Rocket man elton john movie

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. 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. 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. In this exclusive article, elton john writes about his extraordinary life and why. But as with many biopics, the writers arent going to let the truth get in. Rocketman, the elton john musical, takes a moment to reimagine how gay sex could be depicted. What surprised the rocketman cast about elton john. Elton john rocket man official music video youtube. John is producing the movie himself, and he was involved in its.

I knew it was in the film, but i didnt know how they were going to use it. 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. Directed by dexter fletcher and written by lee hall, it stars taron. Elton john bio movie rocketman gets addiction right. It is an international management company offering its artist clients support on a worldwide scale. Rocketman is an epic musical fantasy about the incredible human story of elton john s breakthrough years. Elton said that he was blown away by tarons singing voice. 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. Theyre all flights of memory and feelings rather than fact. 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. Popes charity helped finance sexually explicit prolgbt.

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. The book will provide a fascinating insight into how the film was made, including locations, choreography, costumes andof coursethe music. 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. Too often, movie critics are not very bright and have no feeling for art. Set to his most beloved songs, witness how a smalltown boy became one of the most iconic figures in pop history. 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. Why rocketmans gay sex scene between elton john and john. Elton john is amazing, and a complicated manthis film reflects his tormented side. Egerton was picked to play elton john in the 2019 biopic rocketman. The epic musical story of elton john, his breakthrough years and his transformation from shy piano prodigy to international superstar.

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. 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. 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. 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. Rocketman is a 2019 biographical musical film based on the life of british musician elton john. The quiet and intimacy of seeing john find his way. D exter fletchers rousingly good natured rocketman is the authorisedversion movie about the legendary singersongwriter elton john. Rocketman 2019 official trailer paramount pictures youtube. It was over 12 years ago that elton john began developing rocketman, a film about his life, and he had strict requirements.

Movie info rocketman is an epic musical fantasy about the incredible human story of elton johns breakthrough years. Taron egerton right plays elton john in the new biopic. 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. As a paramount pictures movie, the elton john biopic will head to amazon prime video and hulu in the future. 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. When an elton john biopic was first mooted around a decade ago, it was suggested as a. Its a fantasy musical told from the perspective of a burnedout. It traces john s life from a shy child in london through his stratospheric rise and. How much of bombshell, the fox news movie, really happened. Rocketman 2019 covers the life of elton john during his rise to stardom. Rocket music entertainment group is a music company cofounded by elton john, with the core of the business being focused on artist management.

But otherwise id kept well away from rocketman, letting my husband. Bug is the kind of film that frightens people who cant recognize something original, except as a failed attempt at something else that theyve already seen. Elton john was stunned by taron egerton in rocketman. 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. Elton john movie rocketman shows real understanding of.

Heres what elton john thinks of rocketman, the upcoming film about his life. The elton john of rocketman is both a fantasy and a rendering of a real human being who has seen his share of suffering. Rocketman, a musical film about elton john that arrives in theaters on friday, looks a lot like a biopic. In this exclusive article, elton john writes about his extraordinary life and why he finally decided to give the rocketman biopic the green light. The true story behind the elton john movie rocketman time. The film follows the fantastical journey of transformation from shy piano prodigy reginald. Rocket combines its london office with integral recording studios available to its artists. 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. The movie does not shy away from eltons love for men and the movie is. Taron egerton lived with elton john before filming rocketman. Is taron egerton really singing in rocketman, the elton. Rocketman showtimes at an amc movie theater near you. 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.

Taron egerton revealed that he was privileged enough to stay with sir elton john and his husband, david furnish, before filming rocketman. The british actor has rerecorded some of his most famous material. 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. Millions of americans struggle with substance abuse. 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. Sir elton john has been living in the public eye for nearly all his entire adult life.

Elton john movie a heartracing, toetapping, deliriously entertaining triumph 5. Everything rocketman got wrong about elton johns life e. Was john reid the first man that elton john slept with. The only way to tell his story is to live his fantasy. This is where all paramount movies head, usually about 12. Sorry, elton john fans, rocketman is still a bad movie.

Elton john reveals his most difficult scenes to watch in. Elton john and bernie taupin on how rocketman captures. The film follows the fantastical journey of transformation from shy piano. Elton john was stunned by taron egertons rocketman indiewire. 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. This is especially true of rocket man, which flows so beautifully and covers such substantial ground, its like a mini movie unto itself. 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. In real life, they reportedly moved in together shortly after meeting, while in the movie it. She also played gwen stacy in the third installment of the spiderman franchise, spiderman 3 2007, and the female lead, claire, in. 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. Heres why the albeit brief sex scene between taron egerton and richard madden, who play elton john. Though the movie is largely celebratory, theres a forceful strain of.

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. The new elton john movie rocketman never pretends to be a traditional biopic. Elton johns biopic has been in development hell for many. Rocketman 2019 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. As the movie opens, elton is in an outrageous costume and he staggers into what we then understand is his very first aa meeting. Elton john movie rocketman cast, plot, trailer, songs.

Rocketman is an epic musical fantasy about the incredible human story of elton johns breakthrough years. 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. 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. According to elton, the films depiction of john reid being the first man that he slept with is historically accurate.