Rocketmanmay be focused on the life ofElton John, but it came close to featuring a surprise cameo from yet another famous rocker.
“There was an idea I had at one point, where Elton’s in a restaurant with his mother. I thought John Reid and Freddie could be at another table and they wave at each other,” Fletcher toldGay Star News. “That would have been amazing, but it didn’t come to pass.”
As for why he chose not to include the winking nod to his other film, Fletcher explained, “It would’ve been a little too knowing. I’m not looking to set out to make a cinematic universe.”
Malek’s starring turn as the late Queen frontmanearned him a Best Actor Oscarearlier this year.
Taron Egerton, meanwhile, has garnered praise for hisRocketmanportrayal of John — something the “Tiny Dancer” singer himself has taken note of.
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“I try and avoid reviews, butElton sends me them every day,” Egerton said last month onJimmy Kimmel Live!“Every day! He’s sort of vetting my reviews, I’m sure there are bad ones that he’s not sending, but yeah. He emails them. It’s the same title every time: ‘And another one.’”
The film, which has a 90 percent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, has even inspired a budding friendship between the two stars.
“He’s the kindest, most interesting, warm man,” Egerton said at a Cannes Film Festival press conference, according toVulture. “My great privilege is that I was able to spend a lot of time with him and talk to him about anything. You really can ask him anything. He’s so much fun. He’ll tell you everything.”
source: people.com
