Rocket Pictures

Rocket Pictures is a British film company founded in 1996 by Elton John to produce family and music-themed film and TV projects.

Rocket Pictures

Company type	Private company
Industry	Motion pictures
Founded	1996; 28 years ago (1996)[1]
Founder	Elton John
Headquarters	London, England, UK
Key people	Elton John David Furnish Steve Hamilton Shaw[1]
Owner	The Rocket Record Company
Website	rocketpictures.co.uk

The company was established in 1996 with a ten-year first-look deal with The Walt Disney Company, a three-year deal with Paramount Pictures and with a current deal with STX Entertainment.^[2]

Filmography

Universal Pictures

• Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras (1997)
• Women Talking Dirty (1999)

Icon Productions

• It's a Boy Girl Thing (2006)

The Walt Disney Company

• Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)

Paramount Pictures

• Sherlock Gnomes (2018)^[3][4]
• Rocketman (2019)^[5][6]

Disney+

• Elton John: Never Too Late (2024)^[7]

Unproduced

• Will Gallows and the Snake-Bellied Troll (TBA)^[8]
• N.E.R.D.S. (TBA)^[9]
• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (TBA)^[10][11]

References

1. Kroll, Justin (10 December 2010). "Rocket Pictures shoots for more music focus". Variety. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
2. Minns, Adam (7 November 2011). "Rocket Pictures unveils fresh slate of titles". Screen Daily. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
3. Fleming, Mike (8 March 2012). "Rocket Pictures Plots 'Gnomeo & Juliet' Sequel, With New Tunes By Elton John". Deadline. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
4. Robinson, Will (7 November 2015). "Johnny Depp takes lead in Sherlock Gnomes". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
5. Fleming, Mike (21 September 2011). "Elton John Tunes Up 'Rocketman,' A Feature Film About His Iconic Music Career". Deadline. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
6. "Rocket Pictures". EltonJohn.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
7. Carey, Matthew (27 August 2024). "TIFF-Bound 'Elton John: Never Too Late' Gets Disney+ Streaming Date; Documentary Called "Emotionally Charged, Intimate"". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
8. Fleming, Mike (26 July 2011). "Elton John's Rocket Pictures And Kelly Asbury Follow 'Gnomeo' With 'Will Gallows And The Snake Bellied Troll'". Deadline. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
9. Fleming, Mike (20 January 2012). "Elton John's Rocket Pictures Turning Kidbook 'Nerds' Into Animated Feature". Deadline. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
10. Siegel, Tatiana (5 February 2014). "Elton John to Adapt 'Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' for Big Screen". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
11. "Elton John, Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice To Bring Animated 'Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' To Big Screen For STX Family". Deadline Hollywood. 28 March 2017.

External links

• Official website