TORONTO, Sept 7 (Reuters) - A bespectacled Elton John

rolled down the red carpet at the Toronto International Film

Festival in a purple golf cart adorned with stars, displaying a

brand of showmanship befitting the world premiere of the

documentary "Elton John: Never Too Late."

Amplified by archival footage and photographs, the film is

an intimate look at the singer-songwriter's life and career

through the lens of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, which

culminated with a 2022 performance at Dodger Stadium in Los

Angeles.

The documentary's co-directors - R.J. Cutler and David

Furnish, a Toronto native and Elton's husband - hope fans learn

something new about a celebrated megastar who has sold millions

of albums and packed arenas worldwide since the 1970s. Elton is

one of a rarified group known as EGOT winners, having taken home

an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award in his career.

"It's exciting and terrifying," Furnish told Reuters on

Friday at the premiere when asked what it was like to do a

documentary about your spouse. Furnish also served as producer

of "Rocketman," an Elton biopic released in 2019.

A revealing moment in "Never Too Late" that shocked Furnish

was a conversation from 1976 when Elton shared that he hoped to

start a family one day.

"In the early days of our relationship, he said he never

wanted to have children," Furnish said. "And then, of course, we

have children, so that was like a really nice surprise."

The British-born Sir Elton, who started life as Reginald

Dwight, began his rise to stardom in 1967 when he answered an ad

for Liberty Records and joined forces with lyricist Bernie

Taupin.

The movie, a co-production of Disney+ and Rocket Pictures,

has something for everyone, said Cutler, whose directorial

credits include 2021's "Billie Eilish: The World's a Little

Blurry" and "Belushi" in 2020.

"If you grew up with his music as I did, you're going to

recognize this era, this remarkable five-year period from 1970

to 1975, where Elton released 13 albums, seven of which went to

number one on the charts," Cutler said.

"If you've come to Elton's music in recent years, you're

going to learn about that period in a way that you probably

didn't even imagine."

The documentary will appear on Disney+ later this year.

Sir Elton, who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1998

for his contribution to music and charity, recently announced

that he was recovering from a severe eye infection. On Friday,

he declined to do red carpet interviews, but his husband assured

Reuters that he was on the road to recovery.