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. 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. Rocketman is currently playing in cinemas worldwide to the delight of elton john fans. Elton was born reginald kenneth dwight and decided to legally change his name on may 7th, 1972 to elton hercules john. May 31, 2019 rocketman, a musical film about elton john that arrives in theaters on friday, looks a lot like a biopic. 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. The basic underlying storyline in the movie is the real thing, even.
The film, directed by dexter fletcher and coproduced by david furnish, johns husband, is unflinching about johns rise, his childhood trauma. It needed to be rrated, so as to not soften the music superstar. Ganzer film rocketman 2019 streamcloud deutsch kinoxdeutsch. But otherwise id kept well away from rocketman, letting my husband. May 18, 2019 after attending the world premiere of rocketman at the 2019 cannes film festival, elton treated guests to a special surprise performance at the afterparty. In may 2018, taron said that the film isnt actually a biopic. It jumped from crisis to crisis with disjointed fantasy interspersed with snippets from the misery and confusion of elton john s life. We are making a movie called rocketman about elton johns formative years, the welsh actor told collider.
Quatre choses a savoir sur rocketman, le biopic sur elton john. In may 2019, audiences are invited to discover the fantastical story of sir elton john s life, from his years as a prodigy at the royal academy of music, to a global superstar, through his influential and enduring partnership with his songwriting collaborator bernie taupin. The true story behind the elton john movie rocketman time. Elton john and rocketmans taron egerton duet at the.
Biografie drama film geregisseerd door dexter fletcher. Feature film elton john writtenperformed by bernie taupin written by taron egerton. The elton john biopic rocketman works best when it. With taron egerton, jamie bell, richard madden, bryce dallas howard. Ganzer film rocketman 2019 streamcloud deutsch kinox. Elton john movie rocketman cast, plot, trailer, songs and. May 22, 2019 taron egerton has described the film as the worlds first rrated musical, so were expecting plenty of elton classics to feature. Rocketman is an epic musical fantasy about the incredible human story of elton john s breakthrough years. Elton john is played by taron egerton in the 2019 biopic, where. Rocket man officially titled rocket man i think its going to be a long, long time is a song composed by elton john and bernie taupin and originally performed by elton john. The films remove from reality also allows fletcher to deploy a swathe of eltons best.
Would it be giving rocketman too much credit to assume that the filmmakers behind this elton john biopic who include executive producer elton john are at least faintly aware of their films hoariness. Lepopee rock dune star au destin exceptionnel taron egerton est elton john. Though there are a few glimpses of johns collaboration with taupin, their songs floating out of time. Elton john biopic rocketman may be censored for gay scene filmmakers are under pressure from hollywood to snip a nude scene between taron egerton and richard madden, reports say catherine shoard. Like john, taupin is depicted throughout rocketman, and, according to the lyricist, what you see in the film is what you get. Elton john and bernie taupin on how rocketman captures an r. May 22, 2017 in his own interpretation of elton johns iconic hit, iranian filmmaker and refugee majid adin reimagines rocket man to tell a new story of adventure, loneliness and hope. Rocket man, then probably you probably wonder why the year of this one is 2017 despite said song being many decades older.
The film makes out that elton john chose john as a surname while looking at a picture of john lennon, but in reality he chose john because he was a fan of singer long john baldry. A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of elton johns breakthrough years. The pair first publicly dueted at johns annual aids foundation oscar party in february, singing tiny dancer, and teamed up for a surprise performance of. Taron egerton spoke about the priceless present elton john gave him when he moved into johns home before filming rocketman. Rocketman is the jukebox musical elton john biopic we. Taron egerton chantetil vraiment dans le biopic sur. It was more like a cartoon caricature than a representation of elton john s rise to fame, fall, and rise again. The film follows the fantastical journey of transformation from shy piano prodigy reginald. Rocketman is the jukebox musical elton john biopic we never knew we needed. No doubt much was glossed over it was a film of over 2 hours duration as it was but you get the impression that the great man himself was very much using fletchers powers to exorcise many ghosts and put a few records straight. Toutes les bandes annonces des films paramount pictures france. Musical biopics have had a resurgence, with movies like bohemian rhapsody and respect telling the stories of. The movie opens, like so many musical biographies and one timeless spoof before it, with a famous singer reflecting on the ups and downs of his life. May 28, 2019 he thought it was gonna be a long, long time before he ever saw his life on the big screen, but rocketman, a biopic focusing on the tumultuous 20 years of elton john s rise from obscure, shy.
Rocketman vertelt het waargebeurde verhaal van elton john. Elton hercules john is a singer and songwriter and the main protagonist in the film rocketman. Rocketman 2019 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The elton john rocketman movie hits cinemas across the globe this week. This portrayal of elton john s addiction could encourage. 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. Rocketman 2019 official trailer paramount pictures youtube. Factchecking the elton john biopic rocketman rolling stone. It was over 12 years ago that elton john began developing rocketman, a film about his life, and he had strict requirements. 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. It would be impossible to capture all aspects of elton johns life in the 2 hours provided in this musicalbiographical film, so instead the producerwriterdirector. Burning man cancels 2020, announces virtual black rock city. It traces johns life from a shy child in london through his stratospheric rise and. This portrayal of elton johns addiction could encourage.
