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Will “Bohemian Rhapsody” Rock Us?

July 17, 2018• by

 

 

bohemianRhapsodyHmmmmm…..worried about this one. 20th Century Fox has just released the new trailer for the Queen biopic BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY .

There are reports that the film may have been a bit sanitized…lead singer Freddie Mercury’s queerness isn’t going to be…very queer?

We’ll see. It doesn’t come out until November. 

We do love our Freddie. And, star Rami Malek DOES look raaaaaaal zexy in this poster image.

Though he’s a bit short to play Freddie…Sacha Baron Cohen would have been physically perfect for the role. He was attached to a version of this film a few years back but allegedly pulled out because Brian May and the other surviving members of Queen were more interested in a Queen story than a “Mostly Freddie and less Queen” story. 

 

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
Release: November 2, 2018
Cast: Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joseph Mazzello, Aidan Gillen, Tom Hollander, and Mike Myers
SYNOPSIS
Bohemian Rhapsody is a foot-stomping celebration of Queen, their music and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury. Freddie defied stereotypes and shattered convention to become one of the most beloved entertainers on the planet. The film traces the meteoric rise of the band through their iconic songs and revolutionary sound. They reach unparalleled success, but in an unexpected turn Freddie, surrounded by darker influences, shuns Queen in pursuit of his solo career. Having suffered greatly without the collaboration of Queen, Freddie manages to reunite with his bandmates just in time for Live Aid. While bravely facing a recent AIDS diagnosis, Freddie leads the band in one of the greatest performances in the history of rock music. Queen cements a legacy that continues to inspire outsiders, dreamers and music lovers to this day.
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As the Editorial Director/Co-Owner, Michael Strangeways writes, edits and does about a million other jobs for Seattle Gay Scene, Puget Sound's most visited LGBTQ news, arts and entertainment website now celebrating its 14th year as a media outlet. A semi-proud Midwesterner by birth, he's lived in Seattle since 2000. He's also a film producer who would like you to check out the Jinkx Monsoon documentary, "Drag Becomes Him" now available on Amazon.com. In his spare time, he gets slightly obsessive about his love for old movies, challenging theater, "otters", vodka, chocolate, "I,Claudius", Lizzie Borden, real books made out of paper, disaster films, show tunes, Weimar era Germany, flea markets, pop surrealistic art, the sex lives of Hollywood actors both living and dead, kitties, chicken fried steak, haute couture and David Bowie. But, not necessarily in that order.

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