On December 25, 2018, the world premiere of the biopic about the cult musician, Queen band leader Freddie Mercury will take place. The name of the picture is consonant with their first hit, Bohemian Rhapsody. The film will tell about the first steps of the legendary musician and about his difficult creative and personal life. From this article you will find out who starred in the title role, what moments will be touched on in the tape, and interesting details of the life of the great vocalist.
Long road to the viewer
It was decided to shoot the movie “Bohemian Rhapsody” back in 2010. The famous actor Sasha Baron Cohen was invited to the main role. At that moment, he did not yet know what biographical moments would be shown in the film. When he was allowed to read the script, he flatly refused to star in such a tape. Initially, the picture was planned as a movie for family viewing. But to get around the homosexuality of the protagonist in a biographical film was impossible. Sasha did not want to play the role of a man with non-traditional sexual orientation, and he did not want to hear about family cinema at all.
From hand to hand
For six years, the script has been wandering around film studios. The directors, producers, actors were changing, no gap was visible in this epic. Finally, in 2016, the final cast and crew was approved. The directors were Brian Singer and Dexter Fletcher, and the main role was given to Rami Malek. He didn’t have such a striking resemblance to the singer as Sasha Baron Cohen, but fishless fish and cancerless. However, the trouble did not end there. Two weeks before the end of filming, Brian Singer is fired for scandals and charges of rape of a 17-year-old guy. A case of ten years ago surfaced, the director faces a prison term. The film was finished shooting already without his participation.
Not like that!
Fans of the legendary musician simply could not believe their eyes when information appeared about who will play the role of Freddy. The dissimilarity of these two people literally hurts their eyes. Will tall, well-built, and incredibly charismatic Mercury be played by the weird vampire Benjamin from Twilight? Are you kidding, of course? No, the shooting is over and everyone will have to come to terms with the fact.
Even more shocking was the fact that Rami Malek would also sing in his voice. Hysteria swept over foreign sites - he is also a great vocalist, it turns out! The actor himself did not pay attention to the hype. When the first pictures of Rami appeared in the image of Mercury, people calmed down a bit - the make-up did its job. The actor has become like Freddy, but questions about the performance have not subsided so far.
What will the movie be about?
Rami Malik slightly opened the veil of secrecy to journalists and said that the picture will tell not only about the musical path of Mercury, but also about the dark side of his life. What many had only guessed would be shown on the big screen. The Bohemian Rhapsody begins when Farrukh meets the musicians of The Smile and becomes a member of their collective. In a short time he changes his repertoire, and soon becomes a leader and changes his name to Queen.
At this time, he changes his name to a more sonorous - Freddie Mercury. The first attempts to make themselves known are made with great difficulty: the radio stations refuse to take a long one (5:55 minutes) into rotation and what a sin, a strange song. When the group manager gave the record to his famous client Elton John, he was literally taken aback and said that he was crazy. He did not understand how such a long and incomprehensible song might even please someone.
But Freddie was persistent, and Bohemian Rhapsody got on the air. A few days later she was recognized as a hit, and a few years later she became one of the greatest compositions of the twentieth century. Fame covered the team like an avalanche. In the wake of the first popularity, the group gives out hits one by one. Freddy becomes a legend in life. His voice, behavior on stage, gestures acquire the status of a national treasure. Fans are ready to forgive him absolutely everything - homosexual relationships, booze, drugs. He is a genius, and they always have a bunch of flaws concomitant with talent. If 15 years after the death of Freddy, another universally recognized world idol Michael Jackson was ready to lynch because of a false accusation, then Mercury forgave everyone. Absolutely.
The film will show the absolute triumph of the group - a concert in 1985 in London. About 1.9 billion viewers watched the live performance, and about 100 thousand people at the stadium. A crowd of thousands sang along with Freddy, and it was just an incredible sight - no one had ever seen such a thing. They were ready to carry their king in their arms, and any gesture he accompanied was accompanied by a real roar. Blue jeans, a white T-shirt, a bracelet on the forearm and incredible vocals - this picture will forever be remembered by fans of the great singer. He was 39 years old, and every cell of his body was filled with love for life and the audience.
Living dead legend
Six years later, all in the same London, the singer died from the terrible twentieth century plague - AIDS. The last two years, he practically did not appear in public, but continued to record songs. He could not live without music, and the last clip was shot a few days before his death. Incredibly thin, with a lot of makeup on his face, he was just the shadow of the strong, energetic and explosive Freddie Mercury. In those days, he showed his colleagues what it costs him to come to the studio - his legs were already corrupted by ulcers. At 45, he left this world, but the memory of “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Queen” will forever remain in the hearts of hundreds of millions of fans.