Russell Crowe is remembering Lisa Marie Presley, who he says died “manner too younger.”
The 58-year-old New Zealand-born actor revealed this morning on Right now that he met Presley, who died yesterday aged 54 following a suspected cardiac arrest, in Chicago in 2003 after they have been each engaged on the tv present Soundstage.
“Being an enormous Elvis [Presley] fan, I form of bought round to being in the fitting place to fulfill her,” Crowe instructed 9’s Leisure Editor Richard Wilkins this morning from his residence in Nana Glen, New South Wales, laughing at how he wasn’t working straight together with her for the present however did not let that cease him from seizing the chance.
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“We had a very nice chat, man, she was actually candy,” he continued, noting how years later, Presley visited Australia together with her mom, Priscilla Presley, and so they reconnected.
“I simply bought a name one night time, I used to be sitting in my workplace in Woolloomooloo, and I bought a name saying, you already know, ‘Hey Russell, it is Lisa Marie. Wanna exit for a drink?'” he recalled.
Crowe says he instantly grabbed his father-in-law on the time, Don Spencer, the daddy of Crowe’s ex-wife Danielle Spencer, and the duo met up with each Presley ladies for a drink.
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“I truly suppose Don was doing very nicely with Priscilla, he did not realise, I believe, how nicely he was doing, and one way or the other he bought distracted,” Crowe mentioned, to which Wilkins laughed and mentioned, “Come on!”
Nonetheless, Crowe continued.
”I inform my youngsters once in a while, ‘In case your [grandfather] had simply stored targeted, we might have been associated to the Presleys,” Crowe giggled.
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Russell Crowe teases upcoming ‘wonderful’ however ‘harmful’ mission
Elsewhere within the interview with Wilkins, Crowe opened up about his newest mission, the place he is embraced his musical aspect beneath the act The Gentleman Barbers – one thing he says offloads the stress of his movie work.
“It is humorous, you already know, as a result of I truly take into account myself to be lazy. However from different folks’s views, I am continuously working,” Crowe instructed Wilkins when Wilkins commented on how busy he retains.
“At 58, you already know, nonetheless getting a variety of job gives in and having the posh of with the ability to flip issues down I do not wanna do, I imply, I’ve bought 4 motion pictures popping out this yr…” he continued, earlier than hinting at a significant mission coming later this yr.
“I’ve bought a extremely wonderful mission developing within the second half of this yr,” Crowe mentioned, smiling, however remained tight-lipped as to what that mission is.
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“Hey, you may’t go away that there!” Wilkins interjected in an try and get Crowe to open up in regards to the unknown mission. “What is the huge mission?”
“I simply can’t inform you,” Crowe mentioned. ”I simply began the negotiations the opposite day, I have been on it for about 4 years ready for it to come back up, however it’s a type of topic issues that no one needed to the touch, regardless that it is a actually vital material.”
Crowe mentioned the political shift in america would see the unknown movie as one thing that might be “fairly harmful within the present local weather.”
“However it is going to be a improbable gig, and I am actually wanting ahead to it,” he mentioned.
”It will be tremendous exhausting on me and a really tough character to play, however that is when it will get enjoyable, you already know?” Crowe concluded.
Crowe then opened up about why he likes to make music forward of his upcoming reveals later in January. He additionally spoke about what NRL followers can count on from the South Sydney Rabbitohs this yr. Watch the video above.
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