{"id":74662,"date":"2025-08-18T04:15:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T04:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/74662\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T04:15:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T04:15:06","slug":"guy-pearce-remembers-priscilla-queen-of-the-deserts-terence-stamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/74662\/","title":{"rendered":"Guy Pearce Remembers ‘Priscilla, Queen of the Desert’s Terence Stamp"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tMore than 30 years after road-tripping in wigs across the Outback together, Guy Pearce<\/a> is paying tribute to the late Terence Stamp<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Oscar nominee remembered his The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert<\/a> (1994) co-star as \u201ca true inspiration\u201d after Deadline reported that Stamp died at age 87<\/a> on Sunday, sharing a statement with a nod to his character.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cFairwell dear Tel,\u201d wrote Pearce on X<\/a>. \u201cYou were a true inspiration, both in & out of heels. We\u2019ll always have Kings Canyon, Kings road & F\u2019ing ABBA. Wishing you well on your way \u2018Ralph\u2019! xxxx\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tWritten and directed by Stephan Elliott<\/a>, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert stars Hugo Weaving<\/a>, Stamp and Pearce as Mitzi Del Bra, Bernadette Bassenger and Felicia Jollygoodfellow, three drag queens who take their act on the road across Australia in a giant bus named Priscilla.<\/p>\n

\n\tStamp\u2019s performance as trans woman Bernadette was ahead of its time for LGBTQ representation, earning him nominations for a Golden Globe and a BAFTA, remaining an LGBTQ classic. Pearce\u2019s drag character Mitzi was the persona of Adam Whitely, an arrogant young gay man who often teasingly deadnames Bernadette as \u2018Ralph\u2019.<\/p>\n

Fairwell dear Tel. You were a true inspiration, both in & out of heels. We\u2019ll always have Kings Canyon, Kings road & F\u2019ing ABBA. Wishing you well on your way \u2018Ralph\u2019! xxxx\ud83d\udc95<\/p>\n

\u2014 Guy Pearce (@TheGuyPearce) August 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tAs the original Priscilla stars plan to return for a sequel, Stamp told Deadline last year that he wants to \u201cget it happening<\/a>, get it shooting this year. Actually, as soon as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn January, Pearce revealed they were \u201cputting together a script<\/a>, what the idea might be, and if we all feel that it\u2019s worthwhile, and then we\u2019ll do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI think Hugo and I and Terence are certainly into it, and Steph and Hugo and I are having lots of chats about what we might do,\u201d he told Deadline\u2019s Pete Hammond at the Santa Barbara Film Festival. \u201cSo we\u2019re excited about it, but we won\u2019t do it unless it feels right. We don\u2019t want to ruin the original one.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tGuy Pearce, Terence Stamp and Hugo Weaving in \u2018The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert\u2019 (1994)<\/p>\n

\n\tPearce added, \u201cPriscilla really enabled a voice for a lot of people, which is one of the things that we\u2019ve been told this past 30 years. So it really was a fantastic experience, but it\u2019s been a very meaningful film for all of us to be part of. And, you know, I think the idea of actually sort of following up on it, as I say, is sort of a great idea, as long as we do something that\u2019s valid and valuable and worthwhile. I hope it happens.\u201d<\/p>\n