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Elton John in talks to make 'Rocketman' biopic

No word from spokesman on anyone who could play the lead in movie
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and several Grammys.
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LONDON =E2=80" British singer Elton John is in talks to make a film
about his life, his spokesman said on Friday, in response to media
reports about a planned biopic called "Rocketman."
Newspapers and websites said that "Rocketman" would be produced by
John's partner David Furnish and Steve Hamilton Shaw and executive
produced by the singer himself.
Playwright Lee Hall will provide the script.
Asked to comment on the reports, John's London spokesman replied only:
"Just discussions."
He did not expand on whether anyone had been singled out to play the
lead in the movie, although the Sun tabloid said Scottish actor James
McAvoy had been tipped for the role.
John and Hall have worked together before on the hit musical adaptation
of the dance movie "Billy Elliot."
"'Rocketman' will be a radically different kind of biopic," Shaw told
Hollywood entertainment website Deadline, adding that it would be
"non-linear and hyper-visual."
Initial reports of plans for a John biopic surfaced in early 2011.
The 64-year-old behind hits including "Candle in the Wind" and "Goodbye
Yellow Brick Road" was a child piano prodigy who rose from a part-time
pub player to become one of the most successful recording artists of all
time.
The glam rocker has sold an estimated 250 million records and won an
Oscar and several Grammys.
John, Furnish and Shaw have worked together before on a movie through
their Rocket Pictures venture. Their 3D animation "Gnomeo and Juliet"
grossed $190 million at the global box office, according to website
boxofficemojo.com.
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Elton John in talks to make 'Rocketman' biopic
No word from spokesman on anyone who could play the lead in movie
Luis Perez / AFP - Getty Images file
Elton John has sold an estimated 250 million records and won an Oscar
and several Grammys.
Reuters
LONDON â€" British singer Elton John is in talks to make a film
about his life, his spokesman said on Friday, in response to media
reports about a planned biopic called "Rocketman."
Newspapers and websites said that "Rocketman" would be produced by
John's partner David Furnish and Steve Hamilton Shaw and executive
produced by the singer himself.
Playwright Lee Hall will provide the script.
"Just discussions."
He did not expand on whether anyone had been singled out to play the
lead in the movie, although the Sun tabloid said Scottish actor James
McAvoy had been tipped for the role.
John and Hall have worked together before on the hit musical adaptation
of the dance movie "Billy Elliot."
"'Rocketman' will be a radically different kind of biopic," Shaw told
Hollywood entertainment website Deadline, adding that it would be
"non-linear and hyper-visual."
Initial reports of plans for a John biopic surfaced in early 2011.
The 64-year-old behind hits including "Candle in the Wind" and "Goodbye
Yellow Brick Road" was a child piano prodigy who rose from a part-time
pub player to become one of the most successful recording artists of all
time.
The glam rocker has sold an estimated 250 million records and won an
Oscar and several Grammys.
John, Furnish and Shaw have worked together before on a movie through
their Rocket Pictures venture. Their 3D animation "Gnomeo and Juliet"
grossed $190 million at the global box office, according to website
boxofficemojo.com.
Copyright 2011 Thomson Reuters. Click for restrictions.
Related slideshow
 Music biopics hit all the right notes  
More from Music
-Why Nirvana's 'Nevermind' spoke to a generation  
-Grohl, Novoselic reminisce about 'Nevermind'  
-R&B singer Vesta Williams found dead at 53  
-12 unlikely covers of 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'  
-Thom Yorke says Radiohead will tour in 2012  
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