Described by Paramount Pictures as "an epic musical fantasy about the uncensored human story of Elton John's breakthrough years," Rocketman is scheduled to open in theaters everywhere on May 31. We've compiled all the information about the movie that's known and put it into the gallery below.
With a script by Lee Hall (Billy Elliot, which John adapted into a musical for the stage), Rocketman has been in the works since at least 2011. It stars Taron Egerton as John, and the actor performed his own vocals in the movie. But he wasn't the first choice. Originally, the singer had wanted Justin Timberlake, who appeared as John in the video for 2001's "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore." By 2013, they had cast Tom Hardy, who played Bane in The Dark Knight RIses, but eventually dropped out when he realized he wasn't up to the vocal demands of the role.
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