Rocketman is a 2019 English-language Biography Drama motion picture written by Lee Hall and directed by Dexter Fletcher and Michael Gracey and produced by Matthew Vaughn, Lawrence Bender, Steve Hamilton Shaw, Adam Bohling, David Furnish and David Reid. After both Hardy and Gracey left the project following creative differences between Focus and John that halted an initial production start in fall 2014, the project languished for several years until Paramount Pictures and New Republic Pictures took over as distributor in April 2018, where Egerton and Fletcher signed on. Rocketman stars Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Bryce Dallas Howard, Alison Ball, Jamie Bacon and Dave Thompson. The music was composed by Matthew Margeson. Cinematography was done by George Richmond and editing by Chris Dickens. The film has a running time of 121 minutes. It was released on 31st May 2019 and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released. Rocketman was made on a budget of $40 million and at the box office it grossed only $1 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Paramount Pictures. At the 2020 Oscar Awards It won an award for Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song). After both Hardy and Gracey left the project following creative differences between Focus and John that halted an initial production start in fall 2014, the project languished for several years until Paramount Pictures and New Republic Pictures took over as distributor in April 2018, where Egerton and Fletcher signed on.