Sir Elton John has performed on the beach after his biopic Rocketman premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
By Associated Press Reporters
May 16 2019 9:55 PM
Sir Elton John has performed on the beach after his biopic Rocketman premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
The 72-year-old singer came dressed in a tuxedo with “Rocket Man” emblazoned on the back and delighted guests with an after-party performance.
Sir Elton, an executive producer of the film, had not spoken much about the movie before it made its premiere at Cannes.
But donning heart-shaped, red-tinted glasses he gave the movie his hearty blessing on Thursday. At the post-premiere party, he called it “an emotional night”.
“Even if the movie doesn’t make one penny at the box office — which will kill (Paramount Pictures chief) Jim Gianopulos — it is the movie I wanted to make,” he said from the stage.
At the party Sir Elton performed I’m Still Standing before being joined by Taron Egerton, who plays him in the film for a rendition of Rocket Man. Egerton was visibly moved to tears after the premiere.
