QueenZone discussion #1485859

Thistleboy1980 wrote: "The late Bugs Bunny" lol. The guy looks hopeless.

Russian Headlong wrote: johnny depp would have made a better fred, he can play guitar too

Shvili wrote: What about Ross McCall as Freddie? That's the kid who played Freddie in Miracle video and did a great job. He is an actor; those of you who don't know.

smilesmile wrote: They should have hired Angelo Palmacci really.... He sounds like Freddie, looks like him (check Angelo's FB page : link, though he's not an actor... and he is a really gifted musician ! link

Biggus Dickus wrote:

Shvili wrote: What about Ross McCall as Freddie? That's the kid who played Freddie in Miracle video and did a great job. He is an actor; those of you who don't know.

Nope. He doesn't look anything like Freddie.

smilesmile wrote: though he's not an actor...

k-m wrote: Brian and John - spot on, but Freddie and Roger - not so... It looks like the biopic is really going to tank now, which will be such an anticlimax. After all these years and A-list scriptwriters and directors getting rejected, because Brian didn't approve... Brian will realize what a mistake he made when the film goes quickly to DVD distribution and Poundland eventually. Next to an obscure Adam Sandler comedy and "Saw, part 9".

Wijnand wrote:

k-m wrote: Brian and John - spot on, but Freddie and Roger - not so... It looks like the biopic is really going to tank now, which will be such an anticlimax. After all these years and A-list scriptwriters and directors getting rejected, because Brian didn't approve... Brian will realize what a mistake he made when the film goes quickly to DVD distribution and Poundland eventually. Next to an obscure Adam Sandler comedy and "Saw, part 9".

Is Saw, part 9 out already?! :-)

john bodega wrote: I can't really give myself the necessary distance from Queen to ever give this movie a chance, honestly. I find with things like Apollo 13 or Rush (the F1 movie by Ron Howard), I know way too much about the subject for my own good, and the acting - no matter how well intentioned or talented the players are - comes over as one big expensive cartoon. It is a bit amusing to see John Blunt floated as a 'why didn't they pick him?' option. His characterisation of Freddie for that UK TV thing wasn't far off, to his credit - but it's difficult to fairly evaluate a guy's acting when every second line is "I have AIDS, darling - it's the AIDS! I've got AIDS!". (Not his fault, I understand - it's down to the scriptwriters). If you're gonna play Freddie though, you also need to be at least a little credible when you're kissing other men - which John Blunt couldn't have possibly made more awkward unless he'd looked directly at the camera and rolled his eyes. Not hating, I'm just saying that to do Freddie in a major motion picture would've required a way different approach than the one they took for that production. His moustache looked all of $5, and the entire thing was just maudlin. I'm kind of sick of Freddie Mercury getting sold short in the public eye; he was a fantastic musician and an interesting personality, but all anyone wants to talk about is 'did he catch HIV from that Russian sailor?'. Anyway, I'm hopeful that Brian and Roger are able to steer this thing away from that direction. I honestly don't mind if it's two hours of Brian subtly saying "hey, we were a part of the band too", because I don't need to see any more cheap re-enactments of Freddie Mercury pissing himself to death. Guy was my hero, show some respect.

Vocal harmony wrote: If you spend your life looking for perfection you risk missing the real point

Shvili wrote: Here's the video of live Aid scene shooting with comical Malek. link