I hope this is a bad joke

[South Florida]

Posted: 3/28/15 at 3:34pm

http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/03/sacha-baron-cohen-will-write-direct-and-star-in-freddie-mercury-biopic/

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 3/28/15 at 3:35pm

He's actually perfect.

[South Florida]

Posted: 3/28/15 at 3:38pm

Awright, how?

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 3/28/15 at 3:39pm

He's physically perfect and let's face it, Queen and Freddie Mercury do NOT need to be treated as sacrosanct entities the need to be looked at with the utmost seriousness.

[Luscious]

Posted: 3/28/15 at 3:41pm

I agree with Namo. I think he's damn near perfect, as well. Excited about this!

[South Florida]

Posted: 3/28/15 at 3:45pm

Physically? He's at least a foot taller isn't he?

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 3/28/15 at 3:46pm

I'm glad this is back on. I think he'll be great. And no, he's not a foot taller.

Updated On: 4/1/15 at 03:46 PM

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 3/28/15 at 3:50pm

I don't think 5 inches would make or break a role.

A date? Maybe.

[South Florida]

Posted: 3/28/15 at 3:51pm

Guess I started the wrong thread, shoulda been titled "Awesome News". I guess if DDL can be Lincoln, Sasha can be Freddie.

[South Florida]

Posted: 3/28/15 at 3:54pm

Just looked it up, only 5". Coulda sworn it was a foot.

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 3/28/15 at 4:28pm

I think he's a great choice too. I guess maybe you're confusing the man with some of the characters he plays. He's actually super-talented.

[Jane2]

Posted: 3/28/15 at 4:31pm

I don't think there could be a better choice for Freddie. Cohen is extremely talented.

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 3/28/15 at 4:32pm

So, in summation, no, this is not a bad joke.

[South Florida]

Posted: 3/28/15 at 5:06pm

Yeah, please delete this thread :)

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 3/28/15 at 5:08pm

What would that achieve?

[Kad]

Posted: 3/28/15 at 5:23pm

I'm glad this emerged from development hell.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 3/28/15 at 6:02pm

Philip Seymour Hoffman was just a wee bit taller than Truman Capote, yet through the magic of filmmaking his performance did not come off as a bad joke.

[Jane2]

Posted: 3/28/15 at 6:11pm

I don't even see how a few inches makes any difference. (Know, lol)

there's only a five inch difference. I doubt if is will be noticeable at all.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 3/28/15 at 7:08pm

We got it schtraightened out.

[SNAFU]

Posted: 3/28/15 at 7:25pm

He might have to diet a bit to be Freddie. Sasha is thin, but not Freddie thin. Count me amongst those that think this is a perfect casting choice.

[Jane2]

Posted: 3/28/15 at 7:42pm

not too bad!

[ArtMan]

Posted: 3/28/15 at 8:00pm

Jane, that picture is exactly what I was thinking. I thought Sasha kind of favors Freddie, so I thought perfect casting. I just wasn't in the mood tonight to write it and possibly get disagreed with. BTW, if and when I see this, the height of Sasha compared to Freddie would be the furthest thing from my mind.

[Luscious]

Posted: 3/28/15 at 8:04pm

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 3/28/15 at 8:05pm

I think once they do something with his teeth for the part, the resemblance will be uncanny.

[HorseTears]

Posted: 3/28/15 at 8:18pm

I suppose it would be too much to ask for an actor of Indian descent to play Freddie, let alone a Parsi actor. I can't stand biopics that try to to compile every major event in a subject's life (see: Ray) rather than try to illuminate the personality of the subject. BUT, I do hope they don't totally whitewash his Parsi background.

Ethnicity aside, I agree with everyone else, I imagine Cohen will be smashing. Can't believe it's taken this long to make a biopic, frankly.