Rocket Pictures is a British film company founded in 1996 by

Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, songwriter and pianist. His music and showmanship have had a significant, lasting impact on the music industry, and his songwriting partnership with l ...

to produce family and music-themed film and TV projects. The company was established in 1996 with a ten-year

first-look deal A first-look deal is any contract containing a clause granting, usually for a fee or other consideration that covers a specified period of time, a pre-emption right, right of first refusal, or right of first offer (also called a right of first neg ...

with

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, a three-year deal with

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and with a current deal with

STX Entertainment STX Entertainment is an American independent entertainment and media company. Founded in March 2014 by film producer Robert Simonds and TPG Growth managing partner Bill McGlashan, the studio produces film, television, and digital media projec ...

Filmography

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

Icon Productions

* ''

It's a Boy Girl Thing ''It's a Boy Girl Thing'' is a 2006 romantic comedy film directed by Nick Hurran and written by Geoff Deane, starring Kevin Zegers and Samaire Armstrong and set in the United States but filmed and produced in Canada and the United Kingdom. The ...

'' (2006)

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures is an American film distributor within the Disney Entertainment division of the Walt Disney Company. It handles theatrical and occasional digital distribution, marketing, and promotion for films produced and ...

* '' Gnomeo & Juliet'' (2011) * '' Elton John: Never Too Late'' (2024)

Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation, commonly known as Paramount Pictures or simply Paramount, is an American film production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the flagship namesake subsidiary of Paramount ...

* '' Sherlock Gnomes'' (2018) * '' Rocketman'' (2019)

In production

* '' Will Gallows and the Snake-Bellied Troll'' (TBA) * '' N.E.R.D.S.'' (TBA) * ''

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'' is a sung-through musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice, based on the character of Joseph from the Bible's Book of Genesis. This was the first Lloyd Webber and Rice ...

'' (TBA)

References

External links

* * Film production companies of the United Kingdom Entertainment companies established in 1996 Elton John {{UK-film-company-stub