A new featurette including footage from the upcoming Elton John biopic, Rocketman, has been released. The clips show scenes from the film featuring Taron Egerton as Elton as well as in the recording studio with the soundtrack’s producer Giles Martin, son of the Beatles‘ legendary producer George Martin.
Rocketman, which was written by Lee Hall and directed by Dexter Fletcher, opens on May 31st, 2019. Back in 2011, when the film was first announced Deadline.com posted: “(Rocketmanis) a biographical musical fantasy that will weave together Elton’s life and his music. The film will be and unconventional film take on Elton’s story, including choreographed sequences using Elton’s biggest hit songs. Those tunes will be part of the movie package and will drive a story that will cover the rough spots in Elton’s journey of self-discovery.”