[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/mpOGT3GTO84″ el_width=”90″ align=”center”][vc_column_text]For those who saw the animated movie Sing, you might have known that the voice for Johnny, the young Gorilla was Taron Egerton. One of the songs he performed was “I’m Still Standing,” by Elton John and he did a great cover for it. Thus it made sense (to me anyway) for them to peg Egerton to play the music icon when a movie was in the works.
While the movie doesn’t come out until next summer, Paramount Pictures has released its first footage from the upcoming Sir Elton John biopic, Rocketman this morning:
For those fan’s of Elton John, (I put myself in that category as I have followed him since the 70’s) does it look like Taron Egerton will be able to fill Elton’s huge stacked shoes? Share your musical critique with us at GVNation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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