
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