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"The comedian behind Ali G and Borat will star as the flamboyant musician in a film tracking the build up to band’s memorable performance at Live Aid in 1985. The project has the backing of Mercury’s surviving band mates – guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor are both on board as musical consultants. In an interview with the BBC, May disclosed that Baron Cohen had first expressed interest in the part two years ago. He said: “"We have Sacha Baron Cohen, which will probably be a shock to a lot of people, but he's been talking with us for a long time." The role marks a break for Baron Cohen, who has built a career playing outrageously offensive characters of his own creation in spoof documentaries. The Cambridge-educated performer found international fame with his 2003 film Ali G Indahouse, in which he played the oafish, rap-obsessed caricature of urban youth Ali G His subsequent films Borat, about a witless Kazakh visitor to the US, and Bruno, in which he pretended to be gay Austrian fashion presenter – were huge Box Office successes on both sides of the Atlantic. But both films attracted controversy, amid claims that they stereotyped minorities and humiliated members of public. The Queen film has yet to be given a title but production is due to commence next year. The screenplay is being written by Peter Morgan, who has previously worked on Frost/Nixon. A spokesman for GK Films, which is co-producing the movie, said: "Freddie Mercury was an awe-inspiring performer so with Sacha in the starring role, coupled with Peter's screenplay and the support of Queen, we have the perfect combination to tell the real story behind their success."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/sacha-baron-cohen/8008694/Sacha-Baron-Cohen-to-play-Freddie-Mercury-in-Queen-film.html

9/17/2010 9:12:16 AM

Its going to be hard to look through his other characters but he can probably pull it off.

9/17/2010 9:14:17 AM

I have no problem with him playing this role- I actually think he'll probably do a damn good job with it

9/17/2010 9:45:57 AM

isn't he too tall to play Freddie Mercury?

9/17/2010 9:47:46 AM

Freddie mercury was about 5-10, so he wasn't small or anything... yeah cohen is 6'3, but I don't think it would make that big a difference to have him play it

9/17/2010 9:52:40 AM

How many people are going to see a movie about Queen in 2010?

9/17/2010 11:37:12 AM

I would

9/17/2010 11:38:35 AM

i may rent or dollar fifty it

9/17/2010 11:38:39 AM

I'll watch it

9/17/2010 11:39:00 AM

I'll definitely check it out. Love me some Queen.

9/17/2010 11:55:27 AM

I would totally see this movie

9/17/2010 11:59:56 AM

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"i may rent or dollar fifty it"

9/17/2010 12:04:53 PM

I am a big Cohen fan, so I will probably see it.

9/17/2010 12:47:05 PM