Taron Egerton (photo: Gage Skidmore – CC license)
News Round-Up: March 7, 2022
Taron Egerton (photo: Gage Skidmore – CC license)
Taron Egerton & Jonathan Bailey To Star In West End Play ‘Cock’
Taron Egerton (Rocketman) and Jonathan Bailey (Bridgerton) have been announced to star in a play titled “Cock” in the West End. Continue reading “Taron Egerton & Jonathan Bailey To Star In West End Play ‘Cock’”
Recapping The 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards
Kate McKinnon at the 77th Golden Globe Awards (screen capture)
Elton John and songwriting partner Bernie Taupin picked up the prize for Best Original Song (Motion Picture) with “I’m Gonna Love Me Again” from the musical fantasy biopic of John’s early life, Rocketman. “It’s the first time I won an award with him. Ever,” said the pop music legend while accepting the award. “We never won a Grammy, we never did anything together except for this and I’m so happy, thank you very much.” Taupin added, “This isn’t just a song we wrote for a movie – this is a song we wrote for a movie that deals with our relationship.” And hunky Taron Egerton’s star turn as “Elton John” in the film won for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy). But the movie lost out in the top category of Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) to Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood.
Taron Egerton wins Best Actor in a Motion Picture for his portrayal of Elton John in "Rocketman". #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/wdFtD7wpSe
— NBC Entertainment (@nbc) January 6, 2020
We don’t deserve Billy Porter. pic.twitter.com/1V2WkTv6hs
— Ben Yahr (@benyahr) January 6, 2020
In case you missed Michelle Williams' Golden Globes speech last night, here it is. I will also say Women-we are the largest demographic in America and if we vote in our self interest, like men do, the country will look like us.
Then everyone will win. pic.twitter.com/wc8MhUDBmy
— Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) January 6, 2020
Billy Porter Scores 2nd Golden Globe Nomination
The nominations for the 77th Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning, and Billy Porter received a nod for his star turn as Pray Tell in the groundbreaking FX series, Pose. Porter was nominated for the same role last year but lost the trophy to Bodyguard’s Richard Madden. He may have lost out on the GG, but he did take home the 2019 Primetime Emmy Award for ‘Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series,’ becoming the first openly gay black man to be nominated and win in any lead acting category at the Primetime Emmys.
SLAY, @theebillyporter. Congratulations on your #GoldenGlobes nomination. #PoseFX pic.twitter.com/dyU0KcucYU
— PoseFX (@PoseOnFX) December 9, 2019
On the television side, Chernobyl, The Crown and Unbelievable received four nominations, while Barry, Big Little Lies, Fleabag, Fosse/Verdon, The Kominsky Method, The Morning Show and Succession all garnered three nominations each.
Don’t miss the 77th annual Golden Globes on January 5, 2020, with host Ricky Gervais. You can find the full list of nominees below: Best Motion Picture — Drama 1917 The Irishman Joker Marriage Story The Two Popes Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy Dolemite Is My Name Jojo Rabbit Knives Out Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Rocketman Best Foreign-Language Motion Picture The Farewell Les Misérables Pain and Glory Parasite Portrait of a Lady on Fire Best Limited Series or TV Movie Catch-22 Chernobyl Fosse/Verdon The Loudest Voice Unbelievable Best Television Series — Drama Big Little Lies The Crown Killing Eve The Morning Show Succession Best Comedy Series Fleabag Barry The Kominsky Method The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel The Politician Best Motion Picture — Animated Frozen II How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Missing Link Toy Story 4 The Lion King Best Director — Motion Picture Bong Joon-ho, Parasite Sam Mendes, 1917 Todd Phillips, Joker Martin Scorsese, The Irishman Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Christopher Abbott, Catch-22 Sacha Baron Cohen, The Spy Russell Crowe, The Loudest Voice Jared Harris, Chernobyl Sam Rockwell, Fosse/Verdon Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Kaitlyn Dever, Unbelievable Joey King, The Act Helen Mirren, Catherine the Great Merritt Wever, Unbelievable Michelle Williams, Fosse/Verdon Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Series, Limited Series, or TV Movie Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method Kieran Culkin, Succession Andrew Scott, Fleabag Stellan Skarsgård, Chernobyl Henry Winkler, Barry Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited Series, or TV Movie Patricia Arquette, The