Date 14/07/2017 - News People
Taron Egerton is in talks to play Sir Elton John in a movie about the singer's life. The 27-year-old actor has entered into discussions with 'Rocketman' director Dexter Fletcher and producer Matthew Vaughn about taking on the high-profile role, which was originally handed to Tom Hardy four years ago. John stars as a fictionalised version of himself in Egerton's forthcoming film 'Kingsman: The Golden Circle', which is directed by Vaughn. It is not known if Hardy has stepped aside from the role or not but earlier this year he gave an update on his status in 'Rocketman' saying the movie is on a "waiting status".
