(via Amanda, via Filmstalker): Sacha Baron Cohen to play Freddie Mercury?

“According to The Mirror newspaper through Digital Spy, one of those pesky insiders has told them that Sacha Baron Cohen is the forerunner for the role ([In a Freddie Mercury bio-pic]and that Cohen loves the idea of the role, especially since his character of Borat looked so similar anyway.

Well I was very skeptical of the rumour of Depp being involved, even though it came from the mouth of Queen guitarist Brian May, but this rumour seems much more plausible. Look at the man himself, although he’s way taller than Mercury was, he has a great look and is a strong character actor.”

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It is a rumor. The last rumor was Depp which would have been awful. I’m sorry, it would have. Cohen looks enough like Mercury and he is good at sliding into characters I think he could do it. No, obviously, it isn’t Borat but don’t forget that the man did a wealth of stuff before Borat and has serious talent.

I am more worried about the movie itself. It runs, of course, the risk of the Behind The Music movie syndrome, as Amanda put it. But if May is involved, and he is it would seem, then I will have faith.

And either way I will go see it. Seriously. A Freddie Mercury Bio-pic? I am so there. Good or bad. But I’m gonna hope for good.