Freddie Mercury: The Movie?

Mail Online March 28th.

Freddie Mercury will not live again through the magic of Sacha Baron Cohen's acting.

On Thursday, long-time Queen manager Jim Beach seemed to confirm that the Borat star would play the lead role in a biopic about the singer's life.

But a later clarification from Queen's guitarist explained that Jim's comments at London's Artist & Management Awards were just a joke.

'You have probably followed the saga of the famous Queen-Freddie Mercury biopic which has been developing in Hollywood for the last seven years,' the manager told the audience as he collected the Peter Grant award for managing excellence.

'An important breakthrough is that we have now managed to persuade Sacha Baron Cohen to write, produce and direct this movie, and he has also agreed to star.'

While the news was quickly disseminated by news outlets, Jim's comments were not meant to be taken seriously.

In his blog, guitarist Brian May mentioned Jim's 'small joke' from the event.

'He said that, in response to enquiries about the progress on the Freddie feature film, that Sacha Baron Cohen had been re-engaged to write, produce, and direct the film, as well as starring in all four major roles!' 

'I'm afraid some folks might have taken it seriously!'

Mail Online March 30th 2015 - though they were far from alone.

PS The Hidden Meaning Behind Queen's Bicycle Race - Cracked.

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Fagburn isn't sure whether this sounds like a joke - or too good to be true.
Brian May has told the BBC's HARDtalk Sacha Baron Cohen will play Freddie Mercury in a new film about Queen.
"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."
Why Baron Cohen? Cause he played gay in Bruno?
Or because of that tache in Borat?
Peter Morgan is writing the screenplay - who ironically is best known for the film 'The Queen', about another old queen, albeit one who's much less popular with the great British public.
Some have already noted the clear dramatic sweep in Freddie Mercury's lifestory.
The film will supposedly end on the high of Queen's appearance at Live Aid - which could mean it will be heavy with dramatic irony.
And at least it can't be any worse than that fucking musical.