Rami Malek Plays Freddie Mercury in ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ & OMFG
It’s hard to play a figure that is so recognizable as Queen’s frontman Freddie Mercury, who sadly died of AIDS-complications in the early 1990s, but Rami Malek seems like he’s going to nail it.
“When you’re able to open your eyes and see a different person staring back at you in the mirror,” Malek said to Entertainment Weekly, recalling his first time in hair and makeup, “it’s a very affirming moment,” adding it “only adds to the level of confidence that one would need to play Freddie Mercury.”
As far as the vocals: “We’re going to use Freddie as much as possible and use myself as much as possible,” Malek said.“I’m in Abbey Road [Studios] right now if that should say anything to you. I’m not working on my acting.”
Read more at EW.