Paul Bradshaw Sep 28, 2018
The Rocketman star looks pretty uncanny in costume as Elton John.
The first picture of Taron Egerton in Rocketman has been released, and he already looks pretty perfect for the role. Hidden behind a scruffy wig, giant sparkly glasses and some seriously cool sneakers, Egerton’s take on Elton John looks like everything it needs to be.
Rocketman is pitched as a “musical fantasy” rather than a straight biopic, with Egerton telling The Telegraph that John’s songs are “used to express important beats in his life at emotional moments,” adding that “He’s not the only character that sings.”
Directed by Dexter Fletcher – who already has form with Egerton after Eddie The Eagle, form with musicals after Sunshine On Leith, and form with long-gestating, possibly problematic biopics after replacing Bryan Singer on Bohemian Rhapsody – Rocketman is being produced by Elton John himself.
Following John’s early...
The Rocketman star looks pretty uncanny in costume as Elton John.
The first picture of Taron Egerton in Rocketman has been released, and he already looks pretty perfect for the role. Hidden behind a scruffy wig, giant sparkly glasses and some seriously cool sneakers, Egerton’s take on Elton John looks like everything it needs to be.
Rocketman is pitched as a “musical fantasy” rather than a straight biopic, with Egerton telling The Telegraph that John’s songs are “used to express important beats in his life at emotional moments,” adding that “He’s not the only character that sings.”
Directed by Dexter Fletcher – who already has form with Egerton after Eddie The Eagle, form with musicals after Sunshine On Leith, and form with long-gestating, possibly problematic biopics after replacing Bryan Singer on Bohemian Rhapsody – Rocketman is being produced by Elton John himself.
Following John’s early...
- 9/28/2018
- Den of Geek
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