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Displaying all articles tagged:
Freddie Mercury
scene report
Sept. 7, 2023
At Freddie Mercury’s Estate Auction, the Rich Go Ga Ga
The only champions at Sotheby’s were the wealthy.
By
Brian Moylan
superlatives
July 17, 2023
The Best and Most Spectacular of Queen, According to Brian May
“I felt like I was called upon to represent rock music of the last 50 years.”
By
Devon Ivie
respect the classics
May 30, 2023
Is Queen’s Catalogue Really Worth $1 Billion?
It’s reportedly “well underway” for a sale and would topple the records set by Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan.
By
Devon Ivie
auctions
Apr. 26, 2023
Wanna Brush Your Mustache With Freddie Mercury’s Tiny Tiffany Comb?
About 1,500 items owned by the Queen singer are going up for sale.
By
Jennifer Zhan
me: elton john
Oct. 16, 2019
13 of the Best Celebrity Stories From Elton John’s Name-dropping Memoir,
Me
From trash-talking with Freddie Mercury, to reuniting John and Yoko, and plenty more.
By
Justin Curto
movie review
Nov. 2, 2018
Bad Mistakes, It Makes a Few — But
Bohemian Rhapsody
Comes Through
If you’re immune to this music, I don’t want to know you. If you’re immune to Rami Malek, there’s no hope for you.
By
David Edelstein
keepsakes
Oct. 23, 2018
Rami Malek Now Has Gilded Set of Fake Freddie Mercury Teeth
He wanted an ostentatious keepsake.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
troubled times
Dec. 5, 2017
A Timeline of the Queen Biopic’s Rocky Road to Completion
From the initial casting of Sacha Baron Cohen as Freddie Mercury to the firing of Bryan Singer.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
the industry
Dec. 1, 2017
Queen Biopic Halts Production Over ‘Unavailability’ of Director Bryan Singer
The director has reportedly not returned to set due to a “personal health matter.”
By
Halle Kiefer
first looks
Sept. 5, 2017
Rami Malek Embodies Freddie Mercury in This First Look at
Bohemian Rhapsody
Definitely real life, not fantasy.
By
Devon Ivie
last night on late night
Dec. 14, 2016
Here’s Rami Malek in a Freddie Mercury Mustache
Bring back the mustache.
By
Jackson McHenry
Nov. 4, 2016
Mr. Robot
’s Rami Malek to Play Freddie Mercury in Long-Gestating Biopic
Bryan Singer is in talks to direct.
By
Kaitlin Fontana
Sept. 5, 2016
Asteroid Renamed in Honor of Freddie Mercury
Like a tiger defying the laws of gravity, but with less disastrous consequences.
By
Halle Kiefer
July 19, 2016
Donald Trump Uses Queen Song, Controversy Ensues
The band claims it never gave permission.
By
Tolly Wright
freddie mercury
Apr. 10, 2016
May Criticizes Baron Cohen on Mercury Biopic
“He went off and told untruths about what happened.”
By
Jackson McHenry
music biopics
Mar. 9, 2016
Baron Cohen on Leaving Freddie Mercury Biopic
The band wanted it to be a PG-rated family film.
By
Nate Jones
remixes
Dec. 3, 2015
Hear Some Rare Freddie Mercury Vocals
On an AIDS Day charity single.
By
Halle Kiefer
the industry
Nov. 19, 2015
The Freddie Mercury Biopic Has a New Writer
The
Theory of Everything
screenwriter.
By
Halle Kiefer
music
Sept. 19, 2014
Listen to Michael Jackson and Freddie Mercury’s Unreleased Early ’80s Duet
The King of Pop and Queen — if only they’d invited Prince!
By
Nate Jones
July 23, 2013
Sacha Baron Cohen Drops Out of the Freddie Mercury Biopic
Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen has been working on a biopic of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury for three years now, but he has now left the project […]
By
Bradford Evans
biopics
Mar. 15, 2013
Report: Tom Hooper Eyeing Freddie Mercury Biopic
The one starring Sacha Baron Cohen.
By
Zach Dionne
Oct. 16, 2012
Queen Guitarist Says Sacha Baron Cohen’s Freddie Mercury Biopic Is Coming […]
Sacha Baron Cohen signed on to play Freddie Mercury in a biopic about the Queen frontman’s life over two years ago, but it’s taken a little […]
By
Bradford Evans
freddie mercury
Sept. 5, 2012
See Freddie Mercury As an Angry Bird
Because that’s just how things work now.
By
Eliot Glazer
resurrections
May 11, 2012
Freddie Mercury Is Getting a Not-Hologram
It’s just an “optical illusion.”
By
Amanda Dobbins
Feb. 4, 2012
Adam Lambert Gets Sassy With Reporter Who Started Queen Rumor
“Oooh them clever reporters takin my quotes outta context,” Lambert recently tweeted.
By
Andre Tartar
Jan. 12, 2011
Sacha Baron Cohen’s Freddie Mercury Biopic Set to Shoot This Year
Sacha Baron Cohen’s Freddie Mercury biopic is on track to shoot this year and be released next Fall. He’s got the moustache prepped, at least. […]
By
Adam Frucci
Sept. 17, 2010
Sacha Baron Cohen to Play Freddie Mercury in Biopic
This one just makes sense, doesn’t it? Sacha Baron Cohen has signed up to play Queen singer Freddie Mercury in an upcoming biopic. It doesn’t […]
By
Adam Frucci
bioshock
Sept. 16, 2010
Borat to Play Freddie Mercury
Sacha Baron Cohen just signed on to play Queen leader Freddie Mercury in a biopic to be scripted by biopic expert Peter Morgan.
By
Lane Brown