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Sacha Baron Cohen is Freddie Mercury

Posted by: Lez Get Real on September 17, 2010.

;Sept. 17, 2010 -Mel Nathan;-

Sacha Baron Cohen has been signed up to star in a Biopic movie about flamboyant rock star Freddie Mercury, producers at GK Films announced today.

Peter Morgan, who wrote “The Queen,” is working on a screenplay about the front man of the band Queen, who died of AIDS-related causes in 1991. The as-yet-untitled film will climax with Queen’s barnstorming appearance at the 1985 Live Aid concert in London, reports AP London at The State

Production is due to begin next year, and a director has yet to be chosen.

The iconic Gay musician and the lead singer Freddy Mercury , joined guitarist Brian May, bassist John Deacon and drummer Roger Taylor, in hitting charts high with now 1971 classics including “We Are the Champions,” “We Will Rock You” and “Bohemian Rhapsody.”

May told the BBC that the band supports the project, and May and Taylor will oversee the music for the film. There was no word on whether Baron Cohen will try to imitate Mercury’s grandiose singing style, but the comedian has appeared in several musicals, including Tim Burton’s film version of “Sweeney Todd.”

He said the choice of Baron Cohen, creator of wannabe rapper Ali G, Kazakh journalist Borat and Austrian fashionista Bruno, “will probably be a shock to a lot of people, but he’s been talking with us for a long time.” “He’s been in on this project since we started talking about it seriously with Peter Morgan a couple of years ago.” May said. Baron Cohen’s latest film is Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo Cabret.”

All I can say as a Fred fan is that this is going to be very interesting!

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