The Freddie Mercury Biopic
 

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Sacha Baron Cohen is back on to star as the late Queen frontman, and he is also set to write, produce, and direct the film himself.


Here's the full report:


http://time.com/3762548/sasha-baron-...ercury-biopic/

Re: The Freddie Mercury Biopic
 

Hasn't this been in production hell for a few years? I think he can play it well, and I do hope they finally get this one going.

Re: The Freddie Mercury Biopic
 

Ruh roh.

It's been in pre-production for years.


Cohen apparently quit the film after a disagreement with producers, and reportedly Queens guitarist Brian May, but seems to have made amends and is back on.


Cohen is the perfect choice to play Mercury in my opinion. Not only does he look like the late Queen frontman, but his eccentricity is exactly what's needed to play the greatest live rock performer in the history of music.

Bohemian Rhapsody - Biopic about Queen
 

Bryan Singer is directing a biopic about the band Queen. Filming is set to begin soon for a Christmas 2018 release date. The film is being produced by Queen's Brian May and Roger Taylor along with Robert De Niro and Graham King.

Here's who will play the iconic band

Rami Malek is Freddie Mercury

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Gwilym Lee is Brian May
Ben Hardy is Roger Taylor
Joe Mazzello is John Deacon
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Re: Bohemian Rhapsody - Biopic about Queen
 

Really looking forward to this.

I like it that they've got actors who are passable as the real people – makes a hell of a difference.

I dont think I've seen Rami in anything but I've been told he;s good. Riz Ahmed would be another goer I think. He;s also a singer.

I think there was another name in the mix before this. It may even have been for a different production. There was a documentary about Mercury recently and the actor they had playing him in "docudrama" fashion was uncanny.

I was looking at the Flash Gordon soundtrack recently and it was the first time I'd noticed the distribution of work by each of the band. It was fascinating to see who'd done what and how distinctive each person's style was. That also corresponds to the fact that I think all of them wrote at least one number-one record.

I remember reading about this a little while ago and recall a few names were mentioned.

Re: Bohemian Rhapsody - Biopic about Queen
 

I like Rami but Sacha Baron Cohen would've been perfect as Freddie Mercury

Watch Mr. Robot! He's fantastic in it

I think that's who I'd heard about first. Well he's no slouch :p.

"Why did they ban Chocolate Orange?"

Re: Bohemian Rhapsody - Biopic about Queen
 

Cool guys in the first picture, but who's gonna play the Queen?

Re: Bohemian Rhapsody - Biopic about Queen
 

Where's Medusa when we need him? :rotfl:

Helen Mirren, like always :p.

I WOULDN"T MIND

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She was always so overqualified :p;). I particularly liked her in Excalibur – very sexy in that.

Re: Bohemian Rhapsody - Biopic about Queen
 

With David Fincher directing no less.

*sigh*

She's always been stunning and still is.