New photo of Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury

Togg wrote:

I think they have either gone down the route of a generic lighting rig, in the style of Queen, or they are using this as a way of correctly lighting the band and they will CGI correct rigs in later?

I think I'd go with your first thought.

If it was about correctly lighting the band then usin CGI Ayer to replicate the 70's rig it would have been easier to use modern intelligent lighting which would require less units to provide a broad scope of different colours, very accurate focusing and mood changes..

That rig looks to be made up of Par cans and therefore a deliberate attempt to create a look rather than an accurate representation.

If you look at the rig Q+AL used in 2012 that used Martin Mac lighting units (LS5's or similar I believe) which were used because visually they look similar to Par cans and they were going for a 70's feels to the rig but with modern focusing and use abilities. In a way that rig could have been used for this film as it would look as accurate or inaccurate as the lighting the film is using

ANAGRAMER wrote:

I think it looks great
A mix of Game tour and H\S lighting and wardrobe

A good facsimile of a queen concert- I'd been impressed if they used those lights back in the day

RM seems to have the postures nailed, hope the vocals are as good

Deffo impressed by the visuals so far

Good on 'em!

Not really, a facsimile is something that looks like the original but isn't . That rig is just a vast bank of lights.

Its a FILM so will have some poetic license you can't fit 15 years of shows/tours into a 2 hour film. It will be a dramatisation of Freddie/Queens story while I hope the facts it depicts are correct I won't be counting the number of lights to make sure its right. Its more important to me that the film is interesting and good entertainment if I want to see and accurate representation of a Queen Lighting rig in 82 I will watch my Milton Keynes DVD.......................

**spoiler alert** here's how the movie may end... The movie blends between the actors and Queen at Live Aid, merging back and forth (not a DoRo cut n paste) but a smoother transaction.... Then were all left in the cinema with the real Queen/ Freddie bowing out/ ending the movie.... I just don't see anything doing justice to Q at Live Aid..

My personal view is I'd love to see a Queen in Cornwall movie first, leading to Bo rap, then part ii Bo Rap to Live Aid...

The guy has short legs, too skinny and not enough body hair.

there's a few new pictures with the mustache.on this site http://www.justjared.com/photo-gallery/3956781/rami-malek-films-live-aid-scene-for-freddie-mercury-biopic-02/ I think he's doing a good incarnation.Can't wait to watch that movie

mercury1979 wrote:

The guy has short legs, too skinny and not enough body hair.

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So he will be the perfect Smeagol....

"John's" build looks far too slim and his height's too tall. It's hard to tell anything on "Roger" as his face here is just a cow cake framed by blond hair :D Too femenine in my opinion, based on what i could see,,,

"Fred" is ok, but chest and forearms looks weaker as of original.


The whole photo though gives us hope for at least good end result!

Seed_Of_Rhy wrote:


The whole photo though gives us hope for at least good end result!

Does it? Most cinema treatments of music stars are terrible, Off the top of my head I can only think of a few that aren't: The Buddy Holly Story, The Doors, Ray, Walk the Line .... Great Balls of Fire! too maybe. That's about it. Often it doesn't matter how well cast or well-acted it is: for example, Miles Ahead featured a great performance by Don Cheadle as Miles Davis (ahem) ;) but it was ultimately a let down. It's just a fact that, as a genre, musical biopics are very difficult to pull off. They almost always disappoint.

*Surely, you meant MILES DAVIS (*as in MILES to make the pun work) not Charlie Parker.


Totally different person and instrument

Don't know what you mean .... :)

Notably worst adaptations

Flex Alexander - Michael Jackson - MAN IN THE MIRROR
Joseph Feinnes - THAT Michael Jackson bio pic
Beyoncé Knowles - Etta James - CADILLAC RECORDS

pants ain't tight enough.

Holly2003 wrote:


Does it? Most cinema treatments of music stars are terrible,

i can share your judging at some points...Great Balls woudl've been nothing of a movie without Kilmer performance.

But at least 2 of Presley's biopics (Carpenter's and TV version in two parts) are OK!