Long before Taron Eagerton was finalised to play Elton John in his biopic Rocketman, the music icon considered Justin Timberlake for the role originally. John and producer husband David Furnish had the former 'Nsync band member in mind after he featured in the 2001 music video "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" as the man of the moment.

"But we never formerly approached Justin because we weren't ever at a stage where it was the right time to approach him. But he did an amazing job in the video. He put on a prosthetic nose, and it turned out to have been some really interesting acting work as well," Furnish told The Hollywood Reporter.