Jacob Elordi’s Elvis In New 'Priscilla' Trailer Has People All Shook Up
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The Jacob Elordi era is upon us, and many people on the site formerly known as Twitter are totally here for it ― though not everyone agrees.
It started Tuesday when film production company A24 released the trailer for “Priscilla,” which is based on the life of Priscilla Presley (played by Cailee Spaeny) and her troubled romance with Elvis Presley.
The pair’s controversial relationship has been heavily criticized in recent years given that Priscilla met Elvis when she was 14 and he was 24. The singer later tied the knot with a 21-year-old Priscilla in 1967, when he was 32. The two divorced in 1973.
More than a dozen movies about Elvis have been released over the years, but what caught people’s eye on social media was the fact that the movie comes out just a year after Austin Butler took on the role of the multiplatinum artist in 2022’s “Elvis.”
While Butler’s performance in Baz Luhrmann’s biographical music drama earned him an Oscar nod, X users seem prepared to erase all on-screen memories of the actor simply based on snippets of Elordi’s performance in the “Priscilla” teaser.
In tweets, people have praised the “Euphoria” alum’s spot-on Southern drawl and overall demeanor as the Memphis legend, with many saying his portrayal of the musician blows Butler’s out of the water.
jacob elordi’s elvis voice is better than austin butler’s pic.twitter.com/FMueQKZGab
— emma (@tropicoblues) October 3, 2023
Austin Butler really wasted 3+ years of his life cosplaying Elvis just for a year later Jacob Elordi come and do a better accent and better performance in general than he did https://t.co/AODfarALUc
— ST★RBOY (@ih8mydad) October 4, 2023
austin butler not letting go of that voice for MONTHS after elvis wrapped only for jacob elordi to do a better impression pic.twitter.com/sAt1fHsTIO
— mild fatty liver diesease survivor ✊🏼 (@scorpiiyo) October 3, 2023
Jacob Elordi ate Austin Butler up like a little cupcake https://t.co/d5DIEY8cG6
— Socratease (@renfairebarbie) October 4, 2023
Did Austin Butler's 3+ years as Elvis go to waste? Jacob Elordi's accent and performance seem to outshine it in just a year. Do you think so? 💭pic.twitter.com/L8Orfmxc0l
— X News Updates (@UpdateXnews) October 4, 2023
Jacob Elordi is an accent king https://t.co/N11al0O2V7
— Bee🐝 (@Bee_Wils0n) October 3, 2023
i love them casting jacob elordi for elvis. not only is he a great actor who got the idiolect to a t, his towering height emphasizes how much OLDER elvis was when he began a relationship with—nay, groomed—priscilla.
i love sofia coppola https://t.co/QK8ZGzlUMq— jianni ⍟ stuck in a mojo dojo casa house (@larajianni) October 4, 2023
Some noted that Elordi appears to have a knack for playing troubled characters.
If you’ve ever tuned into “Euphoria,” you know exactly the dark depths that his character Nate Jacobs reached while dealing with his obsession for control and violent tendencies.
if theres anything jacob elordi is gonna do its successfully play a toxic man https://t.co/65Rbkhu0Sk
— justine (@biticonjustine) October 3, 2023
Jacob Elordi is going to play Evil Elvis brilliantly. he is so good at playing unstable spoilt man baby. it will be excellent. This will, in no way (for me anyway), detract from Austin Butler’s STUNNING little-boy-lost Elvis that he did sooo flawlessly
— Stinky Spice (pride edition) (@sparklingpiss) October 3, 2023
One thing jacob elordi is gonna do is play a toxic ass man and he does it well.
— jordan (@jordansm2021) October 3, 2023
Jacob elordi trending bc the Priscilla trailer dropped and everyone is roasting Austin Butler’s performance cuz they sayin Jacob did it better off the trailer alone is KILLING me
One thing JE gon do and do well tho is play a toxic ass mf 😭— Angel’s Corner (@angelscorneryt) October 4, 2023
Others rushed to Butler’s defense, slamming the notion that Elordi could outdo his performance.
I mean the movie looks solid but I don’t think Jacob Elordi is beatin Austin Butler’s performance https://t.co/azl5kMCoQU
— hunter (@hunter_NYM) October 4, 2023
I’m sorry but it’s the truth Jacob elordi does NOT sound like Elvis and does NOT look like Elvis. Austin butler will always be THE ONE.
— Zoe :) 🤍 (@OrdunoZoe) October 4, 2023
the likes??? I’m sure Jacob Elordi’s great but why are y’all now pretending Austin Butler was bad in Elvis https://t.co/RzF2WCv6vX
— Cristian (@filmprcris) October 4, 2023
One X user pointed out that 2022’s “Elvis” and 2023’s “Priscilla” can’t be compared, since both films have different focal points.
While “Elvis” chronicled the life of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll under the management of the audacious Colonel Tom Parker, “Priscilla” focuses on the woman he married.
the priscilla movie is not about elvis. the comparison of jacob elordi and austin butler doesn’t exist. the movies are different. talented actors.
side note though, the trailer did piss me off in a big way 🤷🏻♀️— c (@presleysangel) October 4, 2023
Directed by Sofia Coppola, “Priscilla” is based on Priscilla Presley’s 1985 memoir “Elvis and Me,” which gives personal accounts of her relationship with Elvis.
“Priscilla” hits theaters Nov. 3.
