They SHOULD go for the leadsinger of the amazing Queen coverband : "Dios salva a la reina" who performed at the convention this year...he is a clone of Freddie, same body, hair, muscles, moves, sounds, expression, eyes, everything...i can't imagine Depp comes closer to Freddie than this youngster....Brian John and Roger really should reconcider.....
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[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]wembley86 wrote: [/QUOTENAME]i really dont think johnny depp doesnt look like freddie[/QUOTE]
I think he looks like freddie too
I think he looks like freddie too
Johnny Depp would be an excellent Freddie. Why? Because he will bring millions of people to the box office to pay respects to the frontman of my favorite band, and that's good enough for me. The end.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]bas asselbergs wrote: [/QUOTENAME]They SHOULD go for the leadsinger of the amazing Queen coverband : "Dios salva a la reina" who performed at the convention this year...he is a clone of Freddie, same body, hair, muscles, moves, sounds, expression, eyes, everything...i can't imagine Depp comes closer to Freddie than this youngster....Brian John and Roger really should reconcider.....[/QUOTE]
First of all, they want an actor, NOT a singer or Freddie double, you dummy! lol
Seriously though, the idea is that these things are an after-thought because they don't NEED an actor be able to sing or look like the person. Case-in-point being the other biopics that have used either original recordings with similar sounding people or otherwise.
Another great example would be Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story. They got an actor who also had an amazing physique and tought him how to fight. They say in the documentary that you can't do it the other way round, i.e. you can't take a fighter and teach him/her how to act.
What's important is what they bring to the role and how they handle the character. Not how they look or sound. I can't think of a more frightening thing than seeing someone who may look and sound like Fred (fat chance), but then slaughters the acting part of it. That would be the real injustice.
Adam.
First of all, they want an actor, NOT a singer or Freddie double, you dummy! lol
Seriously though, the idea is that these things are an after-thought because they don't NEED an actor be able to sing or look like the person. Case-in-point being the other biopics that have used either original recordings with similar sounding people or otherwise.
Another great example would be Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story. They got an actor who also had an amazing physique and tought him how to fight. They say in the documentary that you can't do it the other way round, i.e. you can't take a fighter and teach him/her how to act.
What's important is what they bring to the role and how they handle the character. Not how they look or sound. I can't think of a more frightening thing than seeing someone who may look and sound like Fred (fat chance), but then slaughters the acting part of it. That would be the real injustice.
Adam.
Well, here's my take...
I think Johnny Depp is a great actor...I'm not a big fan of alot of his movies, save a few. However that being said, he's a very versatile actor who really could pull damn near anything short of playing scrabble with his teeth, and even then who knows?? Point being...I think that he would be a fine actor to pull it off, and if there's anyone who could do it, it would be him. This movie is going to be a long one if you think about it...I'm thinking in the tune of 3 hours or so...watch. Look at the movie The Doors that came out years ago...nobody thought Val Kilmer could do it, but when you watch that movie, it's very easy to see Jim Morrison being played by Val Kilmer, not Val Kilmer playing Jim Morrison. Give Johnny a chance...he may surprise all of us (myself included!!)
I think Johnny Depp is a great actor...I'm not a big fan of alot of his movies, save a few. However that being said, he's a very versatile actor who really could pull damn near anything short of playing scrabble with his teeth, and even then who knows?? Point being...I think that he would be a fine actor to pull it off, and if there's anyone who could do it, it would be him. This movie is going to be a long one if you think about it...I'm thinking in the tune of 3 hours or so...watch. Look at the movie The Doors that came out years ago...nobody thought Val Kilmer could do it, but when you watch that movie, it's very easy to see Jim Morrison being played by Val Kilmer, not Val Kilmer playing Jim Morrison. Give Johnny a chance...he may surprise all of us (myself included!!)
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]MrFart wrote: [/QUOTENAME]that looks more like Hitler[/QUOTE]
haha
haha
well im sure of the fans of the other bio pic of the rock star movies pretty much they all look like the star. for examples:
richie valens- lou diamond phillips(labama)looked like the real richie somewhat except he was skinnyer than the real one.
jarry lee lewis- dannis quaid(great balls of fire)looked like him and the hair was great.
buddy holly- gary busey(the buddy holly story)looked like him two infact he was nomitated for a oscar for that role.
jim morrison- val kilmer(the doors) oh my god it was like jim was alive! even the band members called him jim. it was like val was reancardinated as jim morrison.
ray charles- jamie fox(ray)one of the most recent bio pics. another one that captured ray charles. and also won an golden globe and an oscar
tina turner- angela bassett(i think that is her name)(whats love got to do with it)she look like tina for the most part.
johnny cash-joaquin phoenix(walk the line)wasnt a total match but he sang all of the songs in the movie and it was a oscar worthy and nomitated for it.
so that person who said who cares if they dont look like the actual person is wrong. there is difference if the person looks like the singer who he or she is trying to protray.
richie valens- lou diamond phillips(labama)looked like the real richie somewhat except he was skinnyer than the real one.
