He’s just wowed the nation with his gripping portrayal of DCI Budd is BBC One’s the Bodyguard.
And Richard Madden is setting pulses racing again as he slapped Taron Egerton while in character on the set of new film Rocketman.
The Game of Thrones star, 32, is playing Elton John’s former manager and boyfriend John Reid.
SLAP! Richard Madden, 32, is setting pulses racing again as he slapped Taron Egerton, 28, while in character on the set of new film Rocketman
In character: The Game of Thrones star is playing Elton John’s former manager and boyfriend John Reid, and Taron Egerton is playing Elton
Stage fighting: The pair had a famously turbulent relationship, and the film appears to reflect that with a scene where Reid slaps Elton while stood outside a red telephone booth
Troubled past: Reid worked with Elton for 30 years and the couple were in a relationship for five – however, the relationship ended in a bitterly during a court battle over Elton’s finances
The pair had a famously turbulent relationship, and the film appears to reflect that with a scene where Reid slaps Elton while stood outside a red telephone booth.
Reid worked with Elton for 30 years and the couple were in a relationship for five – however, the relationship ended in a bitterly during a court battle over Elton’s finances.
Kingsman 2 star Taron Egerton, 28, is playing Elton and the film is due out next year, with the trailer set to drop on Monday.
The actual Rocket Man, Sir Elton John, 71, is working as a producer on the film, alongside his husband David Furnish, 55.
Fiery: The actual Rocket Man, Sir Elton John, 71, is working as a producer on the film, alongside his husband David Furnish, 55
Painful: Director Dexter Fletcher previously told Baz Bamigboye: ‘It’s about Elton navigating personal and family relationships. He looks for love in all the wrong places, he abuses himself with drugs and booze – yet he’s a genius’
In character: Kingsman 2 star Taron Egerton, 28, is playing Elton and the film is due out next year, with the trailer set to drop on Monday
In character: Producer Matthew Vaughn added: ‘This film is going to make people’s jaws hit the ground,”Elton just said, ‘Tell it all. Go as R-rated as you need to’. And we do just that, with his blessing. The flaws and the genius are all there.’
The film, which is shooting in London stars Jamie Bell as Bernie Taupin, who wrote a catalogue of hits with John; and Bryce Dallas Howard and Steven Mackintosh as his parents.
Director Dexter Fletcher previously told Baz Bamigboye: ‘It’s about Elton navigating personal and family relationships. He looks for love in all the wrong places, he abuses himself with drugs and booze – yet he’s a genius who has survived for over half a century in showbusiness.’
Producer Matthew Vaughn added: ‘This film is going to make people’s jaws hit the ground,”Elton just said, ‘Tell it all. Go as R-rated as you need to’. And we do just that, with his blessing. The flaws and the genius are all there.’
Effortlessly handsome: Other snaps from the set show Richard looking handsome of the set with his famously curly hair straightened over his forehead and pinned up in a deep blue suit, he oozes late 60s style
Although the movie, written by Lee Hall, is based on fact, some of John’s story has been fictionalised.
Welsh-born Egerton does his own singing.
It comes as Richard Madden said he wants to take a break from fame following the smash hit success of his most recent show.
The Cinderella star, who has been tipped to be the next James Bond, set fans’ pulses racing when he shared several saucy scenes with Keeley Hawes’ character and even bared his toned bottom.
Quiet life: It comes as Richard Madden said he wants to take a break from fame following the smash hit success of his most recent show
Other snaps from the set show Richard looking handsome of the set with his famously curly hair straightened over his forehead and pinned up in a deep blue suit, he oozes late 60s style.
Yet the star has admitted he doesn’t want to be known as a ‘hunky thing’ and plans to escape to a secluded Scottish hideaway.
Talking to the Daily Star, he said: ‘My aim is to buy a little place on the west coast to escape. It’s so gorgeous. I am also my happiest up there. It would be so quiet too.
‘I worry about it affecting my job. If people go, “Oh, you know, he’s that hunky thing”, that undermines that actually I am an actor.’
Richard is currently dating Nocturnal Animals actress Ellie Bamber, 21, with the two recently enjoying a romantic getaway to Milan Fashion Week.
The actor previously dated Victoria actress Jenna Coleman, with the two having an on-off relationship for four years, splitting in 2015.
With the Bodyguard’s explosive finale on Sunday, it left fans grasping for more, even though plans for a potential second season haven’t yet been solidified.
However, Jed Mercurio, the show’s creator, recently dropped some hints about the future of the popular show.
‘It’s fair to say we would probably approach any thoughts of a second series with the idea that it would create an opportunity for a third or fourth,’ he said.
Back of the car: The Bodyguard star looked dapper on the set of Rocketman, fresh from his success opposite Keeley Hawes in the BBC One ratings juggernaut
Not a ladies man: The star has admitted he doesn’t want to be known as a ‘hunky thing’ and plans to escape to a secluded Scottish hideaway
Crazy clothing: While Richard rocks a suave look as Reid, Taron’s costume is more eccentric as he plays a young Elton John
Car service: One scene from the show sees ‘Elton John’ hailing a car with Richard Madden in it