Rocketman
DirectorDexter Fletcherdebunks rumors that Paramount reportedly wants to cut a provocative scene in the unexampled biopicRocketman . The alleged conniption in question include the exposed tail of the motion picture ’s hotshot , Taron Egerton , andGame of Thrones’Richard Madden .
Rocketmanis a biographic melodic illusion drama that explores the life history of English musicianElton John . Born Reginald Dwight , the now - iconic singer released his studio debutEmpty Skyin 1969 , and has since released 29 more album . To date , John has more than 50 Top 40 hits and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 . In addition to his music , John is know for his flamboyant personality and for coming out as bisexual person in a 1976 interview withRolling Stone . Fletcher’sRocketmanchronicles both John ’s melodious career and personal struggles . Rocketman’sfirst trailerreleased last calendar month , and now studio apartment executive are supposedly concerned about maximizing the film ’s commercial potential .
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On Twitter , Fletcherposted a subject matter that expose the bare vista rumors . PerThe Playlist , Paramount requested that Fletcher cut a 40 - 2nd view fromRocketmaninvolving Egerton as John and Richard Maddden as the Isaac M. Singer ’s handler , John Reid . The allegedly controversial sequence show “ rears exposed , ” and the studio apartment is reportedly concerned about ensuring a PG-13 evaluation . For the 2018 melodious biopicBohemian Rhapsody , the aforementioned Fletcher supersede the pic ’s original director , Bryan Singer , upon his firing . Based on the set Queen and its iconic frontman Freddie Mercury , Bohemian Rhapsodywas produced for some $ 50 - 55 million and earned over $ 879 million at the box office . The film also won four Academy Awards . Based on Fletcher ’s tweet , Rocketmanwill be " the no hold blockade , melodic fantasy that Paramount and producer stormily put up and consider in . " Read the full post below .
Paramount purportedly wanted to cutRocketman’s“sex scene ” for mirrorBohemian Rhapsody’swide ingathering . While critics were n’t of necessity kind toBohemian Rhapsody , mainstream audiences had a dissimilar response , ostensibly because the picture is approachable and centre mainly on music rather than Mercury ’s personal life history . WhileBohemian Rhapsodydoes plow the subject ’s sexuality , it does n’t show any graphic prospect that would guarantee an gas constant - rating . As a upshot , the Queen biopic has been correlate with“straight - washing,”and for being focalize more on acontrived narrativerather than an honest account of Mercury ’s life story .
Like Queen ’s frontman , Rocketman’sfocal subject is known for his magnetic leg front . But whereas Freddie Mercury was more protective of his public image , Elton John has been relatively open about himself over the years . Given Fletcher ’s resolution of commitment with Paramount on Twitter , it seems that he ’s in full creative control . We ’ll encounter out what made the final gash whenRocketmanreleases on May 31 .
author : Dexter Fletcher , The Playlist
