Queen

New writer takes shot at Freddie Mercury biopic; Ben Wishaw rumored for lead

Posted 10 years ago

I’m not sure that we’re ever going to get a Freddie Mercury biopic, but you have to admire the persistance of GK Films in trying. They just won’t give up. With a project that seemed dead after Sacha Baron Cohen...

Animated short One Night In Hell to become a feature from Star Wars producer

Posted 11 years ago

Screen Daily is reporting that ONE NIGHT IN HELL – a 7-minute animated film from directors Jason Jameson and James Hall – is being turned into a feature film by Unanico Group and Duck Productions. EMPIRE STRIKES BACK and THE...

Director Dexter Fletcher exits Queen biopic due to creative differences

Posted 12 years ago

And another one bites the dust…due to "creative differences." It's the reason why Sacha Baron Cohen left the planned Freddie Mercury and Queen biopic last year, and now director Dexter Fletcher has exited it for the same reason, according to...

Dexter Fletcher to helm Queen biopic with Ben Whishaw as Freddie Mercury

Posted 12 years ago

Ben Whishaw is the killer Queen. The actor has been tapped to play the role of legendary frontman Freddie Mercury. The biopic has also snagged Dexter Fletcher as the helmer. If Fletcher’s name rang any bells in your noggin, you...

Dominic Cooper is the latest favorite to play Freddie Mercury

Posted 13 years ago

Sacha Baron Cohen was originally going to play Freddie Mercury in a biopic before exiting the project in July due to "creative differences," then Daniel Radcliffe was rumored for the lead, but that turned out to be completely untrue. Now...

Daniel Radcliffe says he isn’t playing Freddie Mercury and is “completely wrong for the part”

Posted 13 years ago

On Monday a rumor started circulating that Daniel Radcliffe might be playing Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in an upcoming biopic, a part Sacha Baron Cohen was set to play for a long time before exiting the project in July. Even...

Rumor: Daniel Radcliffe is the new frontrunner to play Freddie Mercury

Posted 13 years ago

After Sacha Baron Cohen stepped down from the Freddie Mercury biopic, the search was on for a suitable replacement. While Cohen didn’t physically match Mercury, he is a chameleon and an adept singer, so it wasn’t a stretch to see...

Will Tom Hooper team up with his Les Miserables star Sacha Baron Cohen to direct the Freddie Mercury biopic?

Posted 13 years ago

There hasn’t been any news on Sacha Baron Cohen‘s Freddie Mercury biography since October. For whatever reason it seems like the project is moving at a glacial pace. Stephen Frears (THE GRIFTERS, HIGH FIDELITY) was a possibility to direct the...

Freddie Mercury biopic moving forward; Sacha Baron Cohen still playing the famed rocker

Posted 14 years ago

The long-gestating Freddie Mercury biopic has picked up some steam recently, with Queen guitarist Brian May posting an update on his website, saying that the film is, indeed, moving forward.  May discussed a meeting with fellow bandmates where they hashed...