Jacob Elordi Solely Knew Of Elvis By means of “Lilo & Sew”

Ohana means household, and household signifies that a complete examine of the King of Rock’n’Roll, Elvis Presley, is greatest undertaken by viewing Disney’s 2002 cartoon Lilo & Sew. Effectively, that’s based on Jacob Elordi.

The 26-year-old Australian actor has just lately donned Presley’s gilded jumpsuits and signature pompadour greaser coiffure for his position as Elvis in Sofia Coppola’s latest film Pricilla. Not like Baz Luhrmann’s latest Elvis biopic, Coppola applies her trademark ethereal lens to Priscilla Presley’s story.

The movie chronicles her life from her early years as a Beaulieu army brat to being swept into the flurry of fame by means of her romance with the rock deity. One which Coppola and Presley herself implies wasn’t the picture-perfect relationship it was touted to be. However we digress.

With Elordi making his theatrical motion picture debut with Priscilla, followers of the burgeoning Hollywood heavyweight have been curious to see how his portrayal stacked up towards his ex-girlfriend Kaia Geber’s present boyfriend, Austin Butler.

Butler, who obtained an Oscar nomination for the position, famously employed a plethora of performing and accent coaches to good his efficiency, totally immersing himself in Presley’s life and even going as far as to talk in his accent for ever a year. Elordi’s prep? Watching Lilo & Sew.

Talking to Jimmy Fallon, Elordi revealed that the primary time he ever heard Presley’s music was by means of the animated movie’s soundtrack.

“Rising up, have been you an Elvis fan?” questioned Fallon. “No,” replied Elordi. “Essentially the most I knew of Elvis was in Lilo & Sew… which is loads”, he continued.

As a fellow Australian who grew up in the identical era as Elordi, I echo this sentiment. Lilo & Sew had a profound influence on late-90s infants.

I’m unsure what was occurring within the author’s room when pitching Elvis’ music as the only real sonic theme for the cartoon. Nonetheless, the movie definitely did introduce the King to a gaggle of kids who have been in any other case obsessive about Nikki Webster’s “Strawberry Kisses”.

Or, extra aptly, The Veronicas, contemplating Elordi’s Brisbane upbringing.

Both method, it’s protected to say the creation of Lilo & Sew is a possible butterfly impact. With out it, who is aware of who would’ve starred as Elvis in Priscilla?