“Jacob Elordi of Priscilla says the only reference he had about Elvis Presley was from Lilo & Stitch.

Jacob Elordi plays Elvis Presley in Sofia Coppola. PriscillaA film that describes the life of Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock ‘n’ roll.

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonThe euphoria The actor said his only reference to Elvis before playing the artist came out of the Disney animation film .

“Most of what I knew about Elvis was there Elordi told the host of the NBC late night program.

The Australian actor said playing Elvis in the film “wasn’t on my list of people I wanted to play.” It was definitely – it was a little frightening.

Elordi also talked about his audition and said he didn’t feel he had a chance to get the role. However, he saw a cut of the singer when he returned from the army in Germany: “And I read the rules for about 15 minutes and then showed two tasks … not thought it would go anywhere.”

The actor said the prospect of working with an award -winning director like Coppola was “exciting” and said it was “pure happiness.” “That was the only reason – I tried to take it all the time I did of so. Just like a heterosexual relationship drama without Elvis and Priscilla for Sofia Coppola. That was kind of the goal, ”he added.

is an animated film from 2002 co-director by Chris Sanders and Dean Deblois. The film is about two siblings who have lost their parents and a stranger who is destined to cause chaos and destruction adopted as their pet. The film’s soundtrack contains Elvis songs throughout.