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\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tBaz Lurhmann\u2019s Oscar-nominated Elvis Presley biopic took the world by storm \u2014 but now it\u2019s time for Priscilla Presley to shine.\u00a0 After Elvis dominated the 2022 awards season, Priscilla \u2014 which is written, directed and produced by Sofia Coppola \u2014 takes a different approach to Elvis and Priscilla\u2019s love story. Premiering in November, the film [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The movie was an official selection of this year\u2019s Venice Film Festival earlier this year, garnering critical praise and earning Spaeny, 25, a best actress prize.<\/p>\n
When it comes to how Priscilla, 85, feels about the film, she told audiences in Venice that Coppola \u201cdid an amazing job\u201d and \u201creally put everything out for her that I could.\u201d<\/a> Lisa Marie, however, shared in her emails that she feared her mother \u201cisn\u2019t seeing the nuance here or realizing the way in which Elvis will be perceived when this movie comes out.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cI feel protective over my mother who has spent her whole life elevating my father\u2019s legacy,\u201d she wrote. \u201cI am worried she doesn\u2019t understand the intentions behind this film or the outcome it will have.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lisa Marie praised Baz Luhrmann\u2019s<\/strong> 2022 Elvis<\/em> biopic<\/a>, which she called \u201ca break from suffering and a ray of light that hit us last year\u201d that made 15-year-old twins Harper and Finley Lockwood \u201cso proud and honored to be his granddaughters.\u201d (Lisa Marie shared Harper and Finley with ex-husband Michael Lockwood.<\/strong><\/a> She was also mom to daughter Riley and son Benjamin, whom she shared with ex Danny Keough<\/strong>.)<\/p>\n\u201cIt made them feel blessed for a moment and less cursed in life,\u201d she said. \u201cIt made us all so proud because it was a true depiction of who he really was.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lisa Marie noted that Harper was sent a trade announcement about Priscilla going into production \u2014 and that her family was going to \u201chave to endure another hit\u201d<\/a> in their lives from a \u201cmovie about her grandfather that is going to try to make him look really, really bad but it\u2019s not true.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cI had to explain that her beloved grandmother is supporting it,\u201d she continued. \u201cThese two little girls have been through so much in the past 7 years, enduring my divorce and horrific custody battle and then losing their brother. We\u2019ve all been drowning.\u201d<\/p>\n\n![\"Lisa](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Lisa-Marie-Presley-Called-Sofia-Coppola-s-Priscilla-Movie-Vengeful-and-Contemptuous-112.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
<\/div>A24 Films<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nShe added that she did not understand Coppola\u2019s \u201cneed to attempt to take my father down<\/a> on the heels of such an incredible film\u201d by \u201d using the excuse\u201d of telling her mother\u2019s story from Coppola\u2019s \u201cvery dark and jaded reality.\u201d<\/p>\nCoppola, for her part, revealed how she responded to Lisa Marie\u2019s claims through a statement to Variety<\/em> from her rep on Thursday. \u201cI hope that when you see the final film you will feel differently and understand I\u2019m taking great care in honoring your mother, while also presenting your father with sensitivity and complexity,\u201d she wrote, per the outlet.<\/p>\nWhile Lisa Marie noted in her emails that Coppola should \u201cunderstand\u201d how she feels due to her own famous family \u2014 she is the daughter of legendary director Francis Ford Coppola<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 Sofia previously shared that her connection to the material is actually what inspired make Priscilla in the first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThank You!<\/h3>\n
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\u201cI feel protective over my mother who has spent her whole life elevating my father\u2019s legacy,\u201d she wrote. \u201cI am worried she doesn\u2019t understand the intentions behind this film or the outcome it will have.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lisa Marie praised Baz Luhrmann\u2019s<\/strong> 2022 Elvis<\/em> biopic<\/a>, which she called \u201ca break from suffering and a ray of light that hit us last year\u201d that made 15-year-old twins Harper and Finley Lockwood \u201cso proud and honored to be his granddaughters.\u201d (Lisa Marie shared Harper and Finley with ex-husband Michael Lockwood.<\/strong><\/a> She was also mom to daughter Riley and son Benjamin, whom she shared with ex Danny Keough<\/strong>.)<\/p>\n \u201cIt made them feel blessed for a moment and less cursed in life,\u201d she said. \u201cIt made us all so proud because it was a true depiction of who he really was.\u201d<\/p>\n Lisa Marie noted that Harper was sent a trade announcement about Priscilla going into production \u2014 and that her family was going to \u201chave to endure another hit\u201d<\/a> in their lives from a \u201cmovie about her grandfather that is going to try to make him look really, really bad but it\u2019s not true.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI had to explain that her beloved grandmother is supporting it,\u201d she continued. \u201cThese two little girls have been through so much in the past 7 years, enduring my divorce and horrific custody battle and then losing their brother. We\u2019ve all been drowning.\u201d<\/p>\n She added that she did not understand Coppola\u2019s \u201cneed to attempt to take my father down<\/a> on the heels of such an incredible film\u201d by \u201d using the excuse\u201d of telling her mother\u2019s story from Coppola\u2019s \u201cvery dark and jaded reality.\u201d<\/p>\n Coppola, for her part, revealed how she responded to Lisa Marie\u2019s claims through a statement to Variety<\/em> from her rep on Thursday. \u201cI hope that when you see the final film you will feel differently and understand I\u2019m taking great care in honoring your mother, while also presenting your father with sensitivity and complexity,\u201d she wrote, per the outlet.<\/p>\n While Lisa Marie noted in her emails that Coppola should \u201cunderstand\u201d how she feels due to her own famous family \u2014 she is the daughter of legendary director Francis Ford Coppola<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 Sofia previously shared that her connection to the material is actually what inspired make Priscilla in the first place.<\/p>\n You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>Thank You!<\/h3>\n
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