Do you guys love James McAvoy? I do, but it’s sort of in the way that a dorky little 11-year-old loves that boy up in 8th grade who plays football and doesn’t shove her into lockers, you know? I’ve only seen him in that X-Men movie, and that was only because my BFF is completely and totally obsessed with it, and she was not going to stop until she shared it with me. I did enjoy the movie though, and when it was over, she showed me a bunch of interviews and sent me a bunch of his quotes, and from what I’ve seen, he’s a pretty adorable dude. So when I heard the news that James was rumored to play Elton John in Elton’s biopic, Rocketman, I had generally positive feelings.
Here are a few bits and pieces about Rocketman from Deadline:
John will be executive producer and will play an active role in creating a film that will follow his life story from a child piano prodigy (who by age 11 won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music) to a young man who rebelled against his strict upbringing, wore outrageous costumes and became a global icon who teamed with songwriter Bernie Taupin to sell more records that just about any musical artist of his era.
They’re planning an inventive way to cover John’s life and career: One device will be to feature choreographed sequences using John’s biggest hit songs. Those tunes will be part of the movie package and will drive a story that will cover the rough spots in John’s journey of self-discovery.
“Rocketman will be a radically different kind of biopic,” Shaw said. “It will be as unique as Elton’s life, told in a non-linear and hyper-visual manner that will transport people through the many intense experiences, some wonderful, some not, that helped define Elton as an artist, musician and man.”
I’m not some huge Elton John fan or something, but I think he’s a respectable dude who makes some good music, and I think this movie sounds pretty damn awesome. I also think, from what I’ve seen, anyway, that James McAvoy could rock the hell out of something like this.
Thoughts?
Does this mean he’ll have to take it up the keister in the movie?
Loved him as Mr. Tumnus in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. That’s even more dorky love for him.