Michael Gracey will direct the biopic of Elton John
As it was not enough to adapt fairy tales ad nauseum, it seems that Hollywood caught the bug of the biopic music, to the point where we soon to be released not only about Jimi Hendrix, but two of Janis Joplin, one on Brian Epstein, another about Susan Boyle, that of Brian Wilson, and hard survivor Sexual Healing, about Marvin Gaye. A long list súmenle Rocketman, the biopic of Elton John, approved by it, now found director Michael Gracey.
The project we decided to move
The film, which emerged as a project in 2011, took time to take shape as each one of the decisions passed first by Sir Elton and, by far, the most important thing was to get a manager. With a screenplay by Lee Hall (writer behind Billy Elliot), Gracey’s arrival could mean big changes for the delayed project, considering that the musician to have a Justin Timberlake to play him in mind, so it only takes a couple close contracts and start shooting as soon as possible. According to / Film, the film would be a kind of fantastic musical sequence after another, like Across the Universe.
Considering the nature of the film, it’s no surprise that the musician has chosen Gracey, director of commercial that is characterized for utilizing many musical scenes in his projects, with so much choreography that had been strange that Sir Elton not it to choose when all is said and done. [...]
















