Sofia Coppola revealed that the crew of her new movie 'Priscilla' built a pickleball court on the film's set — and that she considered raffling off an opportunity to play the sport with the movie's star Jacob Elordi in order to raise more money for its budget
"He indulged me, even though he’s not an enthusiast," Sofia Coppola said of Jacob Elordi's pickleball skill. "I think he associates it with, like, Malibu moms"was when the movie's production"built a pickleball court on our shooting stage, and everyone started to play at lunch and we had a big tournament at the end."] can play pickleball," Coppola said, when asked whether the 26-year-old actor who plays Elvis Presley in the new movie likes the sport.
"Our budget was always strained, low budget, and I was like, 'I wonder if I could raffle off a pickleball game with Jacob to raise money to get one more day of shooting,' " she added. "We didn’t, but he was a good sport. He indulged me, even though he’s not an enthusiast. I think he associates it with, like, Malibu moms.
“She was very kind and let me call her a lot as a follow-up, so when I’d be looking over my notes I could keep calling her,” Coppola said. “When I read the book I was really surprised that she was going to high school and living in Elvis’s house.”Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi attend a red carpet for the movie "Priscilla" at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 04, 2023.in September, where Spaeny, 25, won the festival's award for best actress.
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