Sacha Baron Cohen Says David Fincher Eyed Queen Biopic, Producers Wanted Freddie Mercury To Die Mid-Movie
It seemed almost too good to be true. Years ago, Sacha Baron Cohen became linked to play Freddie Mercury in a biopic about the wild life of the lead singer of Queen, who tragically died from AIDS in 1991 at the age of 45. It's a story that has everything —sex, drugs, rock 'n roll, tragedy and a lead character who was larger than life— with a pretty inspired choice in Cohen to play the starring role. Unfortunately, the project got stuck in development hell and eventually Cohen left the film, with the word on the street being that there was a clash of creative visions. Today, the actor talked about what went down today on "The Howard Stern Show," and it's pretty remarkable stuff.
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“There are amazing stories about Freddie Mercury. The guy was wild. He was living an extreme lifestyle [of] debauchery. There are stories of little people with plates of cocaine on their heads...