B1GM13 Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Producers have confirmed recent reports that comedian Sacha Baron Cohen will play late rocker Freddie Mercury in a biopic. The official blog for production company GK Films said Thursday that "Baron Cohen will play the legendary front man of the iconic rock band Queen, and the currently untitled drama will focus on the years leading up to Queen's appearance at the historic Live Aid concert in 1985 when the band famously took the event by storm." Peter Morgan (The Queen -- no lack of irony there, eh?) is currently writing the screenplay. Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal's Tribeca Productions and Queen Films will produce along with Graham King and his GK Films shingle. King said in a statement, "Queen is one of the greatest rock bands of all time, and a music brand all unto itself. Freddie Mercury was an awe-inspiring performer, so with Sacha in the starring role coupled with Peter's screenplay and the support of Queen, we have the perfect combination to tell the real story behind their success." Filming begins in 2011. No director has been announced yet. Cohen also appears in the King-produced adaptation of Hugo Cabret for director Martin Scorsese. Source - IGN.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nozza Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 I'm guessing this is a serious role he'll have to play.. Will be interesting to see how that turns out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benyip Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 I have a feeling it'll be really good and Cohen will surprise a lot of people. I bloody hope so anyway as I grew up listening to Queen and their amazing music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvlution Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 I would watch it. Hope it's good. He would be a great actor if he does manage to pull it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie1000013 Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 Ali G>Borat>Bruno>Freddy mercury...huh, lol. I think he would play him well though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Tom Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 What a lot of people don't realise about Sacha Baron Cohen is that he's actually a better actor than he is a comedian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFZ Scrubs Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 What a lot of people don't realise about Sacha Baron Cohen is that he's actually a better actor than he is a comedian. Very true... i think he's a great actor.... i'm hoping that he does really well in this role. It's one of those things though when you do something and that's all anybody thinks of you as. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Tom Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 It's one of those things though when you do something and that's all anybody thinks of you as. Like Adam Sandler. For a funny dude he's really good at playing manic depressives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxBlueSpade2xX Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 A Queen biopic? IDK, I'm not really into Hollywood delving into beloved artists and bands. They always seem to get so much wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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