Lisa Marie Presley smashed Graceland protocol for Elvis Presley film

Jul 15, 2023 at 3:55 PM
Lisa Marie Presley smashed Graceland protocol for Elvis Presley film

Earlier this week the .

The 54-year-old died of a bowel obstruction, which brought about a cardiac arrest.

Before she died on January 12, 2023, nevertheless, she had been laborious at work selling the biopic film about her father, , which was merely titled Elvis.

The Baz Luhrmann-directed image explored the King of Rock and Roll’s life story, from younger gospel singer to a worldwide phenomenon.

During the movie’s manufacturing, opened the doorways to Elvis’ property, , to assist them with their filming – and she or he did not cease there.

Gail Berman, a producer for Elvis, instructed The Hollywood Reporter that Lisa Marie was instrumental in bringing Elvis to life.

She mentioned: “[Lisa Marie] decided, completely independent of us, that she wanted to be supportive of it, Austin and Baz, and she opened up her home at Graceland to us.”

Lisa Marie additionally welcomed the movie’s manufacturing crew into Graceland, and went on to finish a long-standing protocol which started when Elvis died on August 16, 1977.

Gail mentioned: “Not only did we do a Memphis premiere at Graceland, but [Lisa Marie] threw a private event for us, a barbecue at Graceland where she opened up The Jungle Room to us to have a cocktail party – and apparently that hadn’t been done in many, many years.”

The Jungle Room green-clad room in Graceland full of gorgeous vintage leather-based and hardwood furnishings and finishings.

This extremely notable room was dubbed “The Den” by Elvis, and was the very place he recorded his two remaining albums – From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee & Moody Blue.

Gail added that Lisa Marie was “very, very happy” with the ultimate minimize of Elvis.

Lisa Marie herself spoke out concerning the film simply earlier than it hit cinemas, and laid explicit reward on the Elvis actor Austin Butler.

She wrote on her Instagram account: “There [are] no words to describe it. It’s just so important, that movie, on so many levels, and I’m so proud of him [Butler] and Baz.

“I don’t know the right way to describe them, however… all of his mannerisms. He completely nailed it.”