[ad_1] Paramount sets release date for Elton John biopic, Rocketman Your regularly scheduled game of Release Date Shuffle continues, after WB moved some films around and Fox 2000 set a date for The Hate U Give , and now it’s Paramount’s turn. The studio has announced that they’ve set, shifted, and outright removed some films from their upcoming release schedule. Up first is their in-development biopic of Elton John. Titled Rocketman and set to star Taron Egerton, who co-starred with the musician in Kingsman: The Golden Circle , the film will be released on May 17, 2019. Rocketman will open against  John Wick: Chapter 3 ,  A Dog’s Journey , and  The Sun is Also a Star on that date. Dexter Fletcher will be directing the film from a script by Lee Hall. Matthew Vaughn and his Marv Films will be producing alongside Elton John with his Rocket Pictures partner David Furnish. Production is set to start this summer. Next up is the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary , which ...