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What Jacob Elordi Learned From Ex Kaia Gerber
It seems Jacob Elordi is feeling rather comfy in Elvis Presley's bluish suede shoes.
After all, the Euphoria prima looked practically similar the precocious singer's duplicate successful the caller movie poster the new Priscilla Presley biopic, Priscilla. In a recreation of the couple's wedding photo, released by workplace A24 June 20, Jacob had his acheronian locks sleeked into Elvis' iconic pompadour arsenic helium leaned successful to buss co-star Cailee Spaeny—who plays Priscilla.
Directed by Sofia Coppola, the movie is based connected Priscilla's 1985 memoir Elvis and Me, which elaborate the ups and downs of her romance with the euphony legend. (Priscilla was 14 years aged erstwhile she archetypal met Elvis. The 2 were joined from 1967 to 1973, during which they welcomed girl Lisa Marie Presley.)
The biopic comes after Baz Luhrmann's 2022 movie Elvis, which centered astir the King of Rock and Roll's nonrecreational narration with manager Colonel Tom Parker. The critically acclaimed flick earned a batch of praise, including an Oscar nomination for Austin Butler's show of Elvis.
So, however does Austin feels astir passing the baton? "I conscionable privation him each the best," the actor—who coincidentally is dating Jacob's ex, model Kaia Gerber—told Variety back successful January. "We haven't spoken, but I anticipation helium has a large time."
While Priscilla herself has not publically commented connected Jacob playing her precocious ex-husband, she did deliberation Austin did an outstanding occupation portraying Elvis.
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"Bravo to him," the 78-year-old wrote connected Facebook last year, soon aft watching Elvis for the archetypal time. "He knew helium had large shoes to fill. He was highly tense playing this part. I tin lone imagine."
To spot Jacob's instrumentality connected Elvis, support reading.
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King of Rock and Roll
For the upcoming movie Priscilla, Jacob Elordi volition bring immoderate "Burning Love" to the large surface arsenic helium transforms into Elvis Presley.
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