Paramount Rocketman (2019) - Elton John's Story Trailer, cast and more

VIDEO Paramount Pictures Rocketman (2019) - Elton John's Story TV commercial 2019 • The music and the magic of Elton John’s incredible life comes to the big screen in #Rocketman. 🚀 Watch as the team behind the film discusses Elton John’s journey from prodigy to icon in this special look at Rocketman, in theatres May 31. #Rocketman is an epic musical fantasy about the incredible human story of Elton John’s breakthrough years. The film follows the fantastical journey of transformation from shy piano prodigy Reginald Dwight into international superstar Elton John. This inspirational story - set to Elton John’s most beloved songs and performed by star Taron Egerton - tells the universally relatable story of how a small-town boy became one of the most iconic figures in pop culture. ROCKETMAN also stars Jamie Bell as Elton’s longtime lyricist and writing partner Bernie Taupin, Richard Madden as Elton’s first manager, John Reid, and Bryce Dallas Howard as Elton’s mother Sheila Farebrother. 00:00 Dexter Fletcher: This film is Elton's magical retelling 00:02 of his own life. 00:03 "You serious about wanting to be a rock and roller?" 00:06 "Yeah" 00:07 Bryce Dallas Howard: From a young age, he was a true musical prodigy. 00:11 Taron Egerton: It's amazing that this working class kid... 00:16 ...is now one of the biggest icons in the world. 00:20 David Furnish: Music, as a young boy, brought him out of a very u happy childhood. 00:24 "Hands off the table!" 00:25 "Stop making that noise!" 00:27 David Furnish: And that opened a door to a world full of infinite possibilities. 00:31 ♫ "And I think it's gonna be a long, long time..." ♫ 00:34 Dexter Fletcher: Because of the nature of who Elton is, 00:36 the storytelling allowed us to totally indulge in fantasy and imagination. 00:40 ♫ "I'm a Rocket Man" ♫ 00:42 Matthew Vaughn: The story is surreal but real. 00:44 It's a bold piece of filmmaking. 00:47 Jamie Bell: This is more than just a biopic. 00:49 This is exactly how an Elton John story should be told. 00:53 Elton John: It had to be as honest as possible. 00:55 The lows were very low, 00:56 but the highs were very high. 00:57 And that's how I wanted the film to be. 01:00 "You can be anyone you want to..." 01:01 "Elton John." 01:03 "I just hope you realize you're choosing a life 01:05 of being alone forever." 01:09 "The pain..." 01:11 "The joy..." 01:13 "the sorrow..." 01:15 "You turn it into songs that people love." 01:17 "That's your gift." 01:19 Taron Egerton: It’s been the greatest joy 01:20 of my professional life making this film. - advertisement spot 2019