<p class="title">Director Dexter Fletcher has revealed he once wanted Rami Malek to reprise his role of Freddie Mercury in "Rocketman" opposite Taron Egerton's Elton John.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The filmmaker, who helmed the recently released Elton John biopic, completed the shooting of Malek's "Bohemian Rhapsody" after director Bryan Singer was sacked from the job.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Fletcher later gave up the idea as wanted to focus on John's story.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"There was an idea I had one point, where Elton's in a restaurant with his mother. I thought John Reid and Freddie could be at another table and they wave at each other!</p>.<p class="bodytext">"That would have been amazing, (but) it didn't come to pass. It would've been a little too knowing. I'm not looking to set out to make a cinematic universe!" he told Gay Star News.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Interestingly, Reid was the manager to both John and Queen.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Bodyguard" star Richard Madden plays Reid in "Rocketman", while his "Game of Thrones" co-star Aidan Gillen stars as Reid in "Bohemian Rhapsody".</p>
<p class="title">Director Dexter Fletcher has revealed he once wanted Rami Malek to reprise his role of Freddie Mercury in "Rocketman" opposite Taron Egerton's Elton John.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The filmmaker, who helmed the recently released Elton John biopic, completed the shooting of Malek's "Bohemian Rhapsody" after director Bryan Singer was sacked from the job.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Fletcher later gave up the idea as wanted to focus on John's story.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"There was an idea I had one point, where Elton's in a restaurant with his mother. I thought John Reid and Freddie could be at another table and they wave at each other!</p>.<p class="bodytext">"That would have been amazing, (but) it didn't come to pass. It would've been a little too knowing. I'm not looking to set out to make a cinematic universe!" he told Gay Star News.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Interestingly, Reid was the manager to both John and Queen.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Bodyguard" star Richard Madden plays Reid in "Rocketman", while his "Game of Thrones" co-star Aidan Gillen stars as Reid in "Bohemian Rhapsody".</p>