Proud dad Elton John keeps sending Taron Egerton positive Rocketman reviews

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With the Elton John biopic Rocketman releasing this week, Hollywood doppelgänger Taron Egerton has been hitting the promo circuit to talk about both the experience of playing John in a film and the weird reality of becoming good buds with the famous musician.
While appearing on last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Egerton shared more of what it’s like to spend time hanging out with John. He details Rocketman’s glowing reception at Cannes and, afterward, the clash between his own policy of avoiding reviews for his films and John’s proud-dad desire to email him every good write-up he finds.
“I try and avoid reviews, but Elton sends me them every day,” Egerton says. “Every. Day.”