Taron Egerton may have drawn raves in Cannes for his portrayal of Elton John in Rocketman, but he wasn’t the initial actor envisioned by the legend.In fact, the first person Sir Elton thought of to portray him was none other than Justin Timberlake.
So, where did John come up with that idea? The former boybander-turned-hitmaker/sometime actor 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’…
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