The Elton John documentary, \u2018Goodbye Yellow Brick Road: The Final Elton John Performances And the Years That Made His Legend, is set for a hybrid release as its rights have been secured by Disney+.
The film, directed by the Academy Award-nominee R.J. Cutler as well as filmmaker (and longtime Elton John partner) David Furnish, has been sold for about $30 million, reports Deadline. Designed to serve as the official feature on Elton John, \u2018Goodbye Yellow Brick Road\u2019 comprises unseen concert footage from over the past 50 years, hand-written journals and present-day footage of him and his family.
As per Deadline, the plan for the project is to get a festival run and limited theatrical release and be made available exclusively on Disney+. At the heart of the documentary is Elton John\u2019s \u2018Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour\u2019 as the film will capture Elton John\u2019s final months on the road, culminating in his November performance at Dodger Stadium in his final North American show. Deadline further states that the package includes the rights to livestream that final concert, which is shaping up to be one of the greatest send-offs in rock-and-roll history. \u2018Goodbye Yellow Brick Road\u2019 will also look back at the unprecedented first five years of John\u2019s career when, between 1970 and 1975, he released 10 hit albums, seven of which topped the Billboard charts and became a global phenomenon. Bob Chapek, CEO of The Walt Disney Company, said in a statement accessed by Variety, \u201cThere are no superlatives left to describe Elton John and his impact on music and culture – he\u2019s simply unrivalled. Like a good Disney story, Elton\u2019s music has both universal appeal and the ability to connect with audiences on a deeply personal level.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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