Long-awaited Freddie Mercury biopic release date setApril 14, 2017 - 12:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The release date for the long-awaited biopic film of Queen icon Freddie Mercury has been revealed, NME reports. The film has been in the works for over four years, with several actors being rumoured and involved before ‘Mr Robot’ star Rami Malek landed the lead role. Now, in an interview with The Daily Star, Queen guitarist Brian May has revealed: “The Freddie film is coming … sooner than you might think, next year.” He also said that the band may return to tour the UK and Europe soon with Adam Lambert, adding: “We will be in America most of the summer and then probably be back around these parts at the end of the year.” The Freddie Mercury biopic project has been subject to many rumours and stumbling blocks. Daniel Radcliffe was once believed to be playing the flamboyant frontman but said that he was ‘completely wrong for the part‘. Then, it emerged that ‘Borat’ and ‘Ali G’ star Sacha Baron Cohen was involved but had to pull out over disagreements with Brian May. “There are amazing stories about Freddie Mercury,” said Cohen. “The guy was wild. There are stories of little people with plates of cocaine on their heads walking around a party.” However, Baron Cohen learned that these stories would not make the film. “They wanted to protect their legacy as a band.” As well as unveiling a new special Queen edition of Monopoly, the band are also gearing up to head out on tour with Adam Lambert. “There is potentially more work with Queen,” said Lambert. “There is a lot of talk and a lot exciting stuff to discuss next year. I’m not ready to make announcements yet but there’s a lot on the cards.” And as for those Glastonbury rumours: “