Elvis Presley estate officials have slammed the upcoming Priscilla Presley biopic Priscilla, by famed director Sofia Coppola.
Multiple unnamed officials claim the movie has been made without the estate’s knowledge or consent, according to TMZ.
They labelled the project a “money grab” by Lisa Marie Presley’s mother, who is a producer on the film, which is based on her 1985 memoir co-written with author Sandra Harmon.
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Coppola’s creation, which she’s written and directed, is based off Priscilla’s famous 1986 memoir Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N’ Roll.
Apparently it’s not impressed the officials of Elvis’ estate.
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“It feels like a college movie,” one official is quoted by the publication as saying.
“The set designs are just horrific, it’s not what Graceland looks like.”
It’s due out just a year after Baz Luhrmann’s award-winning Elvis biopic, which starred Austin Butler as Elvis and Olivia DeJonge as Priscilla.
Priscilla‘s first trailer, released on Wednesday, offers a look at the genesis of how the couple came to be.
Euphoria star and Aussie actor Jacob Elordi plays Elvis and Cailee Spaeny is in the title role of Priscilla.
The trailer showcases quick cuts of besotted Elvis and Priscilla laying eyes on each other, along with what appears to be their first date and visits to Elvis’ Graceland mansion in Memphis.
The real Priscilla voiced emphatic praise for the Luhrmann film on her social media, and she supported it in person at numerous premiere events and awards shows.
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Priscilla has also spoken kindly of the new film publicly, telling Variety last year she thinks Elordi is “a great actor”.
“I love Sofia (Coppola),” she added, continuing to say “I love her film work, and I think it’ll be fine… I hope!”
Priscilla is scheduled for release in the US in October.
– Reported with CNN.
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