Elton John Biopic Rocketman Sets May 2019 Release Date

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Paramount has set a May 2019 release particular date for its biographical Elton John film , Rocketman . A movie about the fantastically flamboyant vocalizer , songwriter , and composer has been for a while in the making , with several big names floated to play Elton at various points in the past tense . Tom Hardy came the closest to doing so back in 2013 , but that version ofRocketmanpetered out in pre - output and would - be starter theatre director Michael Gracey went on to make his big ingress on another biographical melodious , The Greatest Showman . The project was suddenly revived last yr whenKingsman ’s Taron Egertoncame on board to play Sir Elton instead and it ’s been mostly smooth - sailplaning since then .

Rocketmanwas formally green - litby Paramount back in April , with Lee Hall ( Billy Elliot ) writing the handwriting and Dexter Fletcher directing . Egerton is also formally onboard now too , having only just appeared with the actual - life Sir Elton in last twelvemonth ’s sequelKingsman : The Golden Circle . Further , the movie is understandably ( forgive the wording ) quick for blastoff , what with Paramount having gone ahead and scheduledRocketmanto reach house in just under a twelvemonth from the time of composition .

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Rocketmanis now slated to open in field on May 17 , 2019 , where it will serve as counter - programming toJohn Wick : Chapter 3during its first weekend . As it presently stand , May 2019 will offer a comparatively eclectic collection of movies for audience to pick from ; including , Avengers 4at the start of the month , follow by the live - action / CGIDetective Pikachuand Disney ’s own hot - action take on its revive musical sensationAladdin , in addition to the musical biopicRocketman .

Egerton , for his part , is name toRocketmanas a"fantasy musical"that use Elton ’s most famed songs ( including , no doubt , the eponymous tune ) to tell his real - life narration and express"important beats in his life at emotional moment " . ascertain as Elton has long been observe for his groundbreaking and ground - breaking approach to pop music , it ’s only fitting that a film about him buck custom in a exchangeable path . Not to mention : Hollywood musician biopics can be a number copy - and - library paste in their data format , so an Elton memoir that fall on the experimental side would be all the more refreshing in that sense .

Rocketmanis similarly promise in terms of its line on both English of the camera . Egerton and Fletcher previously made the charming dead on target story - based sports rompEddie the Eagletogether , so their reunion on an Elton John flick is all the more exciting for it . Fletcher is also coming off helming the seethe - about pansy biopicBohemian Rhapsody , which he take over after original director Bryan Singer was fired . However that flick call on out , Rocketmanwill give Fletcher a prospect to fully realize his vision of a player biopic , starting from the very beginning .