Lisa Marie Presley hated the Priscilla script, asked Sofia Coppola not to make it

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Before her death earlier this year, Lisa Marie Presley expressed shock and horror over the depiction of her father Elvis Presley in the script for Sofia Coppola’s new film “Priscilla”:

“My father only comes across as a predator and manipulative. As his daughter, I don’t read… pic.twitter.com/CODLTytMkn
- Variety (@Variety) November 2, 2023

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Comments

[fernandocolunga]

Okay so I’m all for showing Elvis as the child predator he is but if someone doesn’t authorise you to make a movie about their family member then fucking… don’t? Or at least not a feature film, a documentary would be a better idea then so that people wouldn’t be able to say certain things are exaggerated for dramatic effect, they’re actually true.

Idk gives me the ick Coppola will essentially profit from something that people close to the subject told her not to do. Again expose Elvis for who he is, a disgusting man, but rather thinking here about Riley here

[mad_hatter80]

Im sure if Priscilla wouldn't have wanted it she wouldn't have done it.

[invisiblegirlx]

"the movie was based off of Priscilla Presley's autobiography and she is a producer on the film".

Doesn't get much closer than the subject herself.

[lysblack]

if this was about a make pretend version of elvis i would understand your take, but it isn't, it's touching the reality of him (and it's not even in the agressive manner he deserved) and priscilla the book author authorized and was a part of the process. i am all about riley, but this is isn't about her or her mom. just because you love a criminal/a bad person it doesn't make them any less bad.

[astrofisica]

Priscilla authorized the film. It's about her life and her experiences with Elvis, not Lisa Marie's.

[afeelingunacted]

Idk gives me the ick Coppola will essentially profit from something that people close to the subject told her not to do.

But this is Priscilla's story, based on her memoir, and she's an exec producer. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I think it's normal Lisa Marie would be angry about this but her relationship with her dad vs her mom's relationship him was totally different.

She praised the Elvis movie and that absolutely totally glossed over how Elvis groomed Priscilla and how young she was at that time.

[bellwetherr]

lmao what on fucking earth is this comment

[peasantings]

Do you only want hagiography films?????

[benihime99]

The Book and movie are about Priscilla though

Like I don't have a horse in this race, but we have a movie glorifying him, can't she tell her own story too ?

[trekkiepetrelli]

She was 9 when he died and Priscilla authorised it. The film is about her experience

[ellis_bell]

Maybe read the post.

Also it's really weird to say we shouldn't make movies about predators if the family objects. Their family who doesn't want people to know they're scum? Sure! Let's appease them!

[insomniachobs]

It's based on Priscilla's autobiography - the authorisation they needed was Priscilla's, and they had it. She was a producer on the project too so in a position to influence things if she felt they were misrepresenting her perspective.

Lisa Marie was absolutely entitled to dislike it, but she didn't own her mother's life story or have any veto rights over how it was told. That prerogative is Priscilla's.