Sacha Baron Cohen to play Freddy Mercury

ALIEN ANAL · 05.05.2007, 10:29 AM

Pretty good casting

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SACHA Baron Cohen is set to play Queen singer Freddie Mercury in a big budget movie about his life.
The Borat star, 35, elbowed Johnny Depp from the role after winning over producers and band members.
An insider said: "Film makers are working flat out to get the best possible script. Sacha loves the idea he can get away with playing Freddie after modelling Borat's look on him."

Mercury died of an Aids-related illness in 1991 at 45. The biopic will portray his legendary partying.

atari 2600 · 05.05.2007, 10:36 AM

stellar casting, but the story is still unsubstantiated...seems like it's probably true though.

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 05.06.2007, 01:47 PM

hmmmm Sacha Baron in a serious role.

king_buzzo · 05.06.2007, 01:50 PM

he be perfect.

Toilet & Bowels · 05.06.2007, 02:25 PM

why anyone would want to make, participate in the making of, watch or even contemplate the idea of a queen/freddy mercury biopic is beyond me

jon boy · 05.06.2007, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Toilet & Bowels

why anyone would want to make, participate in the making of, watch or even contemplate the idea of a queen/freddy mercury biopic is beyond me

Toilet & Bowels · 05.06.2007, 03:00 PM

godspeed the revolution, that's what i say

Everyneurotic · 05.06.2007, 08:12 PM

can hollywood stop making rock biopics? pretty please?

luxinterior · 05.06.2007, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Everyneurotic

can hollywood stop making rock biopics? pretty please?

Ditto. However, at this point, I think I'm just glad that Johnny Depp didn't get the role, because the man should not be allowed to play whoever he wants.

I don't really have any specific gripes about Johnny Depp, other than that he seems a bit boring and unfunny in real life, and he's prettier than me, and he's terribly overexposed. Yeah. Nothing specific. His acting is all right (at times really good, but mostly just all right), but it bothers me when he chooses roles on the basis that the character is "mysterious" and/or "shy/reserved." He's better in movies like Fear & Loathing and Ed Wood where it's more about a high-energy, over-the-top, funny performance and less about his perfect cheekbones. Stupid attractive face.

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