I've been looking forward to seeing this movie about Freddie Mercury.
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/oct/21/ben-whishaw-freddie-mercury-biopic
The following is a quote from Queen guitarist, Dr.Brian May in that article,
"We're very protective [of Freddie] and we're known for not hiding away from the truth. There's not going to be any pretense about this. It's going to be something very true – as true as we can make it – but also respectful to Freddie as a performer and as a man."
I really love the friendship between Brian May and Roger Taylor and John Deacon to Freddie Mercury.
They are so sweet to make Freddie's movie.
While many famous people are more of "Look at me, " type , and many bands have band members who are more concerned about how much attention they themselves will get, these three decided to make a movie about Queen's biography focusing mainly on their band-mate Freddie.
It's a very beautiful friendship.
After Sasha Baron Cohen dropped out from playing Freddie Mercury in Mercury’s biopic movie, Ben Whishaw has been confirmed to play Freddie Mercury in a movie about the lead singer of the British rock band Queen , and will try to revive the magic of Freddie Mercury.
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http://tenhomaisdiscosqueamigos.com/2013/10/24/filme-sobre-freddie-mercury-queen-comenta-quem-gostaria-papel-cantor/
The following is a quote from Queen guitarist, Dr.Brian May, from his website,
( http://www.brianmay.com/index.html )
"We have a great Producer in Graham King and we talk regularly, but really the reins are in his hands and where we end up with actors and with the technical staff and even with the Director, rests with him.
So we're speaking to a new director this week strangely enough. (laughs) Very mysterious isn't it. I don't want to say too much because there are so many considerations. It's a tricky balancing job putting a team together to make a film. I didn't realize quite how difficult it was.
It has to do Freddie justice - that's what we we're concerned with. We get one shot and I would rather we did it than anyone body else because we have that love and respect, obviously, for Freddie, so we'll be very very careful that it's an honest and decent portrayal of him - something worthy of his legacy if you like.
That's it really, you know.
It has to have truth. It has to have humor, because Freddie had those qualities, and it has to be entertaining as a film.
Now those three variables are not that easy to reconcile, strangely enough, because films, I've discovered that films never tell the truth and unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, we all look at a film and think we're seeing reality, but we're not. We're seeing somebody's idea of what reality might have been and in some cases it's way, way removed from the truth.
So we're trying to tread that line between it being entertaining and [it] being meticulous about truth, which you probably can't be.
It bothers me, actually. To tell you the truth, it bothers me. I would like it to be a million per cent truthful."
I'm not familiar with the actor but he sounds like a very respected and talented young actor who can portray many kinds of people.
I think they made a great decision to choose an actor who is not so well-known, who doesn't have mainly self promoting marketing mind, but at the same time is very talented.
According to Brian May's official site, he is being very careful with every detail to make an awesome movie about Freddie Mercury, and is making sure everything is perfect.
Brian also mentioned just a few months ago that they will begin shooting the film in the month of May.
And now this is May, so they are filming it now ?!
I hope so !
Even though I feel being a perfectionist may not good for health, when I'm an audience of something , I always love to see and appreciate creative things, like a performance, a book, or music - for example - which were made by perfectionists.
Because it's always high quality.
I'm really looking forward to seeing this movie !