Rocket Man: Taron Egerton’s first look as Elton John is out

October 1st, 2018 | by vBollywood Author

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Rocket Man: Taron Egerton’s first look as Elton John is out

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Rocket Man is all set to release in May 2019.

Taron Egerton’s first look as the legendary British singer-songwriter Elton John is revealed. Egerton can be seen playing the lead in Rocket Man, which is said to be a biographical musical fantasy movie based on the life of John. The title of the movie is based on the song “Rocket Man”, released with the 1972 album Honky Château. Dexter Fletcher, who replaced Bryan Singer as the director of Bohemian Rhapsody midway, will helm the Paramount project.

Egerton is seen relaxing on a sofa inside a private jet, all dressed in the classic John style — a golden jacket and glitter glasses. Paramount Pictures posted the photo from their official Twitter handle. The caption read, “An epic musical fantasy. An uncensored human story. @TaronEgerton stars as Sir Elton John in @RocketmanMovie, in theatres Summer 2019. #Rocketman.”

An epic musical fantasy. An uncensored human story. @TaronEgerton stars as Sir Elton John in @RocketmanMovie, in theatres Summer 2019. #Rocketman pic.twitter.com/m9QyDXQyTp

— Paramount Pictures (@ParamountPics) September 28, 2018

Egerton, is famous for starring in the Kingsman series of films, had said previously, “We are making a movie called Rocketman about Elton John’s formative years. Everyone thinks it’s a biopic. It isn’t. It’s a fantasy musical so it’s actually his songs used to express important beats in his life at emotional moments. He’s not the only character that sings. It’s going to be fun.”

Rocket Man will release in May 2019.

Photo courtesy: www.indianexpress.com