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A Queen Biopic With Borat: Sacha Baron Cohen To Portray Freddie Mercury
Sacha Baron Cohen–yes, the guy who played Borat and Bruno–has signed on to portray the late [lastfm]Freddie Mercury[/lastfm] in an as-yet-unnamed biopic about [lastfm]Queen[/lastfm]. The film is being...
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Borat Star Signs On To Play Freddie Mercury
Very nice! Sacha Baron Cohen, the comedic actor and writer behind Borat and Da Ali G Show, will hit the silver-screen again soon, this time taking on a more dramatic roll as the late...
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JACK’s Inside Track: Queen
Paul Rodgers is a great singer–no doubt about that–but he just wasn’t “Freddie” enough for Queen, as far as I’m concerned. Reality TV refugee Adam Lambert, however, is as “Freddie” as you’re gonna...
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Freddie Mercury To Appear As An ‘Optical Illusion’ In Queen Musical Tonight
Although Freddie Mercury passed away in 1991, Queen has soldiered on, even releasing and album and touring with Paul Rodgers as the lead singer. To quote their own song, Queen isn’t ready to bite the...
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Roger Taylor Talks Queen Extravaganza, Adam Lambert
This summer, Brian May and Roger Taylor are reactivating Queen for a handful of dates that will feature former American Idol contestant Adam Lambert on vocals. But they’re also plotting a way to keep...
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Freddie Mercury Photo Book Coming This Fall
If Freddie Mercury made your rockin’ world go ’round back in the day, September is going to be a very exciting month for you. Goodman books is releasing The Great Pretender: A Life In Pictures, a photo...
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Freddie Mercury Biopic To Be Released In Early 2014
A Freddie Mercury biopic has been in the works for several years – a film that is assuredly still on track, according to Queen guitarist Brian May. May wrote a quick update about the film on his...
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How To Dress Like Freddie Mercury For Halloween
Freddie Mercury is not only one of rock’n'roll’s greatest voices, he’s undoubtedly one of its most distinctive personalities. The Queen frontman always makes a great Halloween costume, and it can be...
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So, Who Should Play The Super Bowl Next Year?
Last night’s Super Bowl Halftime show – Beyonce’s tribute to Beyonce – blew up Twitter and possibly caused a power failure at New Orleans’ Superdome. But hey, at least no one flipped the bird or had a...
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Don’t Paint A Gorilla To Look Like Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury‘s people told The Forum in Norwich to stop monkeying around with the deceased lead singer’s likeness. A giant gorilla sculpture complete with one of Mercury’s iconic outfits and the...
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Katy Perry Announces Queen-Insired Perfume
Katy Perry’s new perfume is inspired by a timeless classic rock hit. “Killer Queen,” is named after the classic Queen track. The singer told WWD that her third fragrance, available in August, is more...
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Sacha Baron Cohen Leaves Freddie Mercury Biopic
Cheeky British actor and comedian Sacha Baron Cohen was set to play Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in a biopic on the singer to be released next year. Yesterday (July 22) Deadline reported that the...
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JACK’s Inside Track: Freddie Mercury
play pause JACK's Inside Track: Freddie Mercury Remy Maxwell First the Freddie Gorilla statue is outlawed, now THIS?!? What’s the world comin’ to…
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Michael Jackson & Freddie Mercury Duets To Be Released This Fall
After 30 years, music fans hoping to hear the long-awaited duets of Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson will finally get their chance. The 1983 sessions between the two singers are set for release this...
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JACK’s Inside Track: MJ & FM
play pause JACK's Inside Track: MJ & FM Remy Maxwell Turns out Michael and Freddie were more eccentric than we thought…a collaboration that lasted for 6 hours is finally seein’ the light of day....
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Not Fade Away: Queen’s Debut Turns 40
In Not Fade Away, we take a look at the legacy of some of the greatest albums of the past few decades – some iconic, some lesser known – as they celebrate significant anniversaries. Here, we focus on...
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Queen Basically Didn’t Want Sacha Baron Cohen To Outshine Freddie Mercury
Christopher Polk / Getty Images When news came through the wire that Sacha Baron Cohen has pulled out of the highly-anticipated Queen biopic due to “creative differences,” everyone was upset because...
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Brian May On Reviving Freddie Mercury: “I Don’t Want To Be Touring With A...
Legendary Queen guitarist Brian May is a busy man these days. His hugely successful Queen musical We Will Rock You comes to Boston in November, celebrating its 11th year in production with over 15...
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JACK’s Inside Track: Hologram HOF
(credit: Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Coachella) play pause JACK's Inside Track: Hologram HOF Remy Maxwell Alright, this is creepier than a Haunted House on Halloween! Playin’ with dead dudes in...
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Queen Biopic Finds its Star in Ben Whishaw
The upcoming Freddie Mercury has finally found its star. According to Deadline, British actor Ben Whishaw — best known for his role as Q in the most recent Bond flick, Skyfall – will play Mercury in...
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