Sir Elton John has performed on the beach after his biopic Rocketman premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
The 72-year-old singer came dressed in a tuxedo with “Rocket Man” emblazoned on the back and delighted guests with an after-party performance.
Sir Elton, an executive producer of the film, had not spoken much about the movie before it made its premiere at Cannes.
But donning heart-shaped, red-tinted glasses he gave the movie his hearty blessing on Thursday. At the post-premiere party, he called it “an emotional night”.
“Even if the movie doesn’t make one penny at the box office — which will kill (Paramount Pictures chief) Jim Gianopulos — it is the movie I wanted to make,” he said from the stage.
At the party Sir Elton performed I’m Still Standing before being joined by Taron Egerton, who plays him in the film for a rendition of Rocket Man. Egerton was visibly moved to tears after the premiere.
Rocketman is directed by Dexter Fletcher who also took over directing duties on last year’s hit music biopic Bohemian Rhapsody after Bryan Singer departed mid-production.
Paramount Pictures hopes Rocketman can also mimic the box office of Bohemian Rhapsody which grossed 903 million dollars worldwide.