Who Could Play Freddie Mercury in a Movie?

Has anybody seen the pictures of Eric McCormack (Will from Will & Grace) playing Freddie? They are VERY convincing!!! Apparently he's done something imitating Freddie before... I'm not sure of the date of the picture I'd seen. I'm trying to locate it. There's something to tide you all over though..... Here's a copy/paste clip from a letter written to and answered by Brian May in his "letters" column from November 2003:

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**Sat 1 Nov 03**
ERIC McCORMACK PLAYING FREDDIE MERCURY

From: Sheri
To: qms@queen-rocks.com, qms@queen-rocks.com

Someone sent me a blurb that was in a California Newspaper, not sure which one. Not a lot of information here, mostly just a mention. Apparently they got the info from US Weekly. See below:

Oct 22nd

Eric McCormack from "Will & Grace" is to play Freddie Mercury in a new musical about the flamboyant Queen frontman, who died in 1991 of AIDS. Elton John is producing the show and asked the star of his favorite TV sitcom to play the lead. But apparently, McCormack turned him down. A source told Us Weekly that Elton then flew Eric to his estate in England for the weekend to work on him and by the time Eric left, Elton had talked him into doing the show.

Cheers,
Sheri

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Brian responded:

It's a possibility - we have had preliminary chats with Elton about this, since he was keen for it to happen, but nothing is definite as yet.

Love b

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As for my personal vote... it goes to McCormack for the Freddie of the later years, otherwise I must agree with the others of you who said Johnny Depp. Besides... they're both very sexy! ;-)

A play recently in NY called Mercury was what peeked EJ's interest in doing a musical. Personally, I think a musical based on a the premise of FM ascending to Heaven would be divine and EJ's definitely the perfect person to get the project off the ground however he has the Vampire musical first and BHM and RMT have WWRY to contend with before the take on another tremendous project.

We'll have to wait and see, folks!


Kriz ;o)

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http://www.cwn.org.uk/politics/nuneaton-bedworth-borough-council/images/freddie-mercury-w140.jpg

ozzy osbourne!!!!

Nobody at all could play Freddie!!!!!!! His personality is one no film maker or actor could capture.

Cheech Marin

...or Arnold Schwartzeneger... if he is not too busy...

Please- don't even say that.

Peter Sellers!! He was great as an Indian in The Party!!
(oops...scratch that, he's dead too...)

Kevin Spacey; gay,needs moustache, needs black hair die, can sing, gorgeous but doesn't look like Freddie. Yeah I suppose Johnny Depp. But boring that's what everyone thinks. You've got to be different right? OK Jim Hutton.