Elton John Biopic ‘Rocketman’ May Include Sex Scene

Uproxx reports Paramount's biopic about Elton John, 'Rocketman,' will premiere will receive an R rating due to its depiction of sex and drug use. The film reportedly includes a sex scene between actor Taron Egerton, who plays the famed musician, and Richard Madden, who plays Elton’s manager-turned-lover John Reid. According to the Daily Mail, Paramount asked the filmmakers to cut out the 40-second sex scene between Egerton and Madden. Elton John reportedly pushed to keep the scene in the film.