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The film begins with elton john bursting through the door of a recovery meeting in a flamingred bodysuit with flared bell bottoms, a headpiece with. Elton hercules john is a singer and songwriter and the main protagonist in the film rocketman. Rocketman is a 2019 biographical musical film based on the life of british musician elton john. D exter fletchers rousingly good natured rocketman is the authorisedversion movie about the legendary singersongwriter elton john. The films remove from reality also allows fletcher to deploy a swathe of eltons best. Egerton discussed his living situation with awkwafin. Now, this is elton were talking about, a musical genius whose early period on which rocketman mostly focuses reflects a savantlike ability to sponge up inspiration across a wide range of genres from classical to country, the beatles to the band and whose insatiable vinyl appetite led him down the slightly lesstrod paths of gospel and folk, rhythm and blues, soul music and so on. Rocketman and bohemian rhapsody are both biopics about british rock stars whose careers launched in the 1970s elton john and late queen frontman freddie. In 1998 elton john was knighted by queen elizabeth ii for his music and media presence.

It was over 12 years ago that elton john began developing rocketman, a film about his life, and he had strict requirements. According to elton, the film s depiction of john reid being the first man that he slept with is historically accurate. Rocketman features a ton of great elton john songs, but there are even more musthear tunes that didnt make the cut. The new elton john movie rocketman never pretends to be a traditional biopic. Elton john was stunned by taron egertons rocketman indiewire. After attending the world premiere of rocketman at the 2019 cannes film festival, elton treated guests to a special surprise performance at. Elton begins telling his life story to the group, and as he starts singing the. Elton john compares rocketman with bohemian rhapsody. As the movie opens, elton is in an outrageous costume and he staggers into what we then understand is his very first aa meeting. Of course, it doesnt take a real rocket man to figure out that john, as played with ease by the wonderful taron egerton, didnt literally shoot into the sky and disintegrate into a firework. Elton was born reginald kenneth dwight and decided to legally change his name on may 7th, 1972 to elton hercules john. Everything rocketman got wrong about elton johns life e. Meaning of rocket man by elton john song meanings and facts.

Rocketman is an epic musical fantasy about the incredible human story of elton johns breakthrough years. In fact, he said he pushed producers of rocketman for an honest portrayal of his sex and cocainefueled days of the past. It was more like a cartoon caricature than a representation of elton john. Stills of taron edgerton from scenes in the film are compared to real life images of elton john throughout. The framing device of the film is john s recounting of his life in rehab after decades of heavy drinking and drugs, and despite giving the audience plenty of evidence as to why elton is so. 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. 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.

Elton john rocket man i think its going to be a long long time film director. 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, a musical film about elton john that arrives in theaters on friday, looks a lot like a biopic. Your song was written in minutes at his mothers apartment. Just a bunch of propaganda pushing the rocket man movie, elton john, his music and his books.

Elton john is one of the biggest names in music, but of course, elton john s name wasnt always elton john. Taron egerton is terrific as the singer, but the real star of this electric biopic is director dexter fletcher. The song first appeared on elton johns 1972 album honky chateau and became a hit single, rising to no. Elton johns endtitles theme for his own biopic, rocketman, won the best original song award at sundays academy awards, his first oscar since he won for can you f. Elton john movie rocketman cast, plot, trailer, songs. May 23, 2019 rocketman goes to some lengths to portray elton john as a man who is always alone, even when hes surrounded by people. Rocketman 2019 trailer teases elton johns biopic screen rant.

Elton john rocket man official music video youtube. 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. Apr 19, 2018 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 distribute worldwide. Elton john movie a heartracing, toetapping, deliriously entertaining triumph. Best performance by an actor in a motion picture musical or comedy. Kingsmans taron egerton is a young and rambunctious elton john in paramount pictures teaser trailer for the biopic rocketman the film spans the breadth of john s life, covering his early days at the royal academy of music on through to his rise to music superstardom in the 1970s, the formation of his partnership with lyricist bernie taupin played here by jamie bell and his relationship. Rocketman is candid enough about john s identity as a gay man. Elton john movie rocketman cast, plot, trailer, songs and. In real life, they reportedly moved in together shortly after meeting, while in the movie it doesnt happen as quickly. While the film is accurate in showing elton john s brief marriage to renate blauel after meeting her in a recording studiothe union lasted all of four years in real life, while rocketman.

In 2009 the company took a new direction, becoming a musical and family entertainment outfit. The elton john rocketman movie hits cinemas across the globe this week. The latest entry into the genre is slated for a release later in 2019. May 22, 2019 taron egerton has described the film as the worlds first rrated musical, so were expecting plenty of elton classics to feature. It needed to be rrated, so as to not soften the music superstar. After he becomes elton john, his lyricist bernie taupin and to a limited degree, his first manager ray williams and onetime wife renate blauel is the only even mildly positive force in his life until he decides to get sober. Factchecking the elton john biopic rocketman rolling stone. Rocketman is a 2019 biographical musical film based on the life of musician elton john. 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. Rocketman star on shocking scene with elton johns mother.

The film s remove from reality also allows fletcher to deploy a swathe of elton s best. But elton john himself is very much alive and a part of the production, serving as an executive producer on the film and an adviser to taron egerton, the young actor who plays him with great gusto. Its a fantasy musical told from the perspective of a burnedout, drug. We did it very quickly rocketman star bryce dallas howard has spoken about the.

