A Golden Globe nomination for Rocketman for Best Picture, Musical or Comedy caps off a banner year for actor-turned-director Dexter Fletcher, whose fourth feature at the helm—or “four and a half”, quips Fletcher, after he stepped in uncredited to salvage Bohemian Rhapsody last year—was also his highest grosser to date. Fletcher, who has worked as an actor since he was a young boy in films like Bugsy Malone, had long harbored dreams to direct when he made his indie debut with Wild Bill in 2011. A few years later, he landed high on Hollywood’s watchlist after his Elton John biopic, starring Taron Egerton as the musical legend, premiered at Cannes in May. But what makes him tick?
My First Film Lesson
You’re going back so far; I started acting when I was a kid. It seems trite to say, “you’ve got to know your lines,” but you do.
My First Film Lesson
You’re going back so far; I started acting when I was a kid. It seems trite to say, “you’ve got to know your lines,” but you do.
- 12/20/2019
- by Joe Utichi
- Deadline Film + TV
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