Graceland is coming to New York Metropolis. Sofia Coppola‘s extremely anticipated A24 movie, Priscilla, which follows the life and occasions of Elvis’s spouse Priscilla Presley, will make its North American premiere at New York Movie Pageant because the centerpiece choice on October sixth on the Alice Tully Corridor.
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Primarily based on Presley‘s memoir Elvis and Me, Priscilla stars Mare of Easttown‘s Cailee Spaeny and Euphoria‘s Jacob Elordi because the well-known couple. Whereas Elvis might have been the King of Rock and Roll, Coppola’s Priscilla thrusts his first and solely spouse into the highlight, following the teenaged Priscilla Ann Wagner from her childhood as a military brat stationed in West Germany to Graceland with Elvis and past. “I’m honored to be again on the New York Movie Pageant with my new movie and to be telling Priscilla Presley’s story, the unseen aspect of an ideal American fantasy,” mentioned Coppola, whose earlier movies Marie Antoinette (2006) and On The Rocks (2020) have been each NYFF alternatives.
Priscilla marks the second main Presley-centric movie in as a few years, following Baz Lurhmann‘s Elvis, starring Austin Butler, which scored eight nominations on the 2023 Oscars (but notched zero wins). Priscilla additionally comes after an advanced 12 months for the Presley household. On February 1st, Elvis and Priscilla’s daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, died on the age of 54. A authorized battle ensued over the Presley property involving Priscilla and her granddaughter Riley Keough; it was not too long ago resolved. “They’ve reached a settlement. Households are completely happy,” mentioned Priscilla’s lawyer Ronson Shamoun in an announcement. “Everyone seems to be completely happy. Unified and collectively and excited for the longer term.”
Whether or not Spaeny, or Elordi will have the ability to attend Priscilla‘s North American premiere is up within the air. The present SAG-AFTRA strike prohibits actors from selling their work, which incorporates attending premieres and movie festivals. However, New York Movie Pageant is about to run from Sept. 29 to Oct. 15 and can open with Todd Haynes’ Might December, starring Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore.