jarry lee lewis- dannis quaid(great balls of fire)looked like him and the hair was great.
buddy holly- gary busey(the buddy holly story)looked like him two infact he was nomitated for a oscar for that role.
jim morrison- val kilmer(the doors) oh my god it was like jim was alive! even the band members called him jim. it was like val was reancardinated as jim morrison.
ray charles- jamie fox(ray)one of the most recent bio pics. another one that captured ray charles. and also won an golden globe and an oscar
tina turner- angela bassett(i think that is her name)(whats love got to do with it)she look like tina for the most part.
johnny cash-joaquin phoenix(walk the line)wasnt a total match but he sang all of the songs in the movie and it was a oscar worthy and nomitated for it.
so that person who said who cares if they dont look like the actual person is wrong. there is difference if the person looks like the singer who he or she is trying to protray.
About if whoeverthefuck looks like Freddie : There is this thing called MAKEUP (which is very sophisticated nowadays with what they can do). And - they don't have to be a "clone" - a good actor is needed to convince the people for so long that they "are" Freddie.
Picking a wonderful clone who is a shitty actor would be a bad move. Sure, you may get some rabid Queen fannies to get up and see it - but why would anyone else care to see it (unless they're going to see a double train wreck - a story where the shitty actor you don't care about dies of AIDS) ?
Sure, don't hire someone who looks NOTHING like him. Get a close enough match. But lining up people and finding who looks more like Freddie is a worthless pursuit that will most likely result in a movie that you may want to look at stills of, but not go watch and hear.
And second... I don't see why it matters if the actor is "English". HEL-FUCKING-LO - Freddie wasn't even "English". Yes, he had an accent. Hooray. I think a decent actor with a good coach could accomplish the same thing.
I don't care if it's Johnny Depp. I don't even like the idea of this movie being made at all. I DO think, that if it's going to happen - they should care more about making a good product than finding a Freddie-clone.
And yes, Johnny is Deep. I'm not sure how deep the movie would be going, but I'm sure it would be penetrating nonetheless.
Picking a wonderful clone who is a shitty actor would be a bad move. Sure, you may get some rabid Queen fannies to get up and see it - but why would anyone else care to see it (unless they're going to see a double train wreck - a story where the shitty actor you don't care about dies of AIDS) ?
Sure, don't hire someone who looks NOTHING like him. Get a close enough match. But lining up people and finding who looks more like Freddie is a worthless pursuit that will most likely result in a movie that you may want to look at stills of, but not go watch and hear.
And second... I don't see why it matters if the actor is "English". HEL-FUCKING-LO - Freddie wasn't even "English". Yes, he had an accent. Hooray. I think a decent actor with a good coach could accomplish the same thing.
I don't care if it's Johnny Depp. I don't even like the idea of this movie being made at all. I DO think, that if it's going to happen - they should care more about making a good product than finding a Freddie-clone.
And yes, Johnny is Deep. I'm not sure how deep the movie would be going, but I'm sure it would be penetrating nonetheless.
could be like j-lo from Selena
That is one movie I will never go and see. Not because of Johnny Depp or whoever would play the lead role, but because you cannot reduce Freddie to a two-hour time slot or an HBO special 4- or 6-hours. However, if it brought new Queen fans into the fold, that would be a good thing. I wouldn't want to see an imitation of John, Roger, and Brian either. This topic did cause me to pop in my 3-volume, one-hour each, vhs's of The Magic Years. I love the snippets of each of the four talking, comments by others including many rock music stars, short clips of numerous concerts; and, of course, the in-studio taping of the process creating One Vision is pure gold. Heck, for my penny, you could splice those three together, show them on the big screen, and save some film production company 40 million dollars - as it has already been done.
I'd be surprised if this materializes. It will only happen if an A Class Director attaches to the project.
Allright, to all you people that say "it CANT be Johnny Depp, Johnny isnt BRITISH! OMG!!!! He wont have a REAL original london accent, OMG!!! Um, HATE to break this to you, but Freddie wasnt BRITISH either. He DIDNT have an original london accent. He adopted the life-style and the accent of a british (londoner) person.
So, thats like saying to Leonardo DeCaprio, "Oh my LORD, you cant be in BLOOD DIAMOND, You're NOT SOUTH AFRICAN!!! NEXT!! He did a fantastic job pulling off the accent I must say. Theyre proffesional actors, theyre trained to pick up accents. Who gives a rats ass if Johnny Depp isnt british.
So, thats like saying to Leonardo DeCaprio, "Oh my LORD, you cant be in BLOOD DIAMOND, You're NOT SOUTH AFRICAN!!! NEXT!! He did a fantastic job pulling off the accent I must say. Theyre proffesional actors, theyre trained to pick up accents. Who gives a rats ass if Johnny Depp isnt british.
well done rocks. Depp rules and if he does play Freddie...he will probably do a fantastic fucking job
I have a suggestion of who could play Jer (especially in her younger years): Bollywood actress Aishawary Rai.
Minor correction. It's spelled Aishwarya.