May 29, 2019 are elton johns songs really so personal. Presented as a musical fantasy, the rocketman movie still contains plenty of elton john facts focusing on key moments in the legendary. Taron egerton wanted the rocketman gay sex scenes as. Elton john rocket man i think its going to be a long. The true story behind the elton john movie rocketman time. Rocketman, an epic musical fantasy from paramount pictures, marv studios and rocket pictures, stars taron egerton who plays elton john, jamie bell bernie taupin, richard madden john reid and bryce dallas howard sheila eileen. Music from the motion picture now from itunes or amazon and you will receive rocket man instantly. In may 2018, taron said that the film isnt actually a biopic. 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. Meaning of rocket man by elton john song meanings and. Rocketman 2019 official trailer paramount pictures youtube. The track rocket man is now also available to stream everywhere the soundtrack also contains a brandnew elton john and bernie taupin composition. Directed by dexter fletcher and written by lee hall, it stars taron.

Taron egerton spoke about the priceless present elton john gave him when he moved into john s home before filming rocketman. Rocketman, the wild story of pop legend elton john s early rise to fame. 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 first glimpse of elton john biopic, rocketman, came about seven months ago when taron egerton made his debut as john in a teaser trailer. It was more like a cartoon caricature than a representation of elton john s rise to fame, fall, and rise again. Rocket man 2017 5min animation, short, music video 22 may 2017. Nov 19, 2019 taron egerton spoke about the priceless present elton john gave him when he moved into johns home before filming rocketman. Key locations from elton john s life were featured. Factchecking the elton john biopic rocketman rolling. Among numerous other performances, john played rocket man at the launch site of space shuttle discovery in 1998. The film follows the fantastical journey of transformation from shy piano prodigy reginald. But otherwise id kept well away from rocketman, letting my husband.

May 31, 2019 rocketman, a musical film about elton john that arrives in theaters on friday, looks a lot like a biopic. Elton john was stunned by taron egertons rocketman. Heres what elton john thinks of rocketman, the upcoming. May 16, 2019 rocketman is candid enough about johns identity as a gay man.

The film, directed by dexter fletcher and coproduced by david furnish, johns husband, is unflinching about johns rise, his childhood trauma. Based on a true fantasy, rocketman showcases the formative years of sir elton johns musical career, featuring all the excess and glamour the star is known and loved for. Rocketman is written by lee hall billy elliot, war horse and directed by dexter fletcher eddie the eagle. Rocket man, then probably you probably wonder why the year of this one is 2017 despite said song being many decades older. Taron egerton has described the film as the worlds first rrated musical, so were expecting plenty of elton classics to feature. 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. The two even gave a duet performance together after the rapturous rocketman premiere at the cannes film festival earlier this month. The reason is that this one here was made a long time after the initial release, which is why i am also pretty skeptical in calling this one here a music video. The thing is, despite remaining faithful to many, many aspects of elton john s life, the rocketman movie does sport some changes and eliminations in its effort to tell a good story. I have one of these oscar statuettes already, but i so wanted to get one for everyone involved with the film.

Elton john and bernie taupin on how rocketman captures an r. Bernie taupin is finally getting his closeup as elton john s longtime songwriting partner in the hit movie musical rocketman. Rocketman tells the true story of iconic artist elton john, but its also a dramatization of his life, so fans may be wondering just how accurate the movie is to the singers story. In a big rocketman moment that plays out across two scenes in the film, young reginald dwight is inspired to. It traces johns life from a shy child in london through his stratospheric rise and. Imdb takes a look at 5 inspiring documentaries to stream this. The leading actor did well but i couldnt work out what the film was really trying to achieve. Elton john refused to tone down the sex and drugs in. There are many quality documentaries about sir elton john out there, dont waste your time with this one. Directed by dexter fletcher and written by lee hall, it stars taron egerton as john, with jamie bell as bernie taupin, richard madden as john reid, and bryce dallas howard as. 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. Rocketman is an epic musical fantasy about the incredible human story of elton john s breakthrough years. Rocketman 2019 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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. Rocketman star on shocking scene with elton john s mother sheila. Neither is his songwriting partner of more than 50 years, bernie taupin, who supplies the lyrics that inspire johns melodies. In this exclusive article, elton john writes about his extraordinary life and why. It jumped from crisis to crisis with disjointed fantasy interspersed with snippets from the misery and confusion of elton john s life. Sep 25, 2018 rocket man is a 1970s song by the renowned english singer elton john. Following hot on the heels of queens bohemian rhapsody megahit, rocketman is a halfbiopic, half music fantasy flick which celebrates elton john s life and career by diving headfirst into the brilliant back catalogue he created as he made his way from backroom singer to stadiumsmashing superstar. It traces john s life from a shy child in london through his stratospheric rise and.

He was born reginald dwight, and the biopic rocketman suggests that dwight got. But the new elton john film bills itself as a fantasy biopic, which has viewers puzzled. I knew it was in the film, but i didnt know how they were going to use it. Elton john and david furnish formed rocket pictures in 1996 as a film production company, before being joined by steve hamilton shaw in 2005. Was john reid the first man that elton john slept with. Among the many key career moments that are vividly. I love everything related to this gifted man, except this socalled documentary. 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. Rocket man is a 1970s song by the renowned english singer elton john. Rocketman packs plenty of elton john songs but just which ones made it into the film elton john biopic rocketman hits cinemas this week and it packs in plenty of songs from the legendary. Elton john s original name was a bit of a child prodigy. Taron egerton on living with elton john before filming. The first track from the album, rocket man, was zane lowes world record on apple musics beats 1 today. 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.