Elton John planning big screen adaptation of Billy Elliot musical

Elton John is planning a big screen adaptation of his stage show Billy Elliot- the Musical as the musical recently celebrated its 10th anniversary.

Speaking after the show's 10th anniversary performance, the British singer told the BBC that it would be lovely to do a film version and there were other songs that they had had to leave out of the musical that would be great in the film.

Billy Elliot, which first opened at the Victoria Palace Theatre on 12 May 2005, tells the story of an 11-year-old boy who follows his dream to become a ballet dancer against the expectations of his working class family in County Durham during the bitter 1980s miners' strike.

The show, with songs by the 68-year-old singer, was written by Lee Hall and directed by Stephen Daldry, the same creative team behind the Oscar-nominated 2000 film which starred Jamie Bell.