Jacob Elordi reveals his first celebrity crush was Brad Pitt after watching hunk in Troy: ‘That’s a beautiful man’
Countless fans are in love with Brad Pitt, including Jacob Elordi.
The actor, 26, revealed the star was his first celebrity crush during an appearance on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon.
Jacob said his feelings for the handsome actor developed after seeing him in his epic film Troy.
“I think in Troy,” Jacob replied. ‘That’s a beautiful man. There’s just no denying it.”
The action film was released in 2004 and told the story of the Trojan War. Pitt played the fighter Achilles.
‘That’s a beautiful man’: Jacob Elordi has revealed Brad Pitt was his first celebrity crush
What a man! The action film was released in 2004 and told the story of the Trojan War. Pitt played the fighter Achilles
The revelation was made as Elordi played a game of Tonight Show Firsts, in which the actor also revealed the first Elvis song he ever heard.
“It would have been Lilo and Stitch,” he replied.
Elordi himself plays the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll alongside Cailee Spaeny in Sofia Coppola’s upcoming blockbuster, based on Priscilla’s 1985 memoir, Elvis and Me. Cailee plays Priscilla Presley, Elvis’ wife.
While promoting the film, he confessed that watching the new biopic starring Priscilla Presley felt “invasive” – admitting he felt a little “stiff” while sitting next to her at the Venice Film Festival premiere.
Recalling the September premiere, he told Hoda Kotb on Tuesday’s Today show, “It was completely surreal watching the film with Priscilla in Venice and seeing her life played out through her eyes.”
Hoda, 59, said: “It must have been wild for you. I mean, you play Elvis in this movie.”
Jacob replied, “Yes. It felt a little invasive, so I was sitting there a little stiff.”
During their interview, Jacob also praised his co-star Cailee, calling her “an incredibly talented actress.”
“She was my best friend while we were filming,” he said. ‘Yes, I really needed that support, as someone who believed in me.’
‘Lilo and Stitch’: The revelation was made as Elordi played a game of Tonight Show Firsts, where the actor also revealed the first Elvis song he ever heard
Elordi, 26, has confessed that watching his new Priscilla biopic alongside Priscilla Presley felt ‘invasive’
Jacob, pictured with Cailee, Priscilla and director Sofia Coppola at the film’s premiere at the Venice Film Festival in September
He went on to explain how he got the role, revealing that he received an email asking him to participate in a breakfast with Sofia.
“I had just gotten an email saying Sofia Coppola wanted to have breakfast,” he recalls.
“So I went to the Beverly Hills Hotel and had breakfast with her. She didn’t mention it.
“But a few weeks later I had the audition slides in my email and it just said ‘Elvis’ and that was it.”
Jacob gave insight into how he prepared himself to become Elvis, saying, “I have a deep voice. I think I’ve heard every recorded word Elvis Presley ever said and I just have it in my head.”
About the late singer’s mannerisms, he added: “Yes, when you see him move and speak, there’s an energy that comes from somewhere deep, deep inside him, so I tried to do it all the time – because I’m a little a little clumsier and clumsier than him, so I tried to find that charisma in your hips.”
Jacob plays the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll in the film, alongside Cailee Spaeny, 26, as Priscilla
Jacob praised his co-star Cailee, describing her as ‘an incredibly talented actress’
The biopic follows the volatile relationship between Elvis and Priscilla, now 78, who met when she was just 14 and he was 24. They married in 1967 and had daughter Lisa Marie the following year, before divorcing in 1973.
Sofia revealed that Priscilla had been ‘complimentary’ for her work, although she was initially ‘cautious’ about the project.
Speaking to W Magazine, she said: ‘(Priscilla) was open and complimentary about my work, but she was a bit cautious.
‘I sent Priscilla the script, and she went through it page by page and gave me specific details, like ‘I didn’t have a teddy bear on my bed.’
‘But I ended up reinventing a few things, like Elvis’ bedroom. I wanted him to have a man cave, very dark and mysterious.”
But not everyone was as enthusiastic: members of Elvis’ estate criticized the project, calling Sofia’s writing and directing “terrible.”
Elvis and Priscilla pictured after their wedding in Las Vegas on May 1, 1967
Priscilla was “complimentary” of Sofia’s work because she provided an “extraordinary perspective.”
According to TMZsaid one official that the entire production “feels like a college movie,” adding, “The set designs are just atrocious, it’s not what Graceland looks like.”
However, Priscilla has always been very supportive of the project.
She said of the film, “I am very excited to see the masterful Sofia Coppola’s interpretation of my book. She has such an extraordinary perspective and I have always been such an admirer of her work.
“I’m sure this film will take everyone on an emotional journey.”
The film will be released on November 3.