Jamie Bell to Play Bernie Taupin in Paramount's Upcoming Elton John Biopic ROCKETMAN

According to Variety, Jamie Bell is in negotiations to play Bernie Taupin, the famed songwriter who collaborated on 30 albums with Elton John, in Paramount's biopic "Rocketman" starring Taron Egerton as John.

Paramount Pictures is set to finance and distribute the biopic helmed by Dexter Fletcher and written by Lee Hall.

Taupin began collaborating on songs with John back in 1967, when the two both answered an advertisement for talent placed in the New Musical Express by Liberty Records A&R man Ray Williams. Though both were rejected for that job, John would stumble across Taupin's poetry, leading to one of the greatest music collaborations ever.

The team worked together on hits including "Crocodile Rock," "Honky Cat," "Tiny Dancer," "Candle in the Wind," "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting," "Bennie and the Jets," and the title of the project, "Rocket Man."

Bell rose to prominence for his debut role in Billy Elliot (2000), for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. He is also known for his roles in the films King Kong (2005), Jumper (2008), The Adventures of Tintin (2011), Snowpiercer (2013), and Fantastic Four (2015), as well as starring as Abraham Woodhull in the television series Turn: Washington's Spies (2014). The actor has also appeared in 6 Days, Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool, Hallam Foe, Jumper, and Defiance.

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