| mickyparise 02.05.2014 05:05 |
Brian May has said he would like the Freddie Mercury movie to be an “honest and decent portrayal” of the Queen frontman, but acknowledged it would be difficult to achieve. May said the band wanted the biopic to “do Freddie justice” and be entertaining while remaining as truthful to the legendary singer’s life as it could. He said Queen were taking a “hands off” approach to the film, which has been plagued with difficulty since Sacha Baron Cohen left the project last summer. Cohen was said to have left the film because of “artistic differences” with the band members, who reportedly wanted to make a family-friendly film about Mercury that did not sex-up his past. Speaking to London Live about the biopic, May said: “It has to have truth, it has to have humour, because Freddie had those qualities, and it has to be entertaining as a film. Now those three variables are not that easy to reconcile.” “It bothers me actually, it bothers me, because I would like it to be one million per cent truthful.” Skyfall actor Ben Whishaw has since been confirmed to play the lead role in the biopic, which will tell the coming of age story of the band, culminating in Queen’s headline performance at Live Aid in 1985. The film ran into more problems earlier this year when director Dexter Fletcher left the project, also citing “creative differences”. May insists Queen are taking a back-seat approach to the film’s production, which he says lies in the producer’s hands. He said: “We’re a bit hands off to be honest. We have a great producer in Graham King and we talk regularly, but really the reigns are in his hands. And where we end up with actors and with technical staff and even with directors rests with him.” link |
| dave76 02.05.2014 05:54 |
Well, very simple. If he wants it to be 1000% perfect, there's only one person who can play the part but he has left this earth almost 23 years ago. |
| Costa86 02.05.2014 08:12 |
If I there existed a medal for the dumbest comment I've read today, I'd award it to you.
dave76 wrote: Well, very simple. If he wants it to be 1000% perfect, there's only one person who can play the part but he has left this earth almost 23 years ago. |
| dave76 02.05.2014 10:03 |
I'm very honoured to receive one. I'll take it in in your name then. |
| mooghead 02.05.2014 14:01 |
Whatever happens you know its gonna be 1000% shite. |
| musicland munich 02.05.2014 15:56 |
Actually it would be perfect...yesterday I went to the casting for the gay club scenes in Munich ( Ochsengarten, freddies favorite gay leather club in Munich back in the days )...like to see the darkroom and clinc- sex scenes...I'am annoying that they didn't choose me because I didn't look gay enough - They're just about to make it perfect. All you guys are just nitpickers :) |
| mooghead 02.05.2014 16:37 |
If you can't get in the gay club scene no one can :/ ;-) |
| matt z 02.05.2014 20:03 |
How absurd. I read that last night before going to bed. How can one be more than one hundred percent when qualitatively when referring to a singular while rather than statistically incremental information. .. Brian's losing it. One million percent would mean a catastrophic changing of cosmic law. A 100 ton Freddie Mercury resurrecting from the ether starring in his own bio pic. Will they do a tooth graft onto the lead actor?.... I'm confused by the might of this statement. Of course, 99% of people know that Brian's sense of accuracy although 99% accurate to his own relative perspective, is only accurate 99% of the time |
| dudeofqueen 03.05.2014 06:16 |
Brian's a fucking idiot - a million percent? The bloke's been looking up in the sky too often and the blood can't be circulating properly. The fact that he still thinks this film is going to be anything other than a portrayal of Freddie as a promiscuous, cocaine snorting ponce - he's going to have a rude awakening. |
| brENsKi 03.05.2014 07:07 |
dudeofqueen wrote: Brian's a fucking idiot - a million percent? The fact that he still thinks this film is going to be anything other than a portrayal of Freddie as a promiscuous, cocaine snorting ponce - he's going to have a rude awakening.and on a purely social level that would be 1,000,000% accurate...so what's your problem? |
| gerry 03.05.2014 09:16 |
Such a difficult film to do as Freddie was a complex person, and there is always going to be over acting and lies in the film about him. It will be high pompous camp from the first second the actor says a word! |
| gerry 03.05.2014 09:18 |
Brenski: Do not say Brian is a fucking idiot because he is an intelligent man, and i have every respect for him, sure he has done some silly things but he is an outstandingly intelligent man. |
| Sheer Brass Neck 03.05.2014 10:28 |
Brian's become as much of a politician who can speak out of both sides of his mouth as well as the politicians he despises. "He said Queen were taking a “hands off” approach to the film, which has been plagued with difficulty since Sacha Baron Cohen left the project last summer. Cohen was said to have left the film because of “artistic differences” with the band members, who reportedly wanted to make a family-friendly film about Mercury that did not sex-up his past. "The film ran into more problems earlier this year when director Dexter Fletcher left the project, also citing “creative differences”." "May insists Queen are taking a back-seat approach to the film’s production, which he says lies in the producer’s hands. He said: “We’re a bit hands off to be honest. We have a great producer...but really the reigns are in his hands. And where we end up with actors and with technical staff and even with