'Rocketman' teaser trailer is a trippy ride into Elton John's past

Elton John may be in the process of winding down his touring career, but the music legend's colorful life is the subject of an upcoming film, Rocketman. This minute-long teaser offers a first tantalizing look at how star Taron Egerton's brings a younger John to life.

Rocketman has been described as a fantasy musical — even this teaser touts that the story is "Based on a true fantasy" — so it's less a dry re-telling of the artist's life, and more a musically-driven dramatization of true events, jazzed up for a moviegoing audience.

That comes across clearly in this teaser, which definitely leans into the trippy vibe of John's '60s and '70s heydayRocketman hits theaters sometime in 2019. Read more...

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