Rocketman (2019)

[Jake Lipson]

Title: Rocketman (2019)

Genre: Music, Drama

Director: Dexter Fletcher

Cast: Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Bryce Dallas Howard, Gemma Jones, Steven Mackintosh, Harriet Walter

Release: 2019-05-15

Plot: The story of Elton John's life, from his years as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music through his influential and enduring musical partnership with Bernie Taupin.

Paramount is financing and distributing an Elton John biopic "Rocket Man."

Speaking of the title, Deadline's article has it as "Rocketman," but my Elton John CD spells the song as two distinct words, and the movie is clearly being named after the song, so that's why I put a space in the thread title. If it actually is going to be one word, moderators have my blessing to chnnge it. No relation to Disney's 1997 movie of the same name.

Anyway, Taton Egerton is to star and sing.

Dexter Fletcher, who directed Egerton in Eddie the Eagle and recently took over directing the Queen biopic from Bryan Singer, to direct. Matthew Vaughn, who of course directed both Egerton and Elton John together in Kingsman: The Golden Circle, is producing. Lee Hall, who worked with Elton on the musical version of Billy Elliot, is writing.

No release date yet, but since production is supposed to start this summer, I'm guessing 2019.

http://deadline.com/2018/04/elton-j...ount-matthew-vaughn-david-furnish-1202367495/

 

[Hollywoodaholic]

The film's title is a single word: Rocketman, unlike the song itself.

This has been a long time coming, first announced in 2011 and possibly starring Justin Timberlake, and then later Tom Hardy. First pitched as full of glam and glitz, and now more earthy rock n' roll story.

In the meantime, please check out the CD or Vinyl release called Restoration: Re-imagining the songs of Elton John and Bernie Taupin. It's just outstanding. 13 top country acts performing a better selection of songs than the usual top hits only faire. Don Henley doing "Sacrifice;" Willie Nelson on "Border Song;" Chris Stapleton on "I Want Love." The whole thing is great.

There's also a more pop-flavored release called Revamp, which features some of the usual obvious suspects (Ed Sheeran doing "Candle in the Wind"), but it's also got some outstanding covers. Don't miss the Killers doing "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters."

 

[Vic Pardo]

Hasn't this been done already?

 

[Jake Lipson]

Paramount has set a release date of May 17, 2019. Also, Wayne is right; the film is in fact being released as a single word, even though the titular song is two words. So my assumption in the thread title proved incorrect.

 

[Jake Lipson]

Casting news: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/n...n-egerton-elton-john-biopic-rocketman-1128592

 

[Jake Lipson]

Bryce Dallas Howard is playing Elton's mom:

https://variety.com/2018/film/news/bryce-dallas-howard-elton-john-biopic-rocketman-1202886561/

 

[Jake Lipson]

Paramount has moved the release date back two weeks to May 31:

https://deadline.com/2018/08/rocket...ie-release-transformers-7-undated-1202396997/

 

[Johnny Angell]

Bryce Dallas Howard is playing Elton's mom:

https://variety.com/2018/film/news/bryce-dallas-howard-elton-john-biopic-rocketman-1202886561/

The years are going by quickly is BDH is playing a mom.

 

[Jake Lipson]

First look photo:

https://deadline.com/2018/09/rocketman-first-look-taron-egerton-elton-john-1202472861/

 

[Jake Lipson]

Trailer's here:



I think this looks great.

 

[Angelo Colombus]

Thought this was going to be about Kim Jong Un?

 

[mattCR]

Wow this ad

https://twitter.com/JKCorden/status/1062974814548160515

 

[JimmyO]

That was amazing.

 

[Colin Jacobson]

I'll only see this if there's a climactic sequence where Elton breaks up with himself and reunites with himself to play Live Aid...

 

[mattCR]

Here's the ad outside of twitter

 

[Jeff Adkins]

I'll only see this if there's a climactic sequence where Elton breaks up with himself and reunites with himself to play Live Aid...

I can't wait for the scene where he plays "Mama Can't Buy You Love" at the Troubadour.

 

[JimmyO]

I can't wait for the scene where he plays "Mama Can't Buy You Love" at the Troubadour.

I heard that scene was cut for the scene where Elton and Freddie attend Princess Diana's funeral together.

 

[Jake Lipson]

 

[Jake Lipson]

New trailer:

 

[Hollywoodaholic]

Love the visuals (and the music ain't too bad!)