December 31, 2007
Sacha Baron Cohen As Freddie Mercury In New Movie
That crazy guy most of us know as “Borat” has been tapped to portray the late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in a new film that does not yet have a name.
Cohen reportedly edged out Johnny Depp for the role which makes perfect sense to me. I have a hard time picturing Depp as Mercury and for me, Cohen is a much better choice. I know Depp seems to go for the unusual roles, but I just don’t see him as a good fit for Mercury.
Mercury was well known as a flamboyant performer who died of an AIDS-related illness in 1991, which brought the group’s activities to a stop for a time until they decided to team up with Paul Rodgers and work together under the banner “Queen & Paul Rodgers.”
Just within the last week I caught a 1981 Queen performance from Montreal on the RAVE Channel and although Mercury’s choice of wardrobe for the latter portion of the performance was a bit over-the-top for my choice, there’s no denying he was a talented performer and fine musician.
The movie should be interesting and one that I will definitely have to check out. As flamboyant and unique as Freddie Mercury was, I think Cohen can pull it off.
Thanks to Spin for the head’s up on this story.
I’m glad it has finally been figured out who would play Freddie. I have been researching online to try to figure it out. Cohen seems kind of like Freddie with his looks, but I haven’t seen him act, so I’m not sure. I am beyond excited for the new movie to come out, because of my obsession with Queen. I will prob watch it hundreds of times!!!! LOL Anyways… Hope I can keep up to date on this subject!
Comment by Briana — January 3, 2008 @ 8:34 pmThere will forever be just one queen. Freddie is very important to me as I find happiness in his music. His songs are surely one of their kind. RIP Freddie ..we miss you
Comment by shantanu — March 14, 2008 @ 8:59 amAnd yet not one person has asked the most important question up to date… Can Sacha Bara Cohen… let alone ANYONE portray the key characteristic of Freddie: His Singing!
Comment by LavaOnIce — June 23, 2009 @ 3:23 pm