Act Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown Toni Collette, Unbelievable Meryl Streep, Big Little Lies Emily Watson, Chernobyl Best Score for a Motion Picture Little Women Joker Marriage Story 1917 Motherless Brooklyn Best Original Song “Beautiful Ghosts,” Cats “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again,” Rocketman “Into the Unknown,” Frozen II “Spirit,” The Lion King “Stand Up,” Harriet Best Performance by an Actor in a Comedy Series Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method Bill Hader, Barry Ben Platt, The Politician Paul Rudd, Living With Yourself Ramy Youssef, Ramy Best Performance by an Actress in a Comedy Series Christina Applegate, Dead to Me Kirsten Dunst, On Becoming a God in Central Florida Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Natasha Lyonne, Russian Doll Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag Best Performance by an Actor in a Drama Series Brian Cox, Succession Kit Harington, Game of Thrones Rami Malek, Mr. Robot Tobias Menzies, The Crown Billy Porter, Pose Best Performance by an Actress in a Drama Series Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show Jodie Comer, Killing Eve Olivia Colman, The Crown Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Anthony Hopkins, The Two Popes Al Pacino, The Irishman Joe Pesci, The Irishman Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Best Screenplay Marriage Story Parasite The Two Popes Once Upon a Time in Hollywood The Irishman Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Kathy Bates, Richard Jewell Annette Bening, The Report Laura Dern, Marriage Story Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers Margot Robbie, Bombshell Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy Daniel Craig, Knives Out Taron Egerton, Rocketman Roman Griffin Davis, Jojo Rabbit Eddie Murphy, Dolemite Is My Name Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama Christian Bale, Ford v Ferrari Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory Adam Driver, Marriage Story Joaquin Phoenix, Joker Jonathan Pryce, The Two Popes Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy Ana de Armas, Knives Out Cate Blanchett, Where’d You Go, Bernadette Beanie Feldstein, Booksmart Emma Thompson, Late Night Awkwafina, The Farewell Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama Cynthia Erivo, Harriet Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story Saoirse Ronan, Little Women Charlize Theron, Bombshell Renée Zellweger, Judy
Pride Music: Elton John & Taron Egerton “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again”
International pop star Elton John teamed up with his big screen Rocketman doppelgänger, Taron Egerton, for a new song, “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again.”
The music video for the uptempo track is made up of a melange of psychedelic images from John’s decades-long career, scenes from the recording session for the song, and clips from the new ‘musical fantasy bio pic.’
Hit the play button below. Happy Saturday!
News Round-Up: June 10, 2019
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| InstaHunk Joel Green |
Some news items you might have missed:
• InstaHunk Joel Green (above) shares his recipe for a successful Monday: “Dream. Plan. Do.”
• Donald Trump’s entire family tagged along on his recent state visit to the UK, and along the way sons Don Jr. and Eric went on an Irish pub crawl where they offered free rounds of drinks for the house but didn’t pony up when it was time to pay the bill.
• A gay bar manager in Dallas was fired for refusing to serve a transgender customer and her friends.
• I know, I know – no one wants to see a hunky, kilted Scot proposing to his boyfriend in the middle of a Pride parade, but if you did, hit the play button below:
— Finlay Wilson (@Scottishyogaboy) June 8, 2019
• New York Magazine has rounded up a ‘who’s who’ list of prominent drag queens, given them the photo shoot treatment and attempted to rank them.
• Scientists at the University of Toronto say being left-handed is one of three factors that could indicate a man is gay. Having an older brother is the second and having gay family members is the third.
• Taron Egerton, star of the musical biopic Rocketman, joined Elton John onstage for a duet of the pop star’s classic tune, “Your Song,” wearing a Pride t-shirt. #swoon
Elton John Musical Fantasy Biopic ‘Rocketman’ Premieres At Cannes Film Fest
The upcoming ‘musical fantasy biopic,’ Rocketman, based on the life and career of pop music superstar Elton John, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to rave reviews this past Thursday.
At the end of the screening, the audience – with John, star Taron Egerton and director Dexter Fletcher — reportedly burst into applause.
