"Terence Stamp, star of original cult hit The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, spent his 'final months' having the 'time of his life' on set of the film's sequel, director Stephan Elliot has revealed. Terence Stamp, the Oscar-nominated actor best known for roles in two Superman films, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace and queer classic The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, died aged 87 in August."
""We had all agreed on a Priscilla... sequel just before COVID because it took me decades to find a plot and I found it. But then COVID came along, and of course, we all lost ground, but it did give us the time to get the script underway. And as well you know, we have very big heels to fill, and we've been pretty much at it ever since.""
"Discussions on set involved "what Terence's character Bernadette was going to look like at 88, it took a lot of trial and error. So the clock clicked on, and then when the AI wars broke out, Terence was indignant that he didn't want a digital clone of himself playing Bernadette. "He wanted the chance to put the character down himself. And I will quote him in this case. He said: 'Just in case I don't make the start line.'""
Terence Stamp spent his final months enjoying work on the confirmed Priscilla sequel and filmed many scenes ahead of the main production. He agreed to reprise Bernadette after being presented with a special, unique approach. The team had settled on a sequel plot before COVID, and the pandemic delayed production but allowed script development. The production faced challenges portraying Bernadette at an advanced age, requiring trial and error. Stamp opposed any digital clone of himself and insisted on performing the role personally, acknowledging his advancing age while preparing for the shoot.
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