Gallery Update: On Set Photos From “Rocketman”
Written by Tiffany on September 22 2018
In the last few weeks, photos of Taron in the upcoming movie Rocketman have been released. Check out the first look of Taron as Elton John in the gallery below.
 
Elton John Biopic âRocketmanâ Sets Summer 2019 Release Date
Written by Tiffany on May 24 2018
thewrap.com –Â Paramount Pictures has dated Taron Egertonâs âRocketmanâ for May 17, 2019.
Directed by Dexter Fletcher, the film got a finance and distribution deal last month. Egerton portrays John in the various stages of his legendary life. Lee Hall wrote the script for the package, and John is producing with Marv Films and Matthew Vaughn alongside Johnâs Rocket Pictures partner and husband David Furnish.
Egerton is set to sing Johnâs songs himself, with production set to begin in August.
Taron to Play Elton John in Biopic âRocketmanâ at Paramount
Written by Tiffany on April 20 2018
Taron Egerton will star as in Elton John in âRocketman,â the biopic about the famed singer, with Paramount Pictures nearing a deal to finance and distribute worldwide.
Dexter Fletcher, who replaced Bryan Singer to direct the Freddie Mercury biopic âBohemian Rhapsody,â is attached to helm the project.
The film, written by Lee Hall, will include Johnâs emergence as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music to becoming a music superstar and his partnership with songwriting collaborator Bernie Taupin. John broke out with the 1973 album âGoodbye Yellow Brick Road,â which topped the charts for two months in the U.S. and U.K.
Matthew Vaughn and his Marv Films will produce, along with John and his Rocket Pictures partner David Furnish.
The deal was put together by Wyck Godfrey, president of Paramount Motion Pictures Group. Production is set to start this summer.
