Sacha Baron Cohen certainly looks the part. Theatrical rock legend, the late Freddie Mercury of Queen, will now have Sacha Baron Cohen (yes Borat) play him in an upcoming biopic of the singer's life. Sacha Baron Cohen, the hirsute and comical actor from faux-doc blockbuster Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, has signed to on to portray the flamboyant Queen frontman in a forthcoming yet-to-be titled film, the U.K.'s Mirror reports.
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| Sacha Baron Cohen (left): 'Borat' as Freddy Mercury (right |
According to Spin, Cohen, 35, reportedly nudged out Johnny Depp for the role, which will depict Mercury's music, wild lifestyle, and untimely death in 1991 at the age of 45, due to an AIDS-related illness. "Film makers are working flat out to get the best possible script," an unidentified source told the Mirror. "Sacha loves the idea he can get away with playing Freddie after modeling Borat's look on him."
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Hello UK reports that he's reportedly delighted to be playing the rock legend. "He loves the idea he can get away with playing Freddie after modeling Borat's look on him," according to an insider.
The new film is just one of several big screen projects set to keep Oscar-nominee Sacha busy in the near future. The funnyman has also signed up for comedy flicks Curly Oxide And Vic Thrill and Dinner For Schmucks, which will start filming later this year.
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