Rocket Pictures Explained

Rocket Pictures
Type:	Private company
Founder:	Elton John
Owner:	The Rocket Record Company
Foundation:	^[1]
Location City:	London, England, UK
Key People:	Elton John David Furnish Steve Hamilton Shaw
Industry:	Motion pictures

Rocket Pictures is a British film company founded in 1996 by Elton John to produce family and music-themed film and TV projects.

The company was established in 1996 with a ten-year first-look deal with The Walt Disney Company, a three-year deal with Paramount Pictures and with a current deal with STX Entertainment.^[2]

Filmography

Universal Pictures

• (1997)
• Women Talking Dirty (1999)

Icon Productions

• It's a Boy Girl Thing (2006)

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

• Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)
• (2024)^[3]

Paramount Pictures

• Sherlock Gnomes (2018)^{[4] [5]}
• Rocketman (2019)^{[6] [7]}

In production

• Will Gallows and the Snake-Bellied Troll (TBA)^[8]
• N.E.R.D.S. (TBA)^[9]
• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (TBA)^{[10] [11]}

Notes and References

1. News: Kroll. Justin. Rocket Pictures shoots for more music focus. March 9, 2012. Variety. December 10, 2010.
2. News: Minns. Adam. Rocket Pictures unveils fresh slate of titles. March 9, 2012. Screen Daily. November 7, 2011.
3. Web site: Carey. Matthew. TIFF-Bound 'Elton John: Never Too Late' Gets Disney+ Streaming Date; Documentary Called "Emotionally Charged, Intimate". Deadline Hollywood. August 27, 2024. August 27, 2024.
4. News: Fleming. Mike. Rocket Pictures Plots 'Gnomeo & Juliet' Sequel, With New Tunes By Elton John. March 9, 2012. Deadline. March 8, 2012.
5. News: Robinson. Will. Johnny Depp takes lead in Sherlock Gnomes. 7 November 2015. Entertainment Weekly. 7 November 2015.
6. News: Fleming. Mike. Elton John Tunes Up 'Rocketman,' A Feature Film About His Iconic Music Career. March 9, 2012. Deadline. September 21, 2011.
7. Web site: Rocket Pictures. EltonJohn.com. 29 April 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130511112412/http://www.eltonjohn.com/about/rocketPictures/. 11 May 2013.
8. News: Fleming. Mike. Elton John's Rocket Pictures And Kelly Asbury Follow 'Gnomeo' With 'Will Gallows And The Snake Bellied Troll'. March 9, 2012. Deadline. July 26, 2011.
9. News: Fleming. Mike. Elton John's Rocket Pictures Turning Kidbook 'Nerds' Into Animated Feature. January 21, 2012. Deadline. January 20, 2012.
10. News: Siegel. Tatiana. Elton John to Adapt 'Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' for Big Screen. February 6, 2014. The Hollywood Reporter. February 5, 2014.
11. Web site: Elton John, Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice To Bring Animated 'Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' To Big Screen For STX Family. 28 March 2017. Deadline Hollywood.