Elton John: It's A Little Bit Funny...

The Independent.

The small print according to HitFix, who broke the story, is that Rocketman is still only "in development" - ie it might not actually be made - and though apparently "the project is out to Tom Hardy. That doesn't mean they've made him a formal offer yet, or even that he's interested, but it's an intriguing possibility."
It certainly is. 
And a great way of generating a buzz, too...

PS Funny how you never hear about that Mickey Rourke/Gareth Thomas biopic anymore, eh?

PPS 20 of our favourite staight actors who've played gay roles - BuzzFeed/CNN.com. So brave etc etc.