Elton John documentary ‘Never Too Late’ coming to Disney+ in December

Elton John’s upcoming documentary film Never Too Late is coming to Disney+ this December, the streaming service has announced.

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The film follows the musician as he reflects on his life and 50-year career as he prepared for his final North American stadium show at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium in November 2022, which was also livestreamed on Disney+.

Never Too Late will receive its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, after which it will receive a limited theatrical release on November 15 in the US and the UK.

Following that, the documentary, which is directed by R.J. Cutler and John’s husband David Furnish, will land on Disney+ on December 13.

The film will reportedly “pull back the curtain” on Elton’s life, featuring “never-before-seen concert footage of him over the past 50 years, as well as hand-written journals and present-day footage of him and his family.”

Elton’s Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour began in 2018 and finally wrapped in Stockholm in July last year, earning over $900million (£708million) in gross ticket sales. At the time of its conclusion, it was the highest grossing tour of all time, but has since been overtaken by Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour and Coldplay’s Music Of The Spheres Tour.

In May, John’s writing partner Bernie Taupin said Elton was preparing to surprise release his 32nd studio album. “Elton and I have an album coming out very soon, but I daren’t say anything about it because I’m under strict orders to keep schtum. It’s all done and recorded,” he said. “I think it’s quite brilliant and quite contemporary and it will certainly surprise a lot of people and excite a lot of people and hopefully be successful.”

In other Elton news, he recently congratulated Chappell Roan on her chart success, describing her work as “brilliant pop music that brings the world together at a much needed time”.

He has also celebrated 34 years of sobriety in recent weeks, sharing a picture online of his Alcoholics Anonymous coin, and sharing that “my life has never been better”.

Elton has also chosen to be politically outspoken this summer, formally endorsing Keir Starmer and the Labour Party at the recent UK general election, and joined Joe Biden at the opening of the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center in June.

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