Officials from Elvis Presley’s estate have been criticizing the upcoming ‘Priscilla’ biopic which is based on Priscilla Presley’s famous memoir, ‘Elvis and Me’ for being a ‘money grab’.
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The Sofia Coppola-directed film, which stars Jacob Elordi and Cailee Spaeny in the leading roles, was reportedly produced without the Estate’s knowledge or consent, estate officials claimed to media outlet ‘TMZ’.
“It feels like a college movie. The set designs are just horrific, it’s not what Graceland looks like,” one official told the outlet. The outlet further slammed Coppola, who both wrote and directed the upcoming movie for doing an overall ‘horrible’ job.
However, 78-year-old Priscilla disagreed with those unnamed officials and had nothing but positive things to say about Coppola and the movie.
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“I am very excited to see the interpretation of my book by the masterful Sofia Coppola,” she told TMZ. “She has such an extraordinary perspective and I have always been such an admirer of her work. I’m certain this movie will take everyone on an emotional journey,” Priscilla said.
Yet an Elvis estate insider doubled down on claims that Priscilla is just in it for the money. “Everyone here was shocked when we read Priscilla’s release, she’s talking as if she hasn’t seen the movie and seen what a piece of garbage it is,” the source told Page Six. “This is just another example of Priscilla squeezing every dollar out of her relationship with Elvis and not caring about the ramifications.”
The movie, which is set to premiere sometime in October, follows Priscilla and Elvis’ love story, from the meeting when she was just a teenager to their ‘long courtship and turbulent marriage’.
