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When Elton met Freddie! Rocketman's Taron Egerton looks chummy with Bohemian Rhapsody's Rami Malek at New York premiere

Published: 04:35 EDT, 30 May 2019 | Updated: 22:01 EDT, 30 May 2019

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One plays Elton John in biopic Rocketman while the other won an Oscar for his portrayal of Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody.

And despite Elton himself throwing shade at Rami Malek for lip-syncing as Queen front-man Freddie, he and Taron Egerton looked pally in New York on Wednesday evening.

The actors - smiled for snaps as they posed side-by-side, smiling with their arms around each other.

Chummy: Taron Egerton with Rami Malek at the New York premiere of Rocketman after Elton John threw shade at Rami's lip-syncing in Bohemian Rhapsody

Taron, 29, wore a white Tee with a quirky patterned blazer, while Rami, 38, looked smart in a white shirt and a black tie, with a matching jacket.

Ahead of Rocketman's release, Elton, 72, told Apple Music's Beats 1 radio: '[Rocketman] is not Bohemian Rhapsody where the brilliant Rami Malek, who played Freddie, lip synced.

'[Taron] is actually doing the whole thing. I can't congratulate [him] enough.'

Rocketman: Taron plays Elton John in the biopic of the singer/songwriter's life

Acclaimed: Rami won an Oscar for his portrayal of Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody

Boys' night out: Taron, Dexter Fletcher, Rami and Jim Gianopulos looked happy to be at the NYC screening

Taron further highlighted the contrast between the films, adding: 'Our film is different from Bohemian Rhapsody in the sense that we sing some of yours and Bernie’s songs, not only as performance pieces but as legitimate pieces of musical theatre.

'I know you were always very keen on this idea of a fantasy. That’s what our movie is. It’s a musical fantasy.'

During the same interview, Elton continued to heap praise on the film's star for showcasing his vocal talents by recording all of his hits especially for the film.

Co-stars: [L-R] Richard Madden joined Taron, as did Jamie Bell

Looking sharp: Taron, 29, wore a white Tee with a quirky patterned blazer

He said: 'Fg. Taron has recorded, re-recorded, all the songs that are in the movie, and sings them quite brilliantly.'

Elton then asked the Kingsman: The Secret Service star: 'Did you find it difficult to sing them?'

To which Taron replied: 'I think I would have found it harder if it wasn't for the fact that you were so encouraging.

Inspiration: The men posed with Bernie Taupin who wrote many of Elton's hits

Congratulations: Elton John has heaped praise on the film's star Taron showcasing his vocal talents by recording all of his hits especially for the film

Support: Speaking on 'Elton John's Rocket Hour' on Apple Music's Beats 1 radio, Elton, 72, gushed over Taron's, 29, 'brilliant' execution of his much loved tracks

Compare and contrast: The Candle In The Wind crooner weighed in on the differences between the two movies

'I think that was a big part of what was an enabler and facilitated me to feel kind of relaxed enough to do them in the way that we have, and, of course, Giles Martin, who produced them, who is just the most incredible man, who I didn't know before this process. I know you did. I owe a lot of it to him, I think.'

Meanwhile, Elton pin-pointed the moment he realised that Taron was the right person to portray him.

Shining star: Taron is pictured in character as Elton in the film

The star recalled how he knew the Robin Hood star could sing when he heard Taron's rendition of I'm Still Standing in the 2016 animated film Sing, in which he played gorilla Johnny.

He said: 'I didn't get involved in any of it. I just let you go ahead ... I knew you could sing because I heard 'I'm Still Standing,' which you did in the film 'Sing'.

'You've redone that in this film, so I think you should do an album of ten different versions of 'I'm Still Standing.'