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  • ‘Rocketman’ review: The glamorous and heartbreaking life of Elton John

    With its highly imaginative direction and Taron Egerton’s magnetic performance, ‘Rocketman’ finishes on a high note. It’s impossible not to think of Bohemian Rhapsody while watching Rocketman. Not to mention the fact that Rocketman director Dexter Fletcher himself assumed directing duties after Bryan Singer’s untimely exit while shooting Bohemian Rhapsody, both musical biopics feature flamboyant,…

  • Taron Egerton transforms into Elton John in ‘Rocketman’

    Where do you even begin when you’re enlisted to play Elton John, one of the most famous people on the planet? Not just that, but one who the planet itself already has an acutely ingrained idea of? How, in other words, do you find the real man underneath all those spectacles, sequins, tantrums and tiaras?…

  • Controversial Elton John biopic ‘Rocketman’ rated R-13 without cuts

    Filipino audiences have the rare privilege of getting inside the real-life story of music legend Elton John in its full, controversial splendor as Paramount Pictures’ Rocketman has been rated R-13 without cuts by the Movie and Television Review & Classification Board (MTRCB). The Board has deemed Rocketman suitable only to viewers thirteen (13) years old and above as the film contains…

  • Taron Egerton as Elton John, photographed by David Lachapelle for the ‘Rocketman’ poster

    Photographer David LaChapelle has photographed Taron Egerton as Elton John for the first official poster for “Rocketman.” Visionary David LaChapelle has created some of the most iconic imagery in Elton John’s career, and now turns his lens on the “Rocketman” film poster,  with Taron Egerton as Elton John. This image captures the originality and cinematic…

  • WATCH: New ‘Rocketman’ trailer teases cinematic spectacle

    The only way to tell Elton John’s story is to live his fantasy.  Paramount Pictures has just launched the new trailer of “Rocketman” which gives fans a real taste of the cinematic spectacle that they can anticipate. Check out the trailer below and watch “Rocketman” in Philippine cinemas June 19. “Rocketman” is distributed in the…