"Snowpiercer" star Jamie Bell is in talks to join Elton John's biopic "Rocketman".
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the 32-year-old actor will play Bernie Taupin, the famous songwriter who collaborated with John on 30 albums.
The two worked together on hits including "Crocodile Rock", "Honky Cat", "Tiny Dancer", "Candle in the Wind", "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting", "Bennie and the Jets" and the title of the project, "Rocket Man".
"The Kingsman" star Taron Eagerton stars in the title role.
Dexter Fletcher, who is also directing the Freddie Mercury biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody," is attached to helm the project.
Matthew Vaughn and his Marv Films will produce, along with John and his Rocket Pictures partner David Furnish.
The film, penned by Lee Hall, will include John's emergence as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music to his rise as a music superstar.
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