"Whether it's Marvin Gaye, Janis Joplin, Phil Spector or a host of others, enough announced music pics stall that it’s hard to find one worth worth getting excited about. Try this one: Sacha Baron Cohen has closed a deal to play Queen front man Freddie Mercury in a film that’s being scripted by Peter Morgan for a 2011 production start."
Porcelina · Member since
That makes my stomach turn.
Johnny Depp was in talks to play Freddie a while ago...much better choice.
rhyeking · Member since
If true, there's nothing yet on imdb.com about it yet. I'll remain skeptical until I hear something more official. Artists, directors, writers and producers get "announced" attached to projects all the time, a good many either fall-through, change personnel or were total fiction to begin with.
I guess we just wait and see.
The Thinker · Member since
Everyone wants to know who will be playing Freddie since the Daily Express article of a few days. Although I welcome the new movie and I must add it is about time..
paulosham · Member since
I like!
*goodco* · Member since
Is this a 2007 or 2008 post? yawn
jamster1111 · Member since
It's on Brian May.com too so it's official. Finally you guys!
Marknow · Member since
@Porcelina
Johnny Deep is shooting pirates 4 at the moment, then he has another 13 films in development, he was never going to be available to shoot in 2011.
Shame.
*goodco* · Member since
well, then.......I am sorry for being wrong on this.
and, then again, I'll say that I am sorry this d*ck got the gig. We will have zero interest in seeing it.
Saif · Member since
I'm now certain this movie will be crap
Under Pressure · Member since
on the plus side, this is NOT the godawful script written a few years back. Maybe Peter Morgan will do a good job, his other films have been great.
Bad Seed · Member since
My only criticism is that he is too tall to play Freddie. They will have to wheel out Richard Kiel in a wig to play Brian! lol
The Thinker · Member since
Confirmed by Brian May: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/hardtalk/9008440.stm I welcome the movie though :)
MmP · Member since
I don't know man, I've been looking some S Baron photos, his face has an amazing natural resamblence to Freddie's. He's an actor and I think he could surprise us. I prefer him over a high budget movie starred by J Depp actually.
I'd love to see a deep well oriented drama type of film.
I study image and sound design so Im really looking forward to see how this is depoloped. So many ideas and possibilities to make a great intense movie, I hope they don't blow it. I repeat, I dunno why but I have a feeling that Sacha can make a really good work.
paulosham · Member since
I think it's a pretty good choice, he really looks like Freddie in this picture.
