In Priscilla, Kirsten Dunst assisted fellow actress (Cailee Spaeny) in landing the main role.
In the widely praised 2023 American biographical drama, Spaeny portrayed Elvis Presley’s WIFE Priscilla Presley. She told Page 6 that the Spider-Man alum “put a great Word in for [her]” with the MOVIE’s Director, Sofia Coppola.
She told the outlet, “I tried out for the “Casting Department”, or they were kind of into me for a while.”
The veteran actress Dunst, who had last acted in three of Coppola’s Movie—The VIRGIN Suicide (1999), Marie Antoinette (2006), or The Beguiled (2017)—was then acknowledged by the 25-year-old actress.
The “Kirsten Dunst made a favourable recommendation for Me,” Spaeny said.
The young actress went on to say that she “just wasn’t aware that this is [her] life” and that She felt “Really Lucky or honoured” to have been given the opportunity to “PLAY this ROLE in 1 of [Coppola’s] Movies.”
The award-winning director’s handling of the @MOVIE was even more praised by Spaeny, who said that she “[attention on these Very easy SHOTS That they Almost look Like PHOTOGRAPHS]” to allow the audience to “Sit there or Breathe, or so it Becomes an idea special.”
The 1985 autobiography Elvis or Me by Priscilla Presley, who also functioned as executive producer, describes her life and marriage to the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, who is portrayed by Jacob Elordi in the film Euphoria. This memoir served as the basis for Priscilla.
The Priscilla is set to be released on November 3rd.