‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ - All you MUST know about the QUEEN biopic

Queen frontman Freddie Mercury is an ICONIC musician of the modern era, will be the focal point of the upcoming band biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, with Robot star Rami Malek portraying  the man who the world regards to be one of the greatest and multifaceted singers, songwriters, ROCKSTARS of all time!

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The first look of the teaser trailer is so power-packed and the life and times seems to come alive! We can’t wait for the film. The film has been directed by David fletcher who replaced the original director Bryan Singer, Bohemian Rhapsody is based on a script by Academy Award nominee Anthony McCarten (The Theory Of Everything). The Film will chronicle the period between the band’s formation in the 1970s and Mercury’s death in 1991, with Queen Band members Brian May and Roger Taylor serving as producers on the film. The film is currently scheduled to hit theatres on 2nd November, 2018.

Here’s what we know about the movie so far –

Bohemian Rhapsody was first announced in the year 2010. In a BBC interview published on 17^th September 2010, Queen lead guitarist Brian May spoke about an upcoming film project concerning the history of the band. Sacha Baron Cohen was initially singed up to play the lead but eventually he bid adieu from the project owing to creative differences. He has wished to produce a more adult oriented film; however given the reservation Brian and Roger had about harming the legacy of Mercury, they wanted a more family approach to the film. On 4^th November 2016, it was announced Rami Malek would star as Freddie Mercury. On 21^st August 2017additional cast members were announced, including Ben Hardy as drummer Roger Taylor, Gwilym Lee as lead guitarist Brian May and Joseph Mazzello as  bass guitarist John Deacon. On 6^th September 2017, Lucy Boynton joined the cast to play Mercury’s long term girlfriend Mary Austin, on 22nd September Aaron McCusker joined the cast of the film to play Mercury’s long-term boyfriend, Jim Hutton.

The first teaser trailer of the film Bohemian Rhapsody was released on May 15 and was accompanied by the first official poster of the film

Along with putting Malek’s portrayal of Freddie Mercury at the front and center, the poster and the teaser trailer provides a nice preview of the time the time period the film is going to cover – and of course Freddie’s personal life, his tryst with his sexual orientation, his fight with AIDS and the evolution of the band’s look over the years.

Pictures 

20^th Century Fox released a pair of photos from the film on Instagram, with both images providing a glimpse of Malek as Freddie Mercury in the movie.

The first image features Malek as Mercury on the stage at Wembley stadium in a recreation of the band’s memorable 1985 performance at the Live Aid fund raising concert.