Egerton was seen tearing up at the response:
— Ramin Setoodeh (@RaminSetoodeh) May 16, 2019
The reviews so far have been strong, especially for Egerton:
“He (Egerton) doesn’t disappear into the role, exactly, but he accomplishes something nearly as remarkable, which is to locate subtle depths of feeling in a character we first see wearing a devil-horned chicken costume.” – Los Angeles Times
“It’s a biopic and a jukebox musical and a romance, and also a movie about addiction, all crammed into a frenetic, jewel-studded ecstasy of a movie.” – Vox
“All white men fortunate enough to commission big-screen versions of their own life stories should be so lucky as to have someone as casually adorable as Egerton play them on screen — not because he’s an especially strong actor but because even with various unflattering wigs and a gap-toothed bridge … Egerton has a hard time looking dumpy.” – Variety
And, of course, there are the inevitable comparisons to last year’s box office smash Bohemian Rhapsody, which focused on the life of Queen frontman Freddy Mercury, which many felt was straight-washed in terms of Mercury’s homosexuality.
“If Bohemian Rhapsody were the cheeseburger of music icon biopics, then Rocketman is the sirloin steak – with lobster on the side.” – The Sun
For those who can’t wait until May 31, there are special, limited Early Access screenings beginning today via Fandango.
The producers have also released a new song penned by Elton and partner Bernie Taupin for the end credits titled, “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again,” performed as a duet between John and Egerton.
In addition to creative expression, I’m sure it’s also Elton’s bid for another Oscar for “Best Original Song,” as catalog tunes don’t make the cut at the Academy Awards.
Check it out below.
News Round-Up: May 2, 2019
Some news items you might have missed:
• InstaHunk JW says, “Be thankful for the hard times – they can only make you stronger.”
• Jake Bain, the Indiana State football player who came out while still in high school, has announced he will “step away from football and focus on academics.”
• In anticipation of the upcoming Rocketman, chronicling the life of music superstar Elton John, the producers have released an official music video of the title song sung by film’s star, Taron Egerton. The musical fantasy biopic lands in US theaters May 31.
• Out producer/director Greg Berlanti (Love, Simon; Riverdale; Supergirl) says the most egregious example of anti-LGBTQ bias he’s seen in Hollywood was “gay executives and gay casting people who were the least likely to let me cast an actor they knew was gay in a straight part. These were the individuals who knew how important it would be.”
• Far-right loons like Alex Jones and Milo Yiannopolous have been banned from Facebook and Instagram (finally) in an effort to reduce hate speech.
• When Channing Tatum loses, we all win. The ‘Magic Mike’ star lost a game of Jenga, and so he had to post a photo of girlfriend Jessie J’s choosing. She has good taste.
Taron Egerton Covers Attitude Magazine
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| Taron Egerton covers Attitude Magazine’s June Issue |
Taron Egerton, who plays pop superstar Elton John in the upcoming musical fantasy biopic Rocketman, shares with Attitude Magazine there was a time he wondered if he might be gay.
“When I was 14 or 15, I had a period of thinking I might be gay and I spoke to my mother about it,” says the 29-year-old. “It was a part of a period in my life where my mind was figuring things out.”
There’s something many of us can relate to.
Blaming the confusion on teenage hormones, Egerton admits it’s a time when “you question everything.”
“It was a very real feeling to me, and I was very panicked and upset about how I would be perceived,” the Welsh actor told Attitude. “That is not the same as going through it for real, but there is some understanding of what it might be like, and I remember feeling that acutely.”
The Kingsman star admits it’s not the same thing as coping with coming out himself, but “I guess there is a small kernel of that which I have experienced.”
Additionally, he shares that his roommate and bestie in drama school came out to him during that time, and he had a first-hand view of how the coming out process can impact a person.
“I’ve had someone cry in my arms about the fact that they were so terrified and at a loss at what to do,” he says.
When you add all that up, it’s not surprising that Egerton recently told GQ UK that he “always felt more at home in a gay club than at a football match.”
Still, Egerton is sympathetic that he landed a plum role that many gay actors would have relished.
“I completely understand why a gay actor would feel that this is an opportunity for which they would be better suited,” he acknowledged. “The way I feel about it is Elton asked me to play in a movie about his life. I am proud and privileged to be playing this person who happens to be gay.”
He also guarantees the film will not be ‘straight-washed,’ as many alleged the recent Bohemian Rhapsody hedged on the sexuality of Freddie Mercury.
“I would not have played this character if I didn’t think we could make a film the gay community would watch and feel a sense of ownership of,” he promises.
Check out Egerton’s full interview in Attitude’s June issue.
And check out more from his photo shoot below.