One of the biggest challenges that Sir Elton John faced in trying to get this project moving forward is that many producers told him they wanted to make a 12 rated film. John told them all the same thing: that he had not led a 12 rated life.
Taron Egerton has said his favourite Sir Elton John song is "Your Song." He sang it for his drama school audition.
The exterior footage of early 1970s LA during the Troubadour club era was stock 35 mm footage that was digitally cleaned up. It would have been far too impractical and expensive to redecorate parts of Santa Monica Boulevard in a 1970s style just for the few seconds of film required.
Sir Elton John told Taron Egerton to not copy him too much in the film, and find his own version of the role.