But what is this movie going to be?

What's the point of making 'The Freddie Mercury story' if all you're going to show is him at work? I don't get what the plot will be. It seems as if they want to make something as pointless or abstract as the musical. His life has a cinematic build-in story. Unorthodox upbringing, amazing success, tragic demise. How can you agree to a movie and not realise this?

What movie do B&R want? A man used to sing a bit. What will be the plot? The tense moment he tries to rid himself of a slight head-cold before a concert? That's bound to be a cliff hanger.

It does seem as if they want as dull, sanitised and filtered representation of Freddie's life as possible. SBC is an actor (to some degree) and would want to get to the heart of the character and get to know his and be able to show his emotions and vulnerabilities. But if all he's allowed to do is show 'public Freddie' then what's the point?