Elton John considered Timberlake to star in ‘Rocketman’
Elton John
Los Angeles, May 30 – Actor Taron Egerton may have drawn raves in Cannes Film Festival for his portrayal of legendary singer Elton John in “Rocketman” but the legend’s first choice was actor-singer Justin Timberlake.
The former boybander-turned-hitmaker and actor Timberlake had once starred in the David LaChapelle-helmed video of John’s 2001 song “This Train Don’t Stop There Anymore”.
“But we never formerly approached Justin because we weren’t ever at a stage where it was the right time to approach him,” John’s husband and “Rocketman” producer David Furnish told hollywoodreporter.com
Furnish added: “But he did an amazing job in the video. He put on a prosthetic nose, and it turned out to have been some really interesting acting work as well.”
As for Tom Hardy, John appeared to throw a little shade on the “Venom” star.
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