After the surprise success last year of Bohemian Rhapsody, when he stepped up as a last-minute stand-in for exiting director Bryan Singer, Dexter Fletcher is getting go-round with Rocketman. A musi…
, when he stepped up as a last-minute stand-in for exiting director Bryan Singer, Dexter Fletcher is getting go-round with. A musical fantasy based on the tempestuous life and times of Elton John, the Paramount film stars Taron Egerton as the rock icon, who won battles with his addictions and even his own parents to make it to the top — and stay there.
Fletcher brought Egerton and cast member Jamie Bell, who plays John’s regular songwriter Bernie Taupin, to Deadline’s recent The Contenders London event. “The idea was first presented to me in 2016,” Egerton said onstage at the Ham Yard hotel, “when Matthew [Vaughn] and I were making a film called, and I very immediately felt very excited.
For the director, the film came with its own set of challenges, mainly how to whittle down a whole lifetime’s worth of music to fit a two-hour biopic. “I had a lot of fun figuring out,” said Fletcher. “I mean, it wasn’t always easy.
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