Rami Malek signs on to play Freddie Mercury in Queen biopic 'Bohemian Rhapsody', Bryan Singer to direct

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By Darian Scalamoni

            Well this one was waiting in the wings for a while…According to The Playlist, Rami Malek is set to play Freddie Mercury in the long-awaited biopic on the band Queen titled, Bohemian Rhapsody. This project has been in the inner workings of Hollywood for years and originally had Sacha Baron Cohen in the lead role but he dropped out a little under a year ago due to creative differences.

            Rami Malek, who’s best known for his Emmy-winning role on the USA Network drama, Mr. Robot is getting his first real shot at a leading role on the big screen with this biopic about arguably one of the best rock bands of all-time. He’s been seen in spot parts in other features like the Night at the Museum franchise and Short Term 12 but nothing to the multitude of playing a legendary rock star.

            In addition to the casting news, the film has also brought on Bryan Singer to direct. Singer is best known for directing most of the X-Men film franchise but he’s also done non-blockbuster filmmaking with Valkyrie and one of my favorite movies of all-time, The Usual Suspects. Anthony McCarten, who wrote and produced the Oscar-nominated film, The Theory of Everything is set to write the script.

            I’m a big fan of both choices to star and direct. Though I think Cohen would’ve been a great choice for Mercury, I believe that Malek can bring something very different to the role. What do you guys think? Do you think Rami Malek is the right choice to play the front man of Queen? Comment and let us know!