Elton John is an EGOT superstar who was the subject of a hit biopic that won the Golden Globes in 2019. His career has spanned over 50 years, so it’s hard to sum it all up in just over two minutes.
New trailer for the upcoming Disney+ documentary Elton John: It’s never too late attempts to do just that, charting John’s course through the various stages. Starting with his childhood when “my life was completely taken over by music”, it goes to the 70s when he was “the most famous pop star in the world” and continues through his descent into addiction, his struggles with his sexuality and his current behavior as husband and father of two children.
John Lennon (left) and Elton John backstage in 1974.
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In the voiceover, the 77-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Famer describes the worst times when addiction nearly consumed him. “There was a void in me,” says John. “My soul darkened. I darkened. I wasn’t fun to be around. I couldn’t have anything but my success and my drugs.”
The trailer then alludes to a suicide attempt: “I took a bunch of pills. I thought I was going to drown. I felt there had to be more to my life than this,” John says, before the topic turns to his sexuality. “I was still very naive,” he admits. “I didn’t know I was gay. If people were gay, they were in the closet.”
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Elton John (left) and David Furnish at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2024.
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“I definitely wanted happiness,” he continues. “I was going about it the wrong way. It made me realize that family is more important than anything else.”
The family he created was created by him Elton John: It’s never too late possible. It was directed by his husband David Furnish (61) with RJ Cutler, and both were also producers.
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The documentary uses John’s final concert at Dodger Stadium on November 20, 2022 as a framing device. His life story unfolds as he prepares for the final American leg of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour.
The documentary premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6. John attended with Furnish, who spoke to PEOPLE about John’s retirement.
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‘Elton John: It’s never too late’.
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“He will never get back on the road. He’s honestly so happy,” said Furnish, who with John has two sons, Zachary, 13, and Elijah, 11. “So to be in this moment right now, after so much work and so much anticipation, it’s a lot of heightened emotions .”
Elton John: It’s never too late will have a limited theatrical release in the US and UK starting November 15th before debuting on Disney+ on December 13th.
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