We know a lot about Elton John already. Anyone who hasn’t followed at least some of the ups and downs of his 50-plus-year career can easily get the gist from the 2019 musical biopic “Rocketman” or his fascinating autobiography “Me,” or countless thousands of interviews and articles.
Elton John smiles in first public appearance since contracting 'serious infection'
Now there’s even more of “me”: the new Disney+ documentary “Never Too Late,” which had its world premiere Friday night at the Toronto International Film Festival 1 and will have a limited run in theaters November 15.
Elton, now 77, was brought to tears as he spoke to the audience about the film. "I'm having the best time of my life – except for this bloody eye. I wish I could see you," he broke down, revealing earlier this week that he is recovering from a "serious eye infection" that has left him with limited vision.
Co-directed by his manager and husband David Furnish and filmmaker RJ Cutler (Billie Eilish's "The World's a Little Blurry"), "Never Too Late" takes an intense look at the first five years of his career in the '70s and juxtaposes them with his recent "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" tour. We know he had his happy ending — a husband and two sons, Zachary and Elijah — though he certainly suffered in silence until he got there.
