Rami Malek, the star of Mr Robot, is the latest actor who has signed on to play Freddie Mercury in the troubled biopic Bohemian Rhapsody. The actor – who won an Emmy for his performance as neurotic hacker Elliot Alderson in Mr Robot – will play the Queen frontman, with X-Men: Apocalypse director Bryan Singer in talks to direct. Earlier this year disagreements about the direction the film should take caused Sacha Baron Cohen – who was originally cast as Mercury – to walk away from the project. Speaking to US radio host Howard Stern in March, Baron Cohen said he disagreed with May and Taylor over how much of the film should be dedicated to Mercury. Earlier this year Malek won best lead actor in drama at the Emmys, beating the likes of Kevin Spacey (House of Cards) and Matthew Rhys (The Americans) for a win that many saw as a surprise.

Source: The Guardian November 04, 2016 23:39 UTC