directors rests with him.” So they are taking a "hands off" approach, but SBC left because of "artistic differences WITH THE BAND MEMBERS." The director left because of creative differences. With whom? The producer? Brian says they are hands off and "where we end up with actors and with technical staff and even with directors rests with him.” But what about the story? The story Brian? Who has final say on the story? Apparently it's not the producer as the first key person left over differences WITH THE BAND MEMBERS, and the director left over creative differences with unknown parties. Based on Brian's quote, there is not a lot of clarity on who decides what the story is. If it's Roger, Brian and Jim Beach, history shows they do not want a warts and all biopic, they want a triumphant celebration of Queen ending with Freddie and the boys at Knebworth, and capitalize on the soundtrack so we can finally get Knebworth: Freddie's Final Triumph in all formats. Call me cynical. |
| brENsKi 03.05.2014 10:47 |
gerry wrote:Brenski: Do not say Brian is a fucking idiot because he is an intelligent man, and i have every respect for him, sure he has done some silly things but he is an outstandingly intelligent man.think YOU should learn to read WHO said WHAT before accusing ME. here's my post (unedited and quoted from above) - i said NO SUCH FUCKING THING. brENsKi wrote:YOU are starting another war for the sake of it....dudeofqueen wrote:Brian's a fucking idiot - a million percent? The fact that he still thinks this film is going to be anything other than a portrayal of Freddie as a promiscuous, cocaine snorting ponce - he's going to have a rude awakening.and on a purely social level that would be 1,000,000% accurate...so what's your problem? It's DUDEOFQUEEN that you should be challenging...NOT ME .this is why YOU end up in so many flame wars round here.- because YOU don't read posts properly any chance of an apology? doubt it.. |
| gerry 03.05.2014 11:16 |
Brenski, so sorry about that! oops! your name was near the comment so i thought it were you, this site always does that, and i cant keep up, so a big appology to you! |
| EDWOOD 03.05.2014 19:22 |
One things for certain this film ain't coming out soon and I mean the earliest we'll see it now is 2016. I did hear (just before Dexter Fletcher abandoned the project) that filming was due to start THIS month so I have no idea if they were that close to getting final casting, etc. I'm not an expert in film production but surely if they were within a couple of months of shooting the picture then quite a lot of pre-production work would have been done apart from finalising the script whichs seems the delaying issue. Casting, location work, etc should have really have got to an advanced stage?? I can remember Jim Beach in an interview saying that the film would be out in 2013 and back then I thought that was a long time away! It's a good job Johnny Depp never agreed to this anyway as he would be way too old by the time they shoot it. I suppose a lot of films have these problems along the way and it's just because we're fans that we get to know and read whats going on and the umpteen problems they're facing. I do think like others though that members of QP have probably caused much of the delays. Understandable I suppose as they're the ones that actually were there at the time with Freddie but fucking annoying for those who are waiting for this thing to actually end up being made! |
| tero! 48531 04.05.2014 00:14 |
Sheer Brass Neck wrote: Based on Brian's quote, there is not a lot of clarity on who decides what the story is. If it's Roger, Brian and Jim Beach, history shows they do not want a warts and all biopic, they want a triumphant celebration of Queen ending with Freddie and the boys at Knebworth, and capitalize on the soundtrack so we can finally get Knebworth: Freddie's Final Triumph in all formats. Call me cynical.That's not cynical, that's very realistic. Except for the fact that they aren't going to release Knebworth, when they can do a re-re-re-re-release of Wembley for a fraction of the cost. ;) |
| Holly2003 04.05.2014 03:22 |
Sheer Brass Neck wrote: Brian's become as much of a politician who can speak out of both sides of his mouth as well as the politicians he despises.Yep. He's a dude I once rspected very much but now he will say virtually anything to get what he wants or to sell more product. Sheer Brass Neck wrote: If it's Roger, Brian and Jim Beach, history shows they do not want a warts and all biopic, they want a triumphant celebration of Queen ending with Freddie and the boys at Knebworth, and capitalize on the soundtrack so we can finally get Knebworth: Freddie's Final Triumph in all formats. Call me cynical.I'd be happy with that. I got into Queen because of the music so it's Queen the band and Fred the musician I want to see, unlike the Aids junkies here who seem endlessly fascinated with who he slept with, who he caught HIV from, when he knew he had HIV etc. The kind of people who pore over old press pictures looking for blemishs on his skin. Imagine the wank fest they will have if the movie focuses on his illness rather than his legacy as a musician. |
| dudeofqueen 04.05.2014 07:19 |
Holly2003, re: >I'd be happy with that. I got into Queen because of the music so it's Queen the band and Fred the musician I want to see Absolutely 100% (see that Brian, that's the whole.......) agree with you but, sadly, that ain't gonna shift tickets at the box office. |
| Holly2003 04.05.2014 12:44 |
Not sure about that. Ever hear of the happy Hollywood ending? You can't have a happy ending if the story concentrates on the period after 1986.
