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A documentary about Sir Elton John and his band is being discussed with Netflix
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4 Jan 2021, 16:52
After the huge success of Rocketman in 2019, it comes as no surprise to hear that a documentary about Sir Elton John is reportedly in the works with Netflix.
The Sun reports that the documentary will be called The Pillars Of Hercules, inspired by Elton's middle name.
This new film will feature never-before-seen backstage footage of Elton and John Lennon, as well as covering plenty of events that they didn't have time to cover in Rocketman.
Davey Johnstone is Elton's long time guitarist, and he's been working on the documentary for the last few years. He's hoping to do a deal with Netflix to bring it to life.
A source told The Sun it will feature “stories within the Elton John Band which weren’t shown in the Rocketman biopic” and added: “Davey has Elton and his husband David Furnish’s seal of approval.”
Johnstone put his documentary plans on hold for six years to avoid clashing with Rocketman's release in 2019, as well as Elton’s Farewell concert tour.
He said: “It was entirely right that I should do that as I did not want to get in the way of those projects. If it is too diluted then nothing does well."
“I had a lovely conversation with David Furnish the other day in which they were really happy that I was going ahead and doing it again" he continued.
“Quite honestly I would never do anything, especially of a documentary nature, about anything we did without them being OK with it. So with this documentary we are in the throes right now of putting together all the last things we need."
He finished by saying: “There are two more interviews we are looking to get and we will probably be finished with all the recording by late January and then we will go into editing and we will be ready about Easter.” Elton has had an incredible life, and the documentary is sure to keep fans happy.
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