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HBO Documentary Films has acquired the domestic TV rights to the Elton John documentary The Union, and plans to air it in January 2012.
Directed by Cameron Crowe, the film looks at the creative life of Elton John and his 2010 album with Leon Russell, which is also called The Union. The documentary had its world premiere screening in April as the kick-off event at the Tribeca Film Festival.
John is one of the top-selling recording artists in the world. He won a Tony for his score to Aida and has also composed the scores for the Broadway musicals The Lion King, Lestat, and Billy Elliot.