dudeofqueen wrote: Holly2003, re: >I'd be happy with that. I got into Queen because of the music so it's Queen the band and Fred the musician I want to see Absolutely 100% (see that Brian, that's the whole.......) agree with you but, sadly, that ain't gonna shift tickets at the box office. |
| gerry 04.05.2014 12:55 |
i wonder if they would ever make a biopic film on Adam Lambert in 40 years time of will he have fizzled out long before then?? |
| mooghead 04.05.2014 13:02 |
Yep.. after Brian and Roger and John have departed he will be the most qualified person to carry on the Queen name. Adam Lambert is Queen. (Remember this all you people buying tickets to the new shows... it's your fault....) ;-) |
| gerry 04.05.2014 13:39 |
O.m.g i hope not! There is only one regal Queen and that was the majestic Freddie, Lambert can only dream of been as mega talented as Freddie. I would not p**s on lambert if he was on fire ! l.o.l |
| EDWOOD 04.05.2014 14:50 |
Careful Gerry or the Glamberts will be after you with pitchforks... In their eyes, Lambert's legacy is already bigger then Freddie's, John Lennon's and Elvis's combined! |
| dragonfly.trumpeter 61319 04.05.2014 14:51 |
Brian... ...cannot ever be truthful about the agent who played Freddie Mercury, because this agent also played Michael Jackson etc. Wouldn't it be much more entertaining if the biopic told the real story of Freddie Mercury including the fact he was married, also played on the big stage Michael Jackson, and was also cloned by the USA Government with his cloned self having a back operation and his "cloned selves" dad is the agent who is Pete Townshend. That would be the real truth! Graham |
| matt z 04.05.2014 17:36 |
^ good argument against or FOR drugs! (I'm not sure which side I'm on) |
| Sheer Brass Neck 04.05.2014 18:09 |
^ Or, and equally likely, Graham is a fucking imbecile. |
| richrich 07.07.2014 20:31 |
Breastbone. |
| Stelios 08.07.2014 10:06 |
Thing is that Freddie was such a contradictionary individual, i doubt he himshelf could play his own self. Mercurial more wayward by the hour, ring any bells? From things written/told/documented about him you get a sence that he almost turned to a human kaleidoscope of most aspects of human nature, combined. (...ok, the times he blossomed ALSO helped enhance it) But how the hell you capture that on film? You can only get away (truthful-wise) , and that to some degree, if focus to a period of his life and portait his most apparent qualities. Perhaps a Freddie Mercury SAGA could do some justice. At least way more interesting than Lord of the rings/The Hobbit. |
| gerry 08.07.2014 11:03 |
The whole idea of biopic film on Freddie is ridiculous because he was such a larger than life character that no one on earth could portray him accurately. I think something like this would be a massive flop and get slated by the press, best thing to do is leave well alone! |
| FreddieCat 09.07.2014 00:51 |
Don't think it will happen. :( |
| gerry 09.07.2014 10:58 |
Lets hope it does not happen. Queen have fucked up Freddies legacy with Adam Lambert crowing on stage. so for god sake no film on freddie pleeeeeeeeese! |
| stevendabudgie 09.07.2014 16:42 |
@dave76 wrote: "Well, very simple. If he wants it to be 1000% perfect, there's only one person who can play the part but he has left this earth almost 23 years ago." @matt z "Will they do a tooth graft onto the lead actor?.... I'm confused by the might of this statement." I bet they will finally use an "Avatar" approach by using motion capture, with virtual charakters which would mean a 1000% perfect looking Freddie. Andrew Serkis will play Fred. @stelios: "Thing is that Freddie was such a contradictionary individual, i doubt he himshelf could play his own self. Mercurial more wayward by the hour, ring any bells? From things written/told/documented about him you get a sence that he almost turned to a human kaleidoscope of most aspects of human nature, combined. (...ok, the times he blossomed ALSO helped enhance it) But how the hell you capture that on film? You can only get away (truthful-wise) , and that to some degree, if focus to a period of his life and portait his most apparent qualities. Perhaps a Freddie Mercury SAGA could do some justice. At least way more interesting than Lord of the rings/The Hobbit" A film told through different view points and multiple versions of the truth like in "Rashomon" would be interesting. What about "Citizen Mercury"? |