As we each begin to take stock of 2019 and count our blessings over the festive period, George Nash takes time to celebrate the great movie friendships that have graced our cinema screens over the past twelve months… With the festivities sweeping us up on a wave of shameless consumer indulgence, seasonal knitwear and figuring […]
Rocketman director considered a Rami Malek Freddie Mercury cameo
Director Dexter Fletcher has revealed that he considered bringing together two of music’s biggest icons in this year’s Elton John film Rocketman. Having stepped in to complete Bohemian Rhapsody following Bryan Singer’s firing, Fletcher gave some thought to have Rami Malek reprising his Oscar-winning role as Freddie Mercury for a brief cameo in a scene […]
Movie Review – Rocketman (2019)
Rocketman, 2019. Directed by Dexter Fletcher. Starring Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Bryce Dallas Howard, Steven Mackintosh, Gemma Jones, Stephen Graham, and Tate Donovan. SYNOPSIS: Based on the early life of legend Sir Elton John, this compellingly, uplifting musical biopic, starring Taron “The Kingsman” Egerton, charts key moments during his meteoric rise, melancholic fall, […]
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 […]
Movie Review – Rocketman (2019)
Rocketman, 2019. Directed by Dexter Fletcher. Starring Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Bryce Dallas Howard, Gemma Jones, Steven Mackintosh, Harriet Walter, Tate Donovan, Charlie Rowe, Jimmy Vee, Tom Bennett, Kamil Lemieszewski, Sophie Carmen-Jones, Jason Pennycooke, Kit Connor, Matthew Illesley, Diana Alexandra Pocol, Max Cross, Guillermo Bedward, Ramzan Miah, Tanisha Spring, and Stephen Graham. SYNOPSIS: […]
Cannes You Feel the Love Tonight? First Rocketman reactions and reviews
Music bio comparisons were always going to be made between this fantastical look at the life of Elton John, and last year’s divisive rockbuster, Bohemian Rhapsody. However, it seems as though Rocketman, which apparently received a four-minute standing ovation at its suitably glitzy Cannes screening last night, has debuted higher in the critical charts than […]
New poster for Rocketman starring Taron Egerton as Elton John
Ahead of its theatrical release next month, a new poster has arrived online for the upcoming musical fantasy Rocketman featuring Taron Egerton as the legendary musician Elton John, which comes with the announcement that the film is set to receive its world premiere on May 16th at Cannes; take a look here… ‘ROCKETMAN’ is an […]
Early predictions for the 2020 Best Picture race
Liam Hoofe looks ahead to what movies could challenge for the top prize at next year’s Academy Awards… The 2019 edition of the Academy Awards is in the history books, and well, it was a bit of a weird one, wasn’t it? The Academy has spent the best part of the last decade showering themselves […]
New trailer for Rocketman starring Taron Egerton as Elton John
Following a poster and featurette for Rocketman earlier in the week, Paramount Pictures has released a new trailer for Dexter Fletcher’s (Bohemian Rhapsody) upcoming musical fantasy which sees the director reunite with his Eddie the Eagle star Taron Egerton (Robin Hood) who leads the cast as the legendary musician Elton John. ‘ROCKETMAN’ is an epic […]
New poster and featurette for Rocketman starring Taron Egerton as Elton John
Paramount Pictures has released a new poster for the upcoming musical fantasy Rocketman featuring Taron Egerton as Elton John, along with a featurette for the film which sees Egerton, director Dexter Fletcher, and music producer Giles Martin discussing bringing the legendary musician’s music to the big screen; take a look here… ‘ROCKETMAN’ is an epic […]
