Biopics don’t always succeed. Time and time again, we’ve witnessed this recurring phenomenon in Hollywood: a promising biographical film that initially garners attention as potential Oscar bait, only to as lackluster instances of semi-failed biopics.
One of the latest additions to became even more iconic than the film itself. And, that was not the only recent biopic to tackle the interesting lives of the Presley family. Priscilla was recently released in theatres and has generated a lot of buzz.
Starting with Jacob Elordi as Elvis Presley, whose differences from the 1950s grandeur star only prove to be the perfect casting, even with their height difference.
Is Jacob Elordi taller than Elvis Presley?
Needless to say, Presley wasn’t known for his height, as much as he was infamously known for his hip thrusts and velvety voice. As we’ll soon see in Coppola’s retelling of the story, he was also known for taking Presley was indeed quite tall.
One might not have been able to discern this at the time, with analog screens in black and white altering the perception of size for those watching, but Presley was, in fact, very tall. This is, at least by 1950s standards.
The singer rose to prominence in 1956, two years after g with the Sun Records label in Memphis, when he was just 21 years old. By then, he already stood at 6′0″ (182cm), while the average American male height hovered around 5’7” (171cm) back then.
Taking this into consideration, Presley was actually considered quite tall for his time, and even by today’s standards. However, Elordi still towers over Presley by a few inches—well, he would if the singer were alive today. The Euphoria actor currently stands at 6’5” (196 cm), making him notably taller than Presley – by 5 inches.
On the other hand, the actress portraying Priscilla Presley —at the time of their marriage, making Elordi and Spaeny to be casting choices already being praised by netizens.
Published: Nov 27, 2023 01:52 pm