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Fatal Rocko Willis
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From: Kentucky
|  Posted: 2010-09-18 07:58
IS NOTHING SACRED?
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ready, Freddie, Go.
"Borat" star Sacha Baron Cohen is set to play flamboyant rocker Freddie Mercury in a dramatic feature focusing on his glory days as the frontman of Queen, its producers said on Thursday.
The untitled film is being written by Peter Morgan, the British scribe behind "The Queen" and "The Last King of Scotland." No director is attached yet.
Shooting will begin next year, said producer Graham King, whose GK Films is partnering on the project with Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal's Tribeca Productions, and Queen manager Jim Beach.
The project has the cooperation of Mercury's estate and the three surviving members of Queen, a spokeswoman for GK Films said. Guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor will oversee the musical content of the film, which will feature both original Queen music and Mercury solo music. (Bassist John Deacon has retired from the music industry.)
The film will focus on a period of a few years leading up to what was arguably Queen's greatest moment: its performance at the Live Aid charity concert in 1985, when the band mesmerized London's Wembley Stadium and a worldwide TV audience with such hits as "We Will Rock You" and "Radio Ga Ga."
The band continued touring and recording even as Mercury's health deteriorated. A day after finally admitting he had AIDS, Mercury succumbed to the disease in 1991, at age 45.
Born Farrokh Bulsara in Zanzibar and educated in India, Mercury co-founded Queen in 1971 with May, Taylor and Deacon. The mustachioed and buff Mercury was never shy about his camp sensibilities even as the band drew part of its musical inspiration from the progressive and hard rock genres.
Queen hit the big time in 1975 with its fourth album, "A Night at the Opera," which included the Mercury-composed anthem "Bohemian Rhapsody." Mercury also wrote such Queen hits as "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and "We are the Champions."
Off stage, Mercury lived a very private life, rarely consenting to interviews and never discussing his homosexuality.
Baron Cohen rose to fame in his envelope-pushing roles as a bumbling Kazakhstan reporter in "Borat" and as a fashionista in "Bruno."
Originally posted on OMG! @ Yahoo....
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JBud
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| Posted: 2010-09-18 13:46
"Fatal Rocko Willis"? What happened to GTN dude?
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Sixkiller
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From: Netherlands
| Posted: 2010-09-18 13:53
Im a little confused at the "IS NOTHING SACRED?"
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ElectroFanatic
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| Posted: 2010-09-18 18:16
I agree with Rocko. Baron couldn't fill that role.
[ This Message was edited by: ElectroFanatic on 2010-09-18 18:17 ]
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From: Arlington, VA
| Posted: 2010-09-19 11:08
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| Posted: 2010-09-19 22:46
Sacha is great. I met him earlier this year at a benefit in LA and he is way more fun in person. ( totally love his shows and roles but...) He is remarkably attentive and focused when you talk with him. Despite his success, he was not acting aloof or full of himself. His "girlfriend" at the time, now wife, was also warm and sweet to talk to. She's got an amazing story if you meet her. I was embarassed that I didn't know any of her movies (yikes). She took it in stride.
He's great for this. Freddie was a truly unique artist and it takes a truly unique actor to pull this off. Sacha can do it.
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Kenny_Naboo
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From: LobsterTown
| Posted: 2010-09-20 00:13
Uh. OK.
Queen's next hit.... "Kazahkstan"
(They had to do it, since Led Zep had "Kashmir")
http://www.topix.com/forum/world/kazakhstan/TCK128Q46NHMSNFQV
"KAZAKHSTAN GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.
ALL OTHER COUNTRIES ARE RUN BY LITTLE GIRLS.
KAZAKHSTAN NUMBER ONE EXPORTER OF POTASSIUM.
OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE INFERIOR POTASSIUM.
KAZAKHSTAN HOME OF TINSHEIN SWIMMING POOL.
IT’S LENGTH THIRTY METER AND WIDTH SIX METER.
FILTRATION SYSTEM A MARVEL TO BEHOLD.
IT REMOVE 80 PERCENT OF HUMAN SOLID WASTE.
KAZAKHSTAN, KAZAKHSTAN YOU VERY NICE PLACE.
FROM PLAINS OF TARASHEK TO NORTHER FENCE OF JEWTOWN.
KAZAKHSTAN FRIEND OF ALL EXCEPT UZBEKISTAN.
THEY VERY NOSEY PEOPLE WITH BONE IN THEIR BRAIN.
KAZAKHSTAN INDUSTRY BEST IN THE WORLD.
WE INCENTED TOFFEE AND TROUSER BELT.
KAZAKHSTAN’S PROSTITUTES CLEANEST IN THE REGION.
EXCEPT OF COURSE TURKMENISTAN’S
KAZAKHSTAN, KAZAKHSTAN YOU VERY NICE PLACE.
FROM PLAINS OF TARASHEK TO NORTHER FENCE OF JEWTOWN.
COME GRASP THE MIGHT PHENIS OF OUR LEADER.
FROM JUNCTION WITH THE TESTES TO TIP OF ITS FACE!"
[ This Message was edited by: Kenny_Naboo[+R] on 2010-09-20 00:15 ]
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MrSparkle
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From: mrsparkle
| Posted: 2010-09-20 00:38
I can see him pulling it off. He's talented and he has the look. I can't think of another actor right now that looks like Freddie the way he does.
I didn't think Heath Ledger could pull off The Joker at all and was pleasantly surprised, so I'm not counting Sacha out.
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