A couple of rock stars brag about their rock movies. Taron Egerton won raves for playing Elton John in 2019’s Rocketman — and performing his hits. Here is Elton John on his portrayal:
“I knew Taron could sing because I’d heard him singing ‘I’m Still Standing’ on the Sing soundtrack. And so we put him together with Giles Martin, son of [Beatles producer] George [Martin], and they worked so hard to get this soundtrack right and I’m astonished how good he is. Not for once do I wince at anything he sings. In fact, not only does he act brilliantly, but he just makes the songs his own.”
Rami Malek won an Oscar for playing Freddie Mercury in 2018’s Bohemian Rhapsody and, lip-synching Queen’s classics. Here is Brian May on the cast:
“Every single actor in this movie is perfect for the part. And everyone of them got into it and inhabited the people they were playing — it’s uncanny. It’s got an incredible spirit of truth this movie too I think. But some of the stuff you’ll see on screen they improvised because they became us and they were able to kind of develop the situations that they’re portraying in their own way from their own hearts. That’s what gives it that amazing feeling of reality I think.”
