TIFF-Bound ‘Elton John: Never Too Late’ Gets Disney+ Streaming Date; Documentary Called “Emotionally Charged, Intimate”
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Elton John: Never Too Late, the documentary about the British-born music legend’s incredible career, will debut on Disney+ on Friday, December 13, the streaming platform announced today.
The film directed by documentary great R.J. Cutler and David Furnish – Elton John’s husband – is set to make its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday, September 6.
The original documentary from Disney Branded Television is produced by Rocket Entertainment and This Machine Filmworks (a part of Sony Pictures Television). “[T]he documentary follows Elton John as he looks back on his life and the astonishing early days of his 50-year career in this emotionally charged, intimate and uplifting full-circle journey,” notes a release. “As he prepares for his final concert in North America at Dodger Stadium, Elton takes us back in time to recount the extraordinary highs and heartbreaking lows of his early years and how he overcame adversity, abuse and addiction to become the icon he is today.” Disney+ says the film will feature a new original song from Elton John.
The EGOT winner’s mind boggling list of credits includes the albums Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only The Piano Player, Madman Across the Water, the soundtracks to The Lion King, Rocketman, and Billy Elliot, to cite only a few.
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