{"id":18134,"date":"2022-05-19T11:05:30","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T15:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/elton-john-documentary-set-disney\/"},"modified":"2022-05-19T11:05:30","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T15:05:30","slug":"elton-john-documentary-set-for-disney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/elton-john-documentary-set-for-disney\/","title":{"rendered":"Elton John Documentary Set for Disney+"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Goodbye Yellow Brick Road: The Final Elton John Performances and The Years That Made His Legend<\/em>, a new documentary featuring unseen concert footage from the past 50 years, will debut exclusively on Disney+ following a limited theatrical release.<\/p>\n<p>Rooted in John\u2019s Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour, the documentary will capture the iconic musician\u2019s final months on the road, culminating with his final North American show at Dodger Stadium this November. It will feature new interviews and performance clips, as well as information from hand-written journals and footage of his family.<\/p>\n<p><em>Goodbye Yellow Brick Road<\/em>\u00a0comes from Academy Award nominee R.J. Cutler (<em>Bille Eilish: The World\u2019s a Little Blurry<\/em>) and filmmaker David Furnish. Cutler will produce the film under his company, This Machine Filmworks (part of Sony Pictures Television), as will Furnish, who will produce under his and John\u2019s Rocket Entertainment. Executive producers are John Battsek, Jane Cha Cutler and Elise Pearlstein.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are no superlatives left to describe Elton John and his impact on music and culture\u2014he\u2019s simply unrivaled,\u201d said Bob Chapek, CEO of The Walt Disney Company. \u201cLike a good Disney story, Elton\u2019s music has both universal appeal and the ability to connect with audiences on a deeply personal level. He has been part of the Disney family since 1994 when he helped make <em>The Lion King<\/em> an instant classic, and we could not be more excited to collaborate with him on this new documentary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorking with R.J. Cutler and David Furnish on what will undoubtedly become the definitional film about the iconic Elton John is a great honor,\u201d said Ayo Davis, president of Disney Branded Television. \u201cTheir incredible vision and intimate access to exclusive, never-before-seen anecdotes and footage will provide the deepest, most captivating insight yet into one of the world\u2019s most beloved and prolific artists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat a thrill and an honor it is that David Furnish and I get to create this intimate and unique look at one of the world\u2019s most celebrated artists,\u201d added Cutler. \u201cAs it has for so many others, Elton John\u2019s music has had deep meaning for me for decades, and this opportunity is nothing short of a career highlight and privilege.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Furnish said, \u201cElton and I could not think of a better collaborator than R.J. Cutler for a film that represents more than just Elton\u2019s career\u2014it\u2019s his life. From the Troubadour to Dodger Stadium, we knew that R.J. would help guide Elton\u2019s story and its many layers in a way that feels authentic and evocative. We\u2019re ecstatic to be working together.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Goodbye Yellow Brick Road: The Final Elton John Performances and The Years That Made His Legend, a new documentary featuring unseen concert footage from the past 50 years, will debut exclusively on Disney+ following a limited theatrical release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":18135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[4324,4229,6218,6219],"class_list":["post-18134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-disney","tag-elton-john","tag-rocket-entertainment","tag-this-machine-filmworks","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Elton John Documentary Set for Disney+ - TVREAL<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/elton-john-documentary-set-for-disney\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Elton John Documentary Set for Disney+ - TVREAL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road: The Final Elton John Performances and The Years That Made His Legend, a new documentary featuring unseen concert footage from the past 50 years, will debut exclusively on Disney+ following a limited theatrical release.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/elton-john-documentary-set-for-disney\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVREAL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-05-19T15:05:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/07\/Disney-EltonJohn-0522.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"320\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/elton-john-documentary-set-for-disney\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/elton-john-documentary-set-for-disney\/\",\"name\":\"Elton John Documentary Set for Disney+ - TVREAL\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-05-19T15:05:30+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-05-19T15:05:30+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/elton-john-documentary-set-for-disney\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/elton-john-documentary-set-for-disney\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/elton-john-documentary-set-for-disney\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Elton John Documentary Set for Disney+\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/\",\"name\":\"TVREAL\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\",\"name\":\"Jamie Stalcup\",\"description\":\"Jamie Stalcup is the executive editor of World Screen. 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