
USA Today
Get a Preview of Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury
The long-awaited Freddie Mercury biopic is on its way, and Queen fans got a quick snapshot of Rami Malek in full costume and makeup as the iconic frontman.
The film, which is titled Bohemian Rhapsody, will illustrate the life and death of Freddie Mercury, and guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor will serve as the film's musical directors.
Malek recently appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and described the amount of pressure playing the role of Mercury as “terrifying” but also exciting. For additional context, Malek even had to watch his audition tape with the surviving members of Queen in the same room!
Bryan Singer (The Usual Suspects, X-Men, Superman Returns) will serve as the film’s director. Production is expected to begin in Fall 2017 with an expected US release date of December 25th, 2018.