Sofia Coppola shares the inspiration behind her film 'Priscilla.'

The acclaimed screenwriter and director Sofia Coppola, known for such cinematic hits as The Virgin Suicides (1999) and Marie Antoinette (2006), returns to shine on the big screen with her new work Priscilla. This film, based on the 1985 memoir Elvis and Me by Priscilla Ann Presley and Sandra Harmon, has made its mark at the Venice Film Festival with its recent premiere. In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, Coppola shared how the initial idea for this film production came about: "It's funny. I was interested in the story years ago and it stuck in my head, but I thought it was too much like Marie Antoinette and I put the project aside."

However, she later chaged her opinion when she saw it as an opportunity to explore 1960s America, a visual challenge that perfectly suited her artistic style. As the director mentions, "I realized I had never made an authentic American film of the 1960s and it seemed like a very fun world visually." In fact, Coppola also expressed her initial fears about the film: "I felt it was a challenge. 'Oh my God, how are we going to recreate Elvis?' But as we were doing it, I felt like it was so me, like I saw elements of all my work in this one. I hope it doesn't come off as too redundant, but I felt like I was in my element and I enjoyed it."

Priscilla, starring Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi as a young Elvis, promises to portray the passionate and turbulent love story between two pop culture stars. The film will hit U.S. theaters on Friday, October 27.