Sofia Coppola wanted Lana Del Rey to participate in the soundtrack for the movie “Priscilla”

Sofia Coppola and Lana Del Rey

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Sofia Coppola revealed that Lana Del Rey was about to appear on the big screen Priscilla Audio recording.

In a recent interview with H! News“We were hoping she could write a song for it, but it didn’t work out with the timing,” the director said.

Coppola continued that she first learned of the fan relationship between Del Rey and the King of Rock and Roll during filming Priscilla. “You know people associate Lana Del Rey with Priscilla and I didn’t realize it, but I got a lot of requests, ‘How are you going to be part of the movie?’” she said.

Del Rey is known to be a long-time fan of Elvis and Priscilla Presley, and even portrayed Priscilla throughout her music career, often sporting big hair and exaggerated eyeliner, which was popular in the 1960s.

The “Young and Beautiful” singer also referenced the music legend in some of her lyrics, including the line “Elvis is my Daddy” in her song “Body Electric.” Her 2008 demo titled “Elvis” was also featured in Eugene Jarecki’s Elvis documentary, the kingwhich was released in 2017.

Coppola added that she invited the Grammy-nominated singer to the premiere of her film Priscilla Although she couldn’t attend, the director is “excited to see her.”

The film is based on Priscilla’s memoirs Facebook and meIt traces the love story between Elvis and Priscilla, told from her point of view, from their first meeting in 1959 until their subsequent marriage. But the film does not include music from the rock ‘n’ roll icon because his estate did not accept Coppola’s offer for the rights to the music.

“They don’t like projects they didn’t create, and they’re protective of their brand,” Coppola said. Hollywood Reporter Earlier this year. “But it made us more creative.”

Priscillastarring Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elorde, is currently in theaters.