Bohemian Rhapsody (film)

Bohemian Rhapsody is an upcoming British-American biographical-drama film directed by Bryan Singer, and starring Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury. The film focuses on the life of Mercury and the band he fronted, Queen.

The film, which is being co-produced by Robert De Niro's TriBeCa Productions, will focus on Queen's formative years and the period leading up to the celebrated performance at the 1985 Live Aid concert. Filming was planned to begin sometime in 2011.

In April 2011, Brian May confirmed that a lot of work was still being done in preparation for the film. He said that after holding back for a long time due to mixed feelings, the band had approved a team to start filming later in 2011, and Baron Cohen's eagerness had been the key to progress.

In December 2013 the British actor and director Dexter Fletcher would direct the film; however, Fletcher subsequently withdrew from the project in March 2014. Prior to Fletcher's withdrawal, production on the film had been due to begin in the summer of 2014; any delays would cause further problems, with Whishaw already committed to begin work on the next James Bond film towards the end of the year.

After being in development hell for several years, the project has been slowly coming together in late 2015 when producer GK Films hired Anthony McCarten to write a new adaption, rumored to be titled Bohemian Rhapsody. On November 4, 2016, production is finally back on, this time, at 20th Century Fox, New Regency and GK Films with Bryan Singer, who confirmed his involvement on his Instagram, attached as director while filming is being eyed for an early 2017 date.Brian May and Roger Taylor will serve as music producers.