Priscilla director Sofia Coppola has addressed her newest movie’s portrayal of Elvis Presley, which garnered backlash from the rock icon’s estate.Coppola’s latest project is a film adaptation of Priscilla Presley’s 1985 memoir titled Elvis and Me, which gave the public an interesting new perspective on Elvis and Priscilla’s complicated relationship. Speaking with GamesRadar, the Oscar-winning filmmaker shared that it was never her intention to “vilify” the King of Rock. Instead, Coppola simply wanted to depict Priscilla’s truth in the best way she could, which meant including both the “dark moments” and “fun moments” of Elvis and Priscilla’s marriage from the memoir.”I never wanted to vilify [Elvis],” Coppola explained. “There were fun moments, and they loved each other, and then there’s dark moments, and how to balance that, so that it wasn’t too much one way. I tried not to think about all the other opinions. I really just focused on her story.” These moments included Elvis’ multiple affairs and drug use, the latter of which was also depicted in Baz Luhrmann’s 2022 film Elvis.Jacob Elordi & Austin Butler’s Elvis Portrayals Are Dividing the Internet
Priscilla director Sofia Coppola has addressed her newest movie’s portrayal of Elvis Presley, which garnered backlash from the rock icon’s estate.
Coppola’s latest project is a film adaptation of Priscilla Presley’s 1985 memoir titled Elvis and Me, which gave the public an interesting new perspective on Elvis and Priscilla’s complicated relationship. Speaking with GamesRadar, the Oscar-winning filmmaker shared that it was never her intention to “vilify” the King of Rock. Instead, Coppola simply wanted to depict Priscilla’s truth in the best way she could, which meant including both the “dark moments” and “fun moments” of Elvis and Priscilla’s marriage from the memoir.
“I never wanted to vilify [Elvis],” Coppola explained. “There were fun moments, and they loved each other, and then there’s dark moments, and how to balance that, so that it wasn’t too much one way. I tried not to think about all the other opinions. I really just focused on her story.” These moments included Elvis’ multiple affairs and drug use, the latter of which was also depicted in Baz Luhrmann’s 2022 film Elvis.
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