Elvis Presley, The Untold Years, To Roll
Filed under: Drama, Independent, Music & Musicals, Romance, Scripts
Amidst the turmoil surrounding Dakota's Fanning's Hounddog, another Presley film is in the works. This time, it's actually about Elvis and his life in the army. It probably won't include a controversial sex scene; however, Elvis loved very young women, and his life in Germany was full of them. The film is coming from the new production house, Cinema League, which has nabbed the rights to Sergeant Presley: The Untold Story of Elvis' Missing Years, a collaborative biography from Elisabeth and Rex Mansfield along with Marshall and Zoe Terrill.Rex Mansfield was a fellow soldier of Presley's, who went through basic training with the music sensation and became his friend during Elvis' rarely-covered stint as a soldier in Germany. While friends, Elvis met Elisabeth Stefaniak, a young German who quickly became Presley's live-in secretary and girlfriend. That is, secondary girlfriend, since the man was still seeing Anita Wood. And people say the 50's were conservative. Anyhow, while working for Presley, Elisabeth fell for his friend, Rex, and began to see him secretly. To top all that off, it is at this time that Presley meets and begins to date the 14-year-old Priscilla Beaulieu.
The story will be penned by Miro Vrana, a principal at Cinema League, who shared with Variety: "Whilst the story tells of the secret forbidden love that develops between Rex and Elisabeth behind Elvis' back, it does so against the backdrop of both well known and little known events in Elvis' life." Events such as having a house full of young girls, I presume. Vrana will have his work cut out for him.
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1-24-2007 @ 5:46PM
Maurice Colgan said...
The story of Elvis Presley's romance with Elisabeth Stefaniak was featured in "The Sunday Times", a UK newspaper a year or so ago.
It's amazing how schmelvisers coverage of Elvis in the press hardly ever comment on his astoundingly beautiful and versatile voice. After all that is what the man is rightfully famous for.
Nevertheless it is refreshing to see his US Army service acknowledged.
Especially considering the upcoming 30th Anniversary commemorations to take place in Memphis this summer.
Even Elvis's birthplace Tupelo Mississippi is expecting record numbers of Elvis fans.
The movies are sure to renew interest in the great entertainer's fantastic music. Where Elvis at his best, is incomparable. That's why we are here.
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