History Trivia / Priscilla

* UnderageCasting: Creator/JacobElordi was 25 during filming, the age as Elvis at the start of the movie, but still plays Elvis when the character gets much older, even well into his 30s (Elvis and Priscilla separated when Elvis was 38). Elvis was also a decade older than Priscilla, while Elordi is only a year older than Creator/CaileeSpaeny (though she [[OlderThanTheyLook passed for much younger]]).

* UnderageCasting: Creator/JacobElordi was 25 during filming, but still plays Elvis when the character gets much older, even well into his 30s. (Elvis and Priscilla separated when Elvis was 38.)

* DawsonCasting: Creator/CaileeSpaeny was 25 during filming and plays Creator/PriscillaPresley from the ages of 15 to 27; Spaeny has frequently played teenagers in the past due to her youthful appearance, with Creator/SofiaCoppola stating she felt it was important to have the same actress playing the role throughout different events in Priscilla's life.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Were Priscilla’s parents genuinely concerned about her relationship with Elvis and reluctant to approve of it or were they perfectly happy with letting their teenage daughter enter a relationship with Elvis in order to have proximity to his wealth due to his position as a world famous singer?

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Were Priscilla’s parents genuinely concerned about her relationship with Elvis and reluctant to approve of it or were they perfectly happy with letting their teenage daughter enter a relationship with Elvis in order to have proximity to his wealth due to his position as a world famous singer.
* ApprovalOfGod: Creator/PriscillaPresley, the main subject of the movie and author of the memoir the screenplay is based on, praised the movie's depiction of her younger self and her relationship with Elvis; she stated she initially had concerns but that after meeting with the director, she was convinced Creator/SofiaCoppola would handle the subject sensitively (to the point Presley stated she wouldn't support anyone but Coppola making a movie about her). Presley served as an executive producer on the film and praised both Coppola and Creator/CaileeSpaeny for accurately capturing how she felt during that period of her life.

* ApprovalOfGod: Creator/PriscillaPresley, the main subject of the movie and author of the memoir the screenplay is based on, praised the movie's depiction of her younger self and her relationship with Elvis; she stated she initially had concerns but that after meeting with the director, she was convinced Creator/SofiaCoppola would handle the subject sensitively (to the point Presley stated she wouldn't support anyone but Coppola making a movie about her). Presley served as an executive producer on the film and praised both Coppola and Creator/CaileeSpaeny for accurately capturing how she felt during that period of her life.

* SerendipityWritesThePlot: The decision to use practically every other musician ''besides'' Elvis for the licensed soundtrack was not a choice by Sofia Coppola, as one might initially assume, but instead the result of Elvis Presley Enterprises forbidding their use. Coppola herself saw this a blessing in disguise, forcing her to be more creative with the needle drops.

* DisownedAdaptation: Elvis and Priscilla's daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, expressed disapproval of the script and Sofia Coppola's vision for the film, feeling that the depiction of her father was overly-negative, "vengeful" and "contemptuous" despite her mother's approval. As Lisa Marie died in 2022, it's unknown what she would've thought of the finished film itself.

* SerendipityWritesThePlot: The decision to use practically every other musician ''besides'' Elvis for the licensed soundtrack was not a choice by Sofia Coppola, as one might initially assume, but instead the result of Evlis Presley Enterprises forbidding their use. Coppola herself saw this a blessing in disgusie, forcing her to be more creative with the needle drops.

* SerendipityWritesThePlot: The decision to use practically every other musician 'besides' Elvis for the licensed soundtrack was not a choice by Sofia Coppola, as one might initially assume, but instead the result of Evlis Presley Enterprises forbidding their use. Coppola herself saw this a blessing in disgusie, forcing her to be more creative with the needle drops.