Sacha Baron Cohen on song to play Freddie Mercury

FUNNYMAN Sacha Baron Cohen is taking singing lessons for his movie role as Freddie Mercury.
Sacha is working with vocal coaches in Hollywood in a bid to copy the former Queen frontman.

Insiders on the biopic — due to be filmed later this year — say Sacha, 41, has not yet decided if his voice will feature in singing segments. But the Borat and Bruno star has been working hard to copy Freddie’s posh accent.

He has also pored over hours of Queen concert footage and private videos of Freddie in reflective and sombre mood. Queen guitarist Brian May said that Sacha is “the driving force” on the film project.
A Hollywood source revealed: “Sacha is a huge Queen fan and is focused on getting Freddie’s mannerisms, style and speech perfect.
“He is working on building his vocals. It is a uphill task, because Freddie has such a unique power and tone.”
Sacha recently wowed fans with his vocals in the film version of musical Les Miserables.
That movie’s director — King’s Speech Oscar winner Tom Hooper — is being lined up for the Freddie film.


source: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/film/4855935/Sacha-Baron-Cohen-singing-lessong-for-Freddie-Mercury-movie.html#ixzz2OMek9hf9

Cool

I though the filming was starting this spring?

This film is going to suck so much lol

You think so?

It's going to feature lots of sucking, that's for sure.

I don't care for SBC, never have but maybe...just maybe if he does love Queen and is a huge fan then possibly he will do the part justice. Is that too much to hope for? I do find it totally amusing that SBC's ego is so big that he thinks he can learn to sing like Freddie.

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Yep. Most Hollyood music biographies suck. Notable exeptions are The Buddy Holly Story, The Doors, and one or two others. Most are awful. This one isn't lookin too good either and I say that even though I like SBC.

Why all the negative things. The movie is not yet in the cinema. Just wait till next year and then we can say if it is a good or bad movie.

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Okay no problem. But that means you can't talk about it any more until then as well. Agree?

We will see about one year .now just relax and joy good queen music:-):-$

I very much doubt we will see it a year from now, or even 5 years from now and if we do it will be on dvd/tv rather than in the cinema.

Ahh well. Just watch a good queen concert . I think it is better.

So, Brian May lets the sun newspaper speak on his behalf nowadays?
Now that is a turn up for the books.
This article has been posted on his site, without any comment.
Lol
The irony.
Don't believe all you read in the newspapers,especially if it is seriously discussing sacha Cohen's singing and acting.

'Lousy marks, horrible voice, he's too bad to risk it all and didn't ask '
Freddie gives borat's voice bad reviews
www.youtube.com/watch?v=paycLGq35Qo