Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, 2025. Directed by Rob Reiner. Starring Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Rob Reiner, Paul Shaffer, Fran Drescher, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Questlove, Chris Addison, Kerry Godliman, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Nina Conti, David Furnish, John Michael Higgins, June Chadwick, Griffin Matthews, Kathreen Khavari, Don Lake, Chad Smith, and […]
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues trailer takes it beyond 11
Four decades after rocking the world with This Is Spinal Tap, director Rob Reiner reunites with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer for Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, the long-awaited follow-up to the iconic rock mockumentary which sees Spinal Tap reuniting for a farewell gig, complete with support from the likes of Paul […]
Elton John in talks for Kingsman: The Golden Circle
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Elton John is in talks to join the cast of Kingsman: The Golden Circle, the upcoming follow-up to 2014’s hit action spy comedy Kingsman: The Secret Service. The site reports that it is unclear which role the singer is up for, and could be set to play himself. Kingsman: The […]
Elton John slams The Lion King remake, says the music lost the “magic and joy”
The Lion King remake may have been a huge success for Disney by grossing over $1.6 billion at the box office but there is one person who wasn’t impressed with the way the film handled the music – Elton John. In an interview with GQ, Elton expressed his negative feelings towards the remake of the […]
Ranking Hans Zimmer’s 17 greatest scores (that aren’t Batman or Pirates of the Caribbean)
Composer Hans Zimmer revisits Oscar-winning territory with his score for Disney’s remake of The Lion King. In celebration, here are Zimmer’s 17 greatest film works presented and ranked – with a few notable omissions… In 1994, Disney released one of the jewels of their renaissance period: The Lion King. This anthropomorphised take on Hamlet, playing […]
Movie Review – Rocketman (2019)
Rocketman, 2019. Directed by Dexter Fletcher. Starring Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Bryce Dallas Howard, Stephen Graham, Gemma Jones, Charlie Rowe, Steven Mackintosh, Tate Donovan, Harriet Walter, Celinde Schoenmaker, Kit Connor and Matthew Illesley. SYNOPSIS: A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John’s breakthrough years. Rocketman is a riot of music, colour […]
Taron Egerton is Elton John in first trailer for musical fantasy Rocketman
Last week we brought you a first look at Taron Egerton as legendary singer Elton John in Rocketman, and now Paramount Pictures has debuted the first trailer for Dexter Fletcher’s upcoming musical fantasy which features a cast that also includes Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, and Bryce Dallas Howard; watch it here… https://youtu.be/e4lrwlDiq4M ‘ROCKETMAN’ is an epic […]
Taron Egerton is Elton John in first Rocketman image
With filming now underway, Paramount Pictures has released a first look image of Taron Egerton as legendary musician Elton John in the upcoming musical fantasy Rocketman; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Taron Egerton says Elton John film Rocketman is a “fantasy musical” rather than a biopic ‘ROCKETMAN’ is an epic musical fantasy about the uncensored […]
Taron Egerton says Elton John film Rocketman is a “fantasy musical” rather than a biopic
Last month it was officially announced that Taron Egerton is set to take on the role of Elton John in Rocketman, a new film from director Dexter Fletcher (Eddie the Eagle) and producer Matthew Vaughn (Kingsman: The Secret Service). While it had been assumed that the project was a biopic of the music icon, Egerton has […]
Taron Egerton confirmed for Elton John biopic Rocketman
Back in July of last year it was reported that Taron Egerton was circling the lead in the long-gestating Elton John biopic Rocketman, and now comes word that the Kingsman star is officially on board and the project is close to a green light at Paramount Pictures. Rocketman will reunite Egerton with his Eddie the […]
