The Priscilla Movie was released in a variety of participating theaters on October 27th and released nationwide to all theaters on November 3rd. Sofia Coppola is a popular movie director known for some of her movies like “The Outsiders” and was also the director of the Priscilla movie. The budget for this movie was $20 million dollars and the cast had six weeks to film the entire movie. Jacob Elordi known for his role in “Euphoria” played Elvis Presley and Cailee Spaeny played the popular role of Priscilla Presley. The film is an hour and fifty minutes long and is rated R.
The Priscilla movie was an adaptation of the “Elvis” film that was released in 2022 and starred Austin Butler. The Priscilla movie was supposed to be a take on Priscilla Presley and how her life had evolved on her own but also by being with Elvis. We get to see her side of the story and her point of view. We also get to see what it’s like to be with one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century and the effects it may have.
The movie has a lot of sad topics of the mistreatment that Priscilla had to face and go through in their relationship, as it is her side of their marriage. However with the downs of their relationship we also got to see the upside of their marriage. After the Priscilla movie was released, Priscilla Presley said in a People magazine interview, “His ups and downs, his struggles, his fears, so when you are living with someone so famous, and you have been through it with them, it’s that part of privacy that is hard to give up, it’s hard to share,”. Priscilla talks a little more about her relationship with Elvis in this interview. A Sophomore at Joliet West, Ava Enderli saw the movie shortly after its release and she said, “The movie was really sad in my opinion, but overall I thought the cast did a really great job portraying the roles.”
The movie has made over $12 million dollars domestically since its release date. It has gotten an 83% rating by the audience. A lot of people have mixed feelings about the movie considering some feel as if Elvis was portrayed in a negative way while some understand Priscilla’s side. You can still watch the movie in theaters as the digital version isn’t expected to be released until early 2024.