'Bohemian Rhapsody' would have been ‘a disaster’ if Sacha Baron Cohen had played Freddie Mercury, says Brian May
According to May, the producers had realized 'just in time' what a disaster it was going to be if the 'Borat' star had played Mercury in the biopic
'Bohemian Rhapsody', the biopic of legendary Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, had a long and difficult road to the big screen, considering the movie was in development since 2010.
Fascinatingly, at one point before Rami Malek came on board to play the rock legend, producers had tried to cast Sacha Baron Cohen to play Mercury in the critically acclaimed film. While Cohen left the project owing to creative differences, Queen guitarist Brian May has now claimed that a version of the movie with the 'Ali G' star at the helm would have been a "disaster", Digital Spy reports.
