According to elton, the films depiction of john reid being the first man that he slept with is historically accurate. Viewers meet john when hes still reggie dwight, an underloved kid who desperately wants attention from his dismissive father steven mackintosh and disinterested mom bryce dallas howard. In this exclusive article, elton john writes about his extraordinary life and why. Rocket music entertainment group is a music company cofounded by elton john, with the core of the business being focused on artist management. Taron egerton lived with elton john before filming rocketman.
The movie does not shy away from eltons love for men and the movie is. Elton john is amazing, and a complicated manthis film reflects his tormented side. Too often, movie critics are not very bright and have no feeling for art. Is taron egerton really singing in rocketman, the elton. Rocketman is an epic musical fantasy about the incredible human story of elton john s breakthrough years. It was over 12 years ago that elton john began developing rocketman, a film about his life, and he had strict requirements. The official movie companion contains a wealth of amazing photographs from throughout the development and shooting of the movie as well as quotes and interviews from the cast and crew. And thats tough, given that john s songs have been standards on the radio, in movies and in touristtrap, singalong piano bars since the 1970s. D exter fletchers rousingly good natured rocketman is the authorisedversion movie about the legendary singersongwriter elton john. Taron egerton will star as in elton john in rocketman, the biopic about the famed singer, with paramount pictures nearing a deal to finance and.
Everything rocketman got wrong about elton johns life e. As a paramount pictures movie, the elton john biopic will head to amazon prime video and hulu in the future. Elton john bio movie rocketman gets addiction right. Of course, sir elton s music is a big part of the biopic, but viewers want to know if actor taron egerton, who plays john, really sang the.
Rocketman showtimes at an amc movie theater near you. It traces john s life from a shy child in london through his stratospheric rise and. Elton john the first time i saw it was in january or february, a very rough copy, and that was when i got the most emotional, because i just didnt know. In relation to last years jolly mediocrity bohemian rhapsody, which stumbled across the surface of queen frontman freddie mercurys life and music, the new elton john. Rocketman is an epic musical fantasy about the uncensored human story of sir elton john as breakthrough years, starring taron egerton, jamie bell, richard madden and bryce dallas howard. Elton john says watching rocketman was an emotional experience for him the biopic will go on general release this coming friday in the uk, with the film hitting the silver screen in the us on may 31. According to the movie s producer and elton s husband david furnish, elton was amazed by tarons take on his songs when he heard three tracks recorded at abbey road studios. The true story behind the elton john movie rocketman time. Factchecking the elton john biopic rocketman rolling stone. But otherwise id kept well away from rocketman, letting my husband. Rocketman stars taron egerton, bryce dallas howard, and richard madden reveal the most surprising thing they discovered about elton john while filming the musical biopic. Kiki dee in real life and in the movie, as played by rachel muldoon, performing dont go breaking my heart with egerton as elton john.
Elton john was stunned by taron egertons rocketman indiewire. In this exclusive article, elton john writes about his extraordinary life and why he finally decided to give the rocketman biopic the green light. Popes charity helped finance sexually explicit prolgbt. The latest musician to get the biopic treatment is elton john, in the biographical movie musical rocketman and naturally, you want to know how realistic the film is to the actual lives of those. How do filmmakers make a movie that has both creative and historical integrity about a. The elton john of rocketman is both a fantasy and a rendering of a real human being who has seen his share of suffering. When an elton john biopic was first mooted around a decade ago, it was suggested as a. Rome, december 6, 2019 lifesitenews the biographical musical film based on the life of sir elton john, the first movie by a major film studio to include a male homosexual sex scene, was. Rocketman, the elton john musical, takes a moment to reimagine how gay sex could be depicted. Taron egerton revealed that he was privileged enough to stay with sir elton john and his husband, david furnish, before filming rocketman.
Elton john reveals his most difficult scenes to watch in. Taron egerton as elton john in rocketman dexter fletcher has fashioned an ebullient monument to pop superstar elton john featuring a committed turn from taron egerton in the. In real life, they reportedly moved in together shortly after meeting, while in the movie it. Heres what elton john thinks of rocketman, the upcoming film about his life. Based on a true fantasy, rocketman showcases the formative years of sir elton john s musical career, featuring all the excess and glamour the star is known and loved for.
The film follows the fantastical journey of transformation from shy piano. The only way to tell his story is to live his fantasy. Elton john rocket man official music video youtube. Elton john movie a heartracing, toetapping, deliriously entertaining triumph 5. Elton john was stunned by taron egerton in rocketman. How much of bombshell, the fox news movie, really happened. This is especially true of rocket man, which flows so beautifully and covers such substantial ground, its like a mini movie unto itself. But as with many biopics, the writers arent going to let the truth get in. Rocket combines its london office with integral recording studios available to its artists. The first glimpse of elton john biopic, rocketman, came about seven months ago when taron egerton made his debut as john in a teaser trailer, but is the voice singing rocket man in the back half. Millions of americans struggle with substance abuse.
