Elton John: Timberlake should play me

Elton John has said he wants Justin Timberlake to play him in a biopic about his life.

The 64-year-old said 'Billy Elliot' writer Lee Hall is taking on the screenplay for the movie.

Timberlake played a young version of Elton in the video for his 2001 release "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore".