Bohemian Rhapsody Trailer: Don't Stop Freddie Mercury Now

Bohemian Rhapsody

twentieth Century Fox has resign the first trailer for Queen biopicBohemian Rhapsody . Mr. Robot ’s Rami Malek star topology in the film as Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury , the iconic British vocal artist known for his extravagant carrying into action style and his incredible outspoken range . Bohemian Rhapsodyexplores Queen ’s rise to fame begin in the 1970s , fuel by Mercury ’s vocalizing onstage and jeopardize by his body process off the point . Bringing the other members of Queen to living in the celluloid are Gwilym Lee as pencil lead guitarist Brian May , Joseph Mazzello as bass guitar player John Deacon , and Ben Hardy as drummer Roger Taylor . Lucy Boynton further rounds out the ensemble as Mercury ’s lifelong fellow traveler , Mary Austin .

Sacha Baron Cohen and Ben Whishaw were adjust to play Freddie Mercury at different leg in the moving-picture show ’s ontogeny , prior to Malek ’s cast . Cohen ’s vision for the film was reportedly very " adult " in tone and clashed with what the surviving members of Queen had in mind , leading to the actor ’s departure . Bohemian Rhapsody ’s synopsis promises the biopic wo n’t shy by from Mercury’s"out of control"lifestyle either , but will wrap things up on a triumphant ( if bittersweet ) government note by concluding with the circle ’s notable reunification at the Live assist concert in 1985 . Mercury ’s wellness begin to rapidly decline in the years that follow and he passed by from complication due to AIDS in 1991 .

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Queen ’s medicine is as much the star of theBohemian Rhapsodytrailer as the band itself , with " Another One Bites the Dust " , " Killer Queen " , and " We Will Rock You " all work appearance ( along with , by nature , the eponymous tune ) . The trailer is pretty rapid fire in its redaction and combines flashbacks to Queen ’s past with footage of the group in concert . understandably , the intent is to fascinate the electrifying ambiance of a Queen carrying out , rather than rehash the intimate story beat of a band meeting for the first clock time , exploding in popularity , and dealing with the complicatedness that come with renown . It will fall to the next preview to slow down thing down and better lie in out the story at manus .

Bohemian Rhapsodyspent a retentive time stuck in early ontogeny and its journey to the self-aggrandizing screen did n’t get any loose after it go into production . Bryan Singer took a break from theX - Menfranchise to direct the Queen biopic , but he reportedly collide with the moving picture ’s cast ( including Malek ) during filming and wasfired when he failed to show up to setfor several days without an account . With Singer also face multiple allegations of sexual violation , Fox was probably all the more glad to bring in his replacement Dexter Fletcher ( Eddie the Eagle ) , the music director who had been previously bind to the project back when Whishaw was starring as Freddie Mercury .

In spitefulness of these difficulty , Bohemian Rhapsodyhas a lot locomote for it . The playscript was publish by Anthony McCarten , who peck up multiple Oscar nods for his attempt on the Stephen Hawking biopicThe Theory of Everythingand Winston Churchill memoirDarkest Hour . Many would further fence that , all talk of allegations against Singer aside , Fletcher is a better choice of film director for the Queen biopic anyway . Malek has also impress with his transformative functioning as Mercury in theBohemian Rhapsodyimagesreleased so far , and that remains the character in the first trailer footage .