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Klasien 07:13 am UTC 07/26/13 |
| In reply to: | re: NJC: Borat Drops Out Of The Freddie Mercury Film - steven_stuart 01:06 am UTC 07/26/13 |
| yeah, and he would have been great as a more rancy Mercury. I mean, the guys are both creeps, right? That said... I'm not really that interested in a PG version of Mercury anyway. The guy was weird & iconic and it sounds like they intend not to do him justice. -K- > I'm glad you agreed with me about Johhny Depp. It's a > shame that Sacha Baron Cohen pulled out because he is much > more like Freddie and he has a fabulous singing voice > which could have handled all the highly demanding Queen > songs. > > > Yeah I read that... > > > > Johnny Depp... NOOOOOO > > I love the guy... but not as Mercury! > > > > -K- > > > > > > > Brian May has artistic control over the new Freddie > > > Mercury film and he wants a PG version of Freddie's life, > > > so Sacha Baron Cohen has walked away. Its a shame because > > > Cohen would have been just right. May told BBC News that > > > he is hoping to replace him with Johnny Depp. Which won't > > > work, in my opinion. Freddie was a fairly beefy chap and > > > in Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Depp was more like a > > > Michael Jackson type of person. I love Depp but he is not > > > right. > > > > > > Below is an article from The Guardian. Its interesting > > > that they mention the Harvey Milk and Liberace films but > > > not Brokeback Mountain. > > > > > > "Sacha Baron Cohen has quit a high-profile forthcoming > > > biopic of Freddie Mercury after "creative differences" > > > with the singer's band, Queen, reports Deadline. > > > > > > The Borat star apparently walked after his vision of a > > > racy treatment depicting Mercury's famously salacious > > > lifestyle was at odds with the more family-friendly > > > approach desired by the singer's erstwhile bandmates. > > > Cohen, who was due to play the flamboyant singer in a rare > > > dramatic role, had brought in Peter Morgan, the > > > Oscar-winning screenwriter of The Queen, to work on the > > > script and lined up film-makers of the calibre of David > > > Fincher or The King's Speech's Tom Hooper to potentially > > > direct. > > > > > > The film – which is based on the life story of one of the > > > most iconic singers of the 20th century, and with an > > > awards season-friendly team in the background – had all > > > the ingredients of a strong contender for Oscars glory. > > > Gay themes have never been more popular with film-makers > > > at a time when the campaign to recognise same-sex marriage > > > is making progress in the western world. Sean Penn won the > > > best actor prize in 2009 for his portrayal of the slain > > > gay politician Harvey Milk, and Michael Douglas would have > > > been a likely contender for next year's awards had Steven > > > Soderbergh's Liberace biopic, Behind the Candelabra, not > > > fallen foul of Oscars rules by screening on TV first in > > > the US. > > > > > > Cohen also bears a strong resemblance to Mercury, who died > > > of Aids-related illness in 1991, although at 6ft 3in, the > > > British actor is a good six inches taller than the > > > Zanzibar-born singer. > > > > > > The Mercury biopic will go ahead with another actor. Its > > > producers include Graham King and Robert De Niro. | |
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