sacha is actually a really good actor. i rekon he’ll do freddy proud.
and to those who didn’t like the borat movie get over it. it was funny. no one got hurt

honestly, he looks the part perfectly. but when i went to see sweeny todd, i couldnt resist shouting “wahwahweewhah!” when cohen appeared.

sacha is good actor but i prefer Depp.

good luck casting this legend…HA

good luck casting this legend…HA

Brian May says it wont be Cohen….enough said.

amici dell inghilterra,dovete sapere che qui da noi in italia freddie mercury è più celebrato che oltre manica.i fan proliferano anche fra i bimbi e ciò è stupendo come lo era la sua voce e il suo animo…..sia borat,depp,o chi vuole,questo film si deve fare e deve riuscire bene…deve dare luce alla grandezza del personaggio troppo spesso messo in discussione per l incompetenza della vostra stampa assassina….fate in modo cmq di rendergli omaggio come giornalisti almeno manifestando piu entusiasmo per l iniziativa….se bono vox merita un articolo per il suo contributo alla musica,be, mercury almeno 1.000.000.000 ……daltronde cè chi fa beneficenza(un grande ma per quello ) e chi ….cari miei…semplicemente musica .un saluto dall italia campione del mondo whe are the champions

stiamo parlando del piu grande musicista moderno…il maradona del pentagramma.non basterebbero 10 film per descrivere la sua grandezza e il suo umorismo scenico ancor oggi imitato.baron è l uomo giusto…..ciao a tutti fate in modo che il film riesca bene.

l importante è che non si evidenzi per l ennesima volta la sua bisessualita ma pittuosto il suo incomparabile e stupendo genio musicale interpretativo…..there can be only one number one

there’s an argentine named Pablo Padin.. he is the greatest imitator of freddie, he looks and poses like freddie.. he is tha man.. producers should consider him

Freddie was a phenomenon but Sacha is no less ,If we can just try to see sacha and not Borat I am very sure we will see an afadorable work..sacha is the man

Johnny Depp needs to play Freddie Mercury. If you look at Edward Scissorhands, and then look at Freddie in the video for “I’m Going Slightly Mad”, it’s pretty identical. Plus, I wouldn’t be able to take the character seriously if Sacha played it. I would only be thinking of Borat, not Freddie Mercury. I don’t think he even looks like him. And remember, Freddie didn’t even always have the mustache and short hair. In his early days he had the long hair and the leotards. I can’t see Sacha pulling that off. Just because he has brown eyes and a mustache doesn’t mean he looks like Freddie Mercury.

Freddy. RS is a bunch of liars! gossiping and telling tales out of school.

I almost think like the anger about Sacha playing Freddie is a tribute to Sacha’s acting ability. People actually think Sacha is Borat and they’re getting upset that Borat will play Freddie Mercury.

We should start calling Busta “Busted” Rhymes.

Cohen is a very good actor he will play Freddy pretty well.

All the buzz that Sacha Baron Cohen has created with his Borat character and he can’t be taken seriously? Most of the public appearances that he has made, have been in character. We don’t know what Sacha is really like. We don’t know all that he is capable of.

I know that it was a comedian playing another comedian, but look at Jim Carrey. Ace Ventura, Lloyd Christmas… the guy played some goofy characters. Then, he took on the role of playing Andy Kaufman and let me tell ya… that entire movie, I felt like I was watching Kaufman, not Carrey.

Give Cohen a chance.

Does it ever occur to anyone that maybe we’re reading WAY too into movies?

I mean, who cares if Cohen is going to play Freddie Mercury? Give him a chance to try it out, and THEN judge his performance.

Freddie was great and all, but Cohen doesn’t have to eat like him, sing like him or %^&$ like him. He only has to act like him, on-screen, and that’s his job. Any singing will be overdubbed, like in any movie, and he’ll have plenty of references and info to get into the character while filming.

Talents aside - Freddy wasn’t traditionally attractive .. But damn he was SLEEK!

ONLY 3 THINGS - GUITARS, CORVETTES, and FRICKIN” FREDDY MERCURY, could possibly be so Masculine -and- Feminine at the same time.

IN YOUR FACE, SLICK-ANGST SWAGGER

Nothing personal Sacha you’re a bit of a gump compared to Mr. Mercury (Anyone is)
Pull this off and “I’ll be singing” you praise for years to come.
Good Luck.

The Pied Cypher

what? wow! why?

Sascha Baron Cohen as Freddie Mercury is probably one of the worst casting choices I’ve ever heard.