Rocket man is a 1970s song by the renowned english singer elton john. Egerton discussed his living situation with awkwafin. Much of the bountiful pleasure of rocketman, a jukebox musical about the genesis, emergence and turbulent triumph of a selfcreation named elton john, comes from the films delight in. The hercules part of the name came later and he decided upon it whilst watching the british tv series steptoe and son 1962, where the name of the steptoes horse.
Elton john was stunned by taron egertons rocketman indiewire. Rocketman is an epic musical fantasy about the incredible human story of elton johns breakthrough years. Elton john and david furnish formed rocket pictures in 1996 as a film production company, before being joined by steve hamilton shaw in 2005. After all, in his heyday, elton john had very little hidden from the public eye so its all out there. For song im gonna love me again golden globes, usa 2020 winner.
D exter fletchers rousingly good natured rocketman is the authorisedversion movie about the legendary singersongwriter elton john. In this exclusive article, elton john writes about his extraordinary life and why. For one thing, bohemian rhapsody is largely a recreation of live concert or album performances, with the songs very much sticking to the original versions, while rocketman is much more of an old. Elton john bio movie rocketman gets addiction right. Oct 16, 2019 it was over 12 years ago that elton john began developing rocketman, a film about his life, and he had strict requirements. Taron egerton on living with elton john before filming.
Meaning of rocket man by elton john song meanings and. Taron egerton has described the film as the worlds first rrated musical, so were expecting plenty of elton classics to feature. A long, long time coming, the movie isnt that deep but has fun honoring the legendary musicians gift his song. Mar 22, 2019 elton john biopic rocketman may be censored for gay scene. Dec 16, 2019 elton john bio movie rocketman gets addiction right. The lyrics of rocket man tell the story of an astronaut who is filled to the brim with mixed feelings about leaving his family and friends behind to embark on a mission to space. The films use of the elton john catalog also unmoors the narrative from strict chronologyan action nearly all rockbio movies must perform, but at least rocketman doesnt try to pass it off as compressed reality. May 17, 2019 burning man cancels 2020, announces virtual black rock city. Elton john movie rocketman shows real understanding of. Elton john and freddie mercury are rock and rolls two most enduring queer legends, and with their bigscreen biopics being released less than a year apart, the films were always going to be. Millions of americans struggle with substance abuse. Elton john was stunned by taron egertons rocketman. Elton john biopic rocketman may be censored for gay scene.
He thought it was gonna be a long, long time before he ever saw his life on the big screen, but rocketman, a biopic focusing on the tumultuous 20 years of. Rocketman and bohemian rhapsody are both biopics about british rock stars whose careers launched in the 1970s elton john and late queen frontman freddie. May 16, 2019 rocketman is candid enough about johns identity as a gay man. In may 2019, audiences are invited to discover the fantastical story of sir elton johns life, from his years as a prodigy at the royal academy of music, to a global superstar, through his influential and enduring partnership with his songwriting collaborator bernie taupin. Rocketmans taron egerton on flying, floating and channelling elton john. We are making a movie called rocketman about elton john s formative years, the welsh actor told collider. Egerton discussed his living situation with awkwafina the. Elton john rocket man official music video youtube.
Rocketman is the jukebox musical elton john biopic we never. Nov 19, 2019 taron egerton spoke about the priceless present elton john gave him when he moved into johns home before filming rocketman. Il sagit dun portrait sur le chanteur britannique elton john. May 29, 2019 are elton johns songs really so personal. Meaning of rocket man by elton john song meanings and facts. In his own interpretation of elton johns iconic hit, iranian filmmaker and refugee majid adin reimagines rocket man to tell a new story of adventure, loneliness and hope. I knew it was in the film, but i didnt know how they were going to use it. Rocket man was inspired by the ray bradbury story the rocket man from his 1951 collection of scifi short stories the illustrated man, as taupin and john explained in a 2016 interview. Jun 05, 2019 while the film is accurate in showing elton johns brief marriage to renate blauel after meeting her in a recording studiothe union lasted all of four years in real life, while rocketman. Rocketman is a 2019 biographical musical film based on the life of british musician elton john. Dexter fletchers rousingly good natured rocketman is the authorisedversion movie about the legendary singersongwriter elton john.
The song first appeared on elton johns 1972 album honky chateau and became a hit single, rising to no. Directed by dexter fletcher and written by lee hall, it stars taron. Dialogue and adr for feature film danny sheehan supervising sound editor. Everything rocketman got wrong about elton johns life e. I have one of these oscar statuettes already, but i so wanted to get one for everyone involved with the film. Elton john movie a heartracing, toetapping, deliriously entertaining triumph. While the film is accurate in showing elton johns brief marriage to renate blauel after meeting her in a recording studiothe union lasted all of. Elton john compares rocketman with bohemian rhapsody. The leading actor did well but i couldnt work out what the film was really trying to achieve. Following hot on the heels of queens bohemian rhapsody megahit, rocketman is a halfbiopic, half music fantasy flick which celebrates elton johns life and career by diving headfirst into the brilliant back catalogue he created as he made his way from backroom singer to stadium. May 28, 2019 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 1975.