Rocketman 2019 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Directed by dexter fletcher and written by lee hall, it stars taron egerton as elton john, with jamie bell as bernie taupin, richard madden as john reid, and bryce dallas howard as sheila eileen. Movie info rocketman is an epic musical fantasy about the incredible human story of elton johns breakthrough years. The new elton john movie rocketman never pretends to be a traditional biopic. The film follows the fantastical journey of transformation from shy piano prodigy reginald. Kingsmans taron egerton is a young and rambunctious elton john in paramount pictures teaser trailer for the biopic rocketman the film spans the breadth of john s life, covering his early days at the royal academy of music on through to his rise to music superstardom in the 1970s, the formation of his partnership with lyricist bernie taupin played here by jamie bell and his. Rocketman, a musical film about elton john that arrives in theaters on friday, looks a lot like a biopic.
Starring bryce dallas howard, taron egerton, and richard madden, enjoy every minute as you jump into the glitzy tale of the rise of one of britains most iconic musicmen. This portrayal of elton john s addiction could encourage. I knew it was in the film, but i didnt know how they were going to use it. Elton begins telling his life story to the group, and as he starts singing the bitch is back, the movie morphs back to eltons early childhood. The book will provide a fascinating insight into how the film was made, including locations, choreography, costumes andof coursethe music. Elton john movie rocketman cast, plot, trailer, songs. In his own interpretation of elton john s iconic hit, iranian filmmaker and refugee majid adin reimagines rocket man to tell a new story of adventure, loneliness and hope. Rocketman is a 2019 biographical musical film based on the life of british musician elton john. How taron egerton became elton john for rocketman theres a spark in him, the actor says about john, and you feel it when you meet him.
Elton johns biopic has been in development hell for many. Though the movie is largely celebratory, theres a forceful strain of. Rocketman 2019 official trailer paramount pictures youtube. Rocketman 2019 covers the life of elton john during his rise to stardom. Director dexter fletcher, among others, has described it as a fantasy musical, a memory, and not an autobiography of elton john which means not everything the movie. The british actor has rerecorded some of his most famous material. John is producing the movie himself, and he was involved in its. Set to his most beloved songs, witness how a smalltown boy became one of the most iconic figures in pop history. Directed by dexter fletcher and written by lee hall, it stars taron. At the rocketman premiere in london at the odeon luxe leicester square, john was asked by the bbc if it was emotional seeing his life played out on the big screen. As the movie opens, elton is in an outrageous costume and he staggers into what we then understand is his very first aa meeting. The quiet and intimacy of seeing john find his way. Among numerous other performances, john played rocket man at the launch site of space shuttle discovery in 1998. I was looking at me it took 12 years of development for elton john to get rocketman made and he.
Rocketman is an epic musical fantasy about the incredible human story of elton johns breakthrough years. Presented as a musical fantasy, the rocketman movie still contains plenty of elton john facts focusing on key moments in the legendary. What surprised the rocketman cast about elton john. Elton said that he was blown away by tarons singing voice. Taron egerton right plays elton john in the new biopic. The first album i ever bought with my own allowance was captain fantastic and the brown dirt cowboy, one of two studio lps elton john released in. Was john reid the first man that elton john slept with. This is where all paramount movies head, usually about 12. Based on the life of elton john taron egerton, rocketman explores how a shy teenage piano prodigy grew into one of rocks most iconic acts. The epic musical story of elton john, his breakthrough years and his transformation from shy piano prodigy to international superstar.
Taron egertons portrayal of elton john is superb and only heightened by the producers allowing taron to sing his own versions of many of elton john s classic hits. Heres why the albeit brief sex scene between taron egerton and richard madden, who play elton john. Elton john and bernie taupin on how rocketman captures. Why rocketmans gay sex scene between elton john and john. Sir elton john has been living in the public eye for nearly all his entire adult life. She also played gwen stacy in the third installment of the spiderman franchise, spiderman 3 2007, and the female lead, claire, in. Egerton was picked to play elton john in the 2019 biopic rocketman.
Elton john was stunned by taron egertons rocketman. Elton john movie rocketman shows real understanding of. It is an international management company offering its artist clients support on a worldwide scale. Its a fantasy musical told from the perspective of a burnedout. Sorry, elton john fans, rocketman is still a bad movie.
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