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22nd Feb 2019

#TRAILERCHEST: Rocketman could do for Elton John what Bohemian Rhapsody did for Queen

Rory Cashin

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“You’ve got to kill the person you were born to be in order to become the person you want to be.”

Welcome to #TrailerChest, where we’re taking a sneak peek at the brand new trailer for Rocketman.

Plot’s it all about? Whether you loved it or hated it, there is no way to ignore just how amazingly well Bohemian Rhapsody has done. Between winning the Best Picture at the Golden Globes, and getting the nomination for the same at the Oscars, plus the fact it is currently closing in on $900 million at the box office… Yeah, it was a success.

Dexter Fletcher was the guy they brought in to finish work on Bohemian Rhapsody to replace original director Bryan Singer, so the fact that he is the guy behind Rocketman can only bode well for this movie’s success, too.

Kingsman star Taron Egerton is in the leading man role, and he looks right at home in those vertigo-inducing platforms and full-on plumage both on and off stage.

It is also cleverly opening on the same day as both the Will Smith-starring Aladdin and animation sequel The Secret Life Of Pets 2, so it will be providing the parents with some much-needed counter-programming.

Cast: Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, and Bryce Dallas Howard.

Director: Dexter Fletcher

Irish release date: 24 May

Clip via Paramount Pictures

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