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“When I was very young, my life was all consumed by music. I just wanted to become a songwriter,” Elton John says in archival audio clips for Elton John: Never Too Latethe new music documentary now streaming on Disney+.
At a Glance: How to Watch Elton John: Never Too Late Online
- Streams: Disney+
- Streaming Day: Friday, Dec. 13, 2024
Directed by David Furnish and RJ Cutler, the new Disney+ film takes a look back at the groundbreaking singer-songwriter's career over the last five decades and up to his final North American show at Dodger Stadium. Never Too Late “follows Elton John as he looks back on his life and the astonishing early days of his 50-year career in this emotionally charged, intimate and uplifting full-circle journey,” according to Disney+.
The doc also promises behind-the-scenes and archival footage, including landmark events in John's career like his legendary Troubadour show in the Seventies and when he wrote the classic “Tiny Dancer.” As a Disney+ synopsis puts it, “Elton takes us back in time to recount the extraordinary highs and heartbreaking lows of his early years and how he overcame adversity, abuse and addiction to become the icon he is today.”
Here's how to watch Elton John: Never Too Late online.
How to Watch Elton John: Never Too Late Online
Fans can now watch the Elton John documentary exclusively on Disney+.
Stream Elton John: Never Too Late on Disney+
If you don't have a Disney+ subscription though, new subscribers can get a 44% discount by signing up for the Disney+ Duo Basic plan starting at $10.99/month, which comes with Hulu. To skip ads, you can get the Disney+ Duo Premium, which comes with both Disney+ and Hulu for $19.99/month — a 42% total savings versus going with the monthly subscription plans on their own.
Where to Stream Elton John: Never Too Late for Free
One of the easiest ways to watch the new Elton John documentary for free online is with a three-day trial to Hulu + Live TV. The streaming service bundles together Disney+ and ESPN+ with Hulu + Live TV for $82.99/month once the free trial is over.
Ahead of the Never Too Late premiere, the musician joined Good Morning America for a sit-down interview to discuss his long career, including when he dropped his childhood name, Reginald Dwight, for Elton John. “I was very clever,” John said in the GMA clip. “I thought, 'No one's really called Elton, so I'll be Elton, and I'll be the only Elton.'”
