Elton John wants Timberlake to play him Elton John wants Timberlake to play him - Celebrities Elton John wants Justin Timberlake to play him 'Rocket Man' singer plans to make a 'Moulin Rouge' style film about his life Elton John wants Justin Timberlake to play him on the silver screen! The 64-year-old singer told the Los Angeles Times that Timberlake, 30, is his "number one" pick to star in a biopic about his life. PHOTOS: Meet my big screen twin "He played me before in a David LaChapelle video of 'Rocket Man' and it was superb," John continued. Rolling Stone pointed out that Timberlake actually appeared as John in a video for the song "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore." Slideshow: Justin Timberlake PHOTOS: Justin's style evolution So what kind of film is John planning to make about his life? "It's going to be a surreal look at my life, and not just a factual look at my life, more in the manner of a 'Moulin Rouge,'" he told the Los Angeles Times. I just don't want it to be a normal biopic because my life hasn't been like that. And it only goes up to when I go into rehab in 1990. It starts with me going into rehab and ends when I come out. PHOTOS: The ladies JT has romanced! John added that he'd be "making an announcement about (the film) very, very soon" and already has a director on board. It's just going to be a matter of getting the script exactly the way we want it ... then we'll start trying to cast and plan. Justin Timberlake