Lisa Marie Presley ‘moved to tears’ by ‘Elvis’ biopic: ‘Absolutely exquisite’
nypost.comBaz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” her rare stamp of approval. Lisa Marie Presley, 54, praised the flick in an Instagram post on Saturday.
Noting she doesn’t post much since she is and “will forever be mourning the loss” of her son — Benjamin Keough, who died by suicide in 2020 — she shared that the new movie is “nothing short of spectacular.”“Absolutely exquisite,” she wrote, sharing that she’s already seen it twice. “Austin Butler channeled and embodied my father’s heart and soul beautifully.
In my humble opinion, his performance is unprecedented and FINALLY done accurately and respectfully.“If he doesn’t get an Oscar for this, I will eat my own foot, haha,” Presley joked.
She continued that she was “moved to tears” when her three grandchildren were also “overwhelmed in the best possible way” by their grandpa’s legacy.“It breaks my heart that my son isn’t here to see it.
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