An upcoming A24 film that already has loads of folks excited is Priscilla, telling the story of Pricilla Presley’s relationship with The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll himself. Enjoying the famed Graceland resident is Euphoria’s Jacob Elordi, who – based mostly on the trailer – has acquired the position down with that baritone voice and his tremendous tall stature like The King. Consider it or not, although, the one factor Elordi knew about Elvis Presley earlier than he acquired the position was based mostly on what he noticed in Disney’s Lilo and Sew and I’m additionally in the identical boat.
Jacob Elordi might not have been a diehard Elvis fan when he acquired the position within the Sofia Coppola flick, however whereas speaking on The Tonight Present Starring Jimmy Fallon, the Australian actor thanked Lilo and Sew for his prior Elvis information. He stated:
Essentially the most I knew of Elvis was in Lilo & Sew … which is quite a bit, by the best way.
That is one factor that Jacob Elordi and I’ve in widespread. I, too, was launched to Elvis Presley once I was ten by means of one in all the perfect motion pictures of the 2000s: Lilo and Sew. Considered one of my cousins would play Elvis music in her home and each automobile trip, and once I requested her the place her fascination with Elvis got here from, she instructed me by means of a brand new Disney film she couldn’t cease watching.
Via the unlikely friendship of an outcast lady and a blue alien, Lilo teaches her new pet concerning the energy of Elvis in an effort to assist him change into a “mannequin citizen.” We see him personify the “Hound Canine” singer by dressing, shifting, and enjoying the ukulele like him. This animated Disney film was an effective way to introduce younger children to the person who was cherished by the plenty from the ‘50s to the ‘70s.
Curiously sufficient, based on Vulture, Lilo and Sew’s co-director Dean DeBlois revealed he didn’t even know if he may get the licensing for Elvis Presley’s music. Fortunately, the film was granted by Presley’s property to make use of his music. The Oklahoman says the sci-fi animated dramedy even went down in historical past as the primary to characteristic Elvis music the chart-topper wasn’t in.
It made a whole lot of sense to make use of Presley’s music in Lilo and Sew as it could additional present what an outcast Lilo was by listening to older music little women her age didn’t usually hearken to. Sure songs represented the feelings of a scene like “Heartbreak Resort” when Lilo was unhappy at dwelling alone after a nasty day at college and “Caught On You” when Lilo and her budding alien pal had been attending to know one another.
One more reason why Elvis Presley’s music belonged in Lilo and Sew is as a result of Presley made three motion pictures set in Hawaii. He starred in Paradise, Hawaiian Type, Women! Women! Women!, and Blue Hawaii within the “Aloha State” and carried out two main concert events there. The soundtrack for the memorable animated film options 5 of his songs with two of them coated by Wynonna Judd and A-Teenagers. There’s even an actual picture of Elvis featured within the film! The animated traditional did a fantastic job of tributing the rockabilly singer. You possibly can watch extra of Jacob Elordi’s interview about his experiences enjoying The King in Priscilla down under:
Jacob Elordi and I each must thank Lilo and Sew for introducing us to Elvis Presley’s music and the unimaginable impression the singer/actor had on the world. You possibly can watch Lilo and Sew now in your Disney+ subscription and prepare for the 2023 film launch of Priscilla in theaters now.
