Few people know the names Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon and surprisingly Freddie Mercury, but so many people know the music of Queen. Songs like "We Are The Champions","Another One Bites The Dust", "We Will Rock You" and thanks to Wayne's World, "Bohemian Rhapsody" made Queenone of the best-selling groups of all time.
So the fact there is a movie in the works about the late, great Freddie Mercury is not shocking, but the actor tackling the role of Mercury is shocking. Brian May (Guitarist of Queen) announced last year in a BBC interview that Sacha Baron Cohen (better known for his roles as Ali G, Borat and Bruno) was chosen to play Mercury in the upcoming film.
The film is set to covering everything from the early years and concluding with the performance at 1985 Live Aid. Peter Morgan, who was nominated for an Oscar for his screenplays Frost/Nixon and The Queen, will be co-produced by Robert DeNiro's TriBeCa Productions. Filming is set for sometime this year, and released in Fall 2012.
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