Richard Madden Two Times

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How the HELL did I miss the news that Richard Madden is playing Taron Egerton's lover in the Elton John bio-pic Rocketman? Here are some fun goofy pictures of the two on set about a month ago. Dick looks much cuter than the real John Reid thankfully - I want some good coupling dammit. On that course I hope that Dexter Fletcher, the film's director, is taking some notes from how the vast majority of gay critics have reacted to Bohemian Rhapsody (calling it, in my own words, homophobic trash) -- I have no idea how much of the final product was shaped by Fletcher after he took over for fired Bryan Singer, but he'd better be taking some goddamn notes. I've got my fingers crossed that having Elton John there (as opposed to Freddie Mercury, who's not around to defend himself) will help.