While Cohen has the look, he does not have the flair, the style or even a hint of singing training.

I wouldn’t even consider Depp.

Hell, no one can pull off Freddie Mercury as well as Freddie Mercury can.

So, no.

I’ve just read that Borat will NOT be playing the role of Freddie Mercury…thank you thank you thank you. Sascha is way to tall. I hope like mad that Depp does get it. He is such a talented actor and I would really love to see him as Mr. Mercury.

I’m more worried about the possibility of Lindsey Lohan playing Stevie Nicks. That one scares the **** out of me.

Johhny Depp was another contender for the Queen biopic, but surviving Queen band-members apparently warmed to Sacha because of his pyshical similarities to Freddie.

Borat is not the be-all & end-all of Sacha’s talents: he has a great sense of timing and comedic situations (similar to Aussie Barry Humphries). For all those who say he can’t act: he’s a comedic actor for chrissakes - his characters are all acted - that’s his trade !

Keep an open mind and remember what the nay-sayers said about Daniel Craig portraying James Bond. If Sacha treats the material with respect and works hard, they’ll pull it off.

sacha baron cohen as freddie mercury… i dont think he has the charisma and poise freddie had, but i’m gonna wait and see before i say anything. he’ll have to be one hell of an actor though!

Nothing like bitching about a movie and saying how bad its “going” to be when the movie hasnt even been made. You have no idea, so go do something better with your time and spare everyone the stories about your unlce with a moustache.

Borat, the movie, was absolutely insulting to everyone, including its audience. It may have attempted a sort of cynical social revision, to shake up familiar mind sets, but it was cruel and tasteless, ideas that have never occurred to me while watching Queen, although, let’s face it, the challenge of social convention was there too, but with art, music and sexuality, not with a miserable cynicism that simply degrades all, including itself. The characters may look similar, but they are not.

[Nas] Wow, great! Another person reasoning like Al Sharpton! “Racist! Racist! Racist!” Well, here’s my experience with racism guys: I was in the supermarket the other day and the black guy before me shared a comment and a laugh with the black cashier, it made me smile and gave me a sense of community. Unfortunately when I got up to the register the young man didn’t talk to me… I realized then that he was a racist and he hated me cause of my white skin… But I didnt talk to him either and I realized then that I must be racist too. I killed myself. Some one give Imus his check.

Borat and Freddie…both douches. Perfect!

borat!?…(cool it,control your temper self) whew!

ALL THIS SHIT ABOUT RESPECTING A ROCK ICON .the man wore white leotards with a banana in the crotch for the ’shear heart attack’ tour. How could Sasha do anything as stupid as that?

He has standed the test of time.” Nice one Emily, you retard.

as a HUGE queen fan, i am appalled that sacha cohen will play him in a movie. although they’re both british….anyway- freddie was absolutely gorgous. he was so beutiful…..need i say more? yes. sacha doesn’t compare–so what they both had mustaches and brown eyes. so does my uncle- but he doesn’t look like freddie mercury

how did i not notice the similarities! With a bit of a tan, I’d think they looked identical.

Wow.

Why not wait for the movie before whining about it? Dumbasses.

i don’t like sacha baron cohen and i absolutely love freddie mercury. i agree with the muffin man, he’d be better off portraying Frank Zappa… maybe.

I think Sacha can pull it off. A lot of his work has been genius. I think we’ll get to see that Sacha is more than a comedian. He’s a man with depth and things to say. He’s already shown that to a lot of us, but this will show it to the public at large who can’t appreciate the depth of Borat.

Bad idea, no one will be able to watch him without thinking of Borat. Should of chosen someone else.

Oh no, Sacha will ruin the whole movie! Just because he looks like Freddie Mercury doesn’t mean he should actually play him. Talk about disrespecting a rock icon. Yikes.

Awesome choice!!!

Freddie Mercury is one of the most influential and amazing musicians ever. He has standed the test of time only to have his character played by an actor that is hard to take seriously. It is only appropriate that he be played by an actor that is respected, amazing actor who can depict what he was really like. I feel like they picked based on looks rather than talent.

I think you’ll be surprised.

the first time i saw borat, i thought he was a freddie mercury impersonator. GET IT SACHA!

Sascha as THE Freddy Mercury…is this some late April fools joke? I don’t think I could take the movie seriously with Borat in it.

i think sacha would be better playing zappa actually

Weirdos

How is he going to be playing Freddie?! He’s going to look like Borat the entire movie, that’ll be a distraction.