Sir Elton John wants Justin Timberlake to take on the lead role in the upcoming biopic Rocket Man.
The iconic singer thinks the 30-year-old entertainer would be the perfect guy to portray him in the movie detailing his life story.
Timberlake was cast as Elton in a Rocket Man video that director David LaChapelle created for Elton John’s long-running Las Vegas show The Red Piano. The veteran English recording artist felt that portrayal was “very extraordinary and unique.”
John and JT were seen in NYC this past October but Elton remains coy, “We’re making an announcement about that very, very soon. We have a director on board, and then it’s just going to be a matter of getting the script exactly the way we want it.”
The singer revealed an interesting twist to the project, “I just don’t want it to be a normal biopic because my life hasn’t been like that. It starts with me going into rehab in 1990 and ends when I come out,”
Watch Timberlake’s Rocket Man video below: