Actor Taron Egerton may have drawn raves in Cannes Film Festival for his portrayal of legendary singer Elton John in "Rocketman" but the legend's first choice was actor-singer Justin Timberlake. Also Read - Major box office collection: Adivi Sesh starrer has all the makings to be another The Kashmir Files – here's how
The former boy bander-turned-hitmaker and actor Timberlake had once starred in the David LaChapelle-helmed video of John's 2001 song "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore". Also Read - Vikram, Major box office prediction day 1: Kamal Haasan starrer set to dominate but Adivi Sesh starrer to offer tough fight [Exclusive]
"But we never formerly approached Justin because we weren't ever at a stage where it was the right time to approach him," John's husband and, "Rocketman" producer David Furnish told hollywoodreporter.com Also Read - Cannes 2022: Ranveer Singh's wild pics as he chills with Deepika Padukone, Rebecca Hall and Asghar are going VIRAL
Furnish added: "But he did an amazing job in the video. He put on a prosthetic nose, and it turned out to have been some really interesting acting work as well."
As for Tom Hardy, John appeared to throw a little shade on the "Venom" star.
"Taron Egerton came onboard this film because somebody else dropped out," he told the crowd at the film's Cannes afterparty. He quickly added: "His performance in this film is scary brilliant… When I watch the movie, I don't see an actor, I see myself."
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- | Updated: May 30, 2019 12:52 PM IST
