He ain’t nothing but a hound dog.
Jacob Elordi revealed Monday that he learned about the late Elvis Presley from the 2002 hit animated film “Lilo & Stitch.”
Appearing on “The Tonight Show” to promote his new film “Priscilla,” Elordi, 26, was asked by host Jimmy Fallon if he had been a fan of the King of Rock and Roll growing up.
“The most I knew of Elvis was in ‘Lilo & Stitch’ … Which is a lot,” the “Euphoria” hunk laughed.
Presley and his music make several appearances in the animated movie.
In one memorable montage set to Presley’s 1968 hit “Devil in Disguise,” Lilo (voiced by Daveigh Chase) starts to slowly indoctrinate her alien “dog” Stitch into becoming a diehard fan which culminates in a beach concert with Stitch dressed in a sparkly white jumpsuit and sporting the iconic pompadour hairstyle.
The film’s soundtrack also features several of Presley’s tunes including “Burning Love,” “Suspicious Minds” and “Hound Dog.”
The Post has reached out to Elordi for comment.
According to Elordi, he was shocked when director Sofia Coppola asked him to audition for the late singer.
“Sofia had sent me the sides and it said ‘Elvis’ and I kind of just was like there’s just no chance that this is happening,” Elordi told Fallon. “So I watched this clip of him when he came back from the army in Germany and read the lines like 15 minutes and then shot two takes.
Elordi stated he was sure that “it would not go anywhere” saying that he thought his Elvis voice was terrible.
Much to the “Kissing Booth” star’s shock, Coppola, 52, offered him the role.
“I mean, it wasn’t on my list of people to play,” Elordi admitted to Fallon. “It was definitely a little bit terrifying.”
Elordi later told Fallon that getting to work with the esteemed director was “just exciting” and “pure bliss.”
“The whole time I was trying to take it like I was making ‘Blue Valentine’ or something just like a straight up relationship drama without Elvis and Priscilla for Sofia Coppola.”
Coppola’s film, which is slated to hit theaters Nov. 3, takes an in-depth look at Elvis’ relationship with his wife Priscilla (played by Cailee Spaeny) and how her husband’s fame begins to cause problems within the fragile union.
Unlike, Baz Luhrmann’s glitzy “Elvis,” which starred Oscar nominee Austin Butler, Coppola’s film ends before Elvis’ death in 1977 at 42 and shockingly does not feature any music written by Presley due to a disagreement with his estate.
“Coppola’s movie is packed with many similarly smart, but never egotistical storytelling decisions and is easily one of the finest films of her career,” The Post’s Johnny Oleksinski writes.
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