Lana Del Rey shouldn’t be concerned with the brand new movie Priscilla, however director Sofia Coppola was open to the concept.
The Hollywood Reporter says the director first turned conscious of followers associating Elvis and Priscilla Presley with Del Rey — who has embodied Priscilla’s ’60s-style large hair and thick eyeliner all through her profession as an artist — whereas filming Priscilla.
“I’m studying that folks actually join Lana Del Rey and Priscilla and I didn’t notice that, however I obtained numerous requests with, ‘How is she gonna be part of the film?’” Coppola stated in a current interview with E! Information.
“We had been hoping she may do a tune for it, however it didn’t work out with the timing,” she defined.
In addition to embodying Priscilla’s type, Del Rey, often known as a longtime fan of the Presleys, has referenced Elvis in her lyrics. She had a demo titled “Elvis” featured in Eugene Jarecki’s Elvis documentary, The King, in 2017.
Coppola invited Del Rey to the Priscilla premiere, however the singer-songwriter couldn’t attend. She says she is “excited for her to see it.”
The movie is predicated on Priscilla’s memoir, Elvis and Me, and follows the romance between Elvis and Priscilla, informed from her perspective. It doesn’t characteristic Elvis’ precise music as a result of Genuine Manufacturers Group, the bulk proprietor of Elvis Presley Enterprises, didn’t settle for Coppola’s provide for the rights.
“They don’t like initiatives that they haven’t originated, and so they’re protecting of their model,” Coppola informed THR earlier this yr. “However that made us be extra inventive.”
Though the late Lisa Marie Presley, who was the one youngster of Elvis and Priscilla, seemingly didn’t approve of the way in which her dad was depicted in Coppola’s script, Priscilla was moved by the venture.
On the film’s Venice Movie Competition exhibiting, Priscilla embraced Coppola and wiped away tears throughout a standing ovation. “We haven’t talked particularly in regards to the music, however she stated, ‘You probably did your homework,’ ” Coppola informed Billboard. “She felt it was genuine, which was so vital to me.”
Priscilla, starring Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi, is now enjoying in theaters.
