Finally, Elton John is getting his own biopic ‘Rocketman’. He is a famous English songwriter, pianist, and singer. Besides, he has sold more than 300 million records worldwide. Moreover, Elton has given more than fifty top 40 hits.
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Taron Egerton to play as Sir Elton Hercules John
The character of John will be portrayed by British actor Taron Egerton. In one of the scenes, Taron takes a lot of pills and booze and dives into the swimming pool. He is pulled out from the pool and revives on a hospital wheelchair. Later on, he is shoved on the stage in front of the stadium full of hysterical fans.
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It is inevitable that the movie to be compared to Bohemian Rhapsody. The film was a smash hit biopic in 2018. Rocketman is also about a showman who has spent years in the closet. It centres around the reign of this popular artist in the 1970s and ’80s.
Dexter Fletcher serves as the director in the film. He has a huge opportunity to showcase pop music to the world. After releasing Bohemian Rhapsody, we can expect the Rocketman to be hugely charming.
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New wardrobe in the ‘Rocketman’ movie
The biography film of Elton John got released on May 22, 2019. Rocket Pictures and Marv Films are the lead production companies. Moreover, the film has taken off with a new wardrobe. In the dream-like sequence of the film, Taron Egerton is seen wearing a pink leopard print robe.
Later on, he changes his outfit into the LA Dodgers jumpsuit. The attire looks similar to John’s which was worn at his Dodger Stadium gigs. Furthermore, the event took place in October 1975. However, the attire in the movie isn’t quite as the world remembers it.
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Julian Day has created all the outfits of Elton John in the movie. One of his first outfits was the Devil suit. However, he wanted the character to look more bad and mad. The horns and the wings worn by the character is what he wanted to present to the viewers.
Besides, Day also bought, built and embellished more than fifty pairs of sunglasses. Moreover, he also borrowed jewellery to suit the character from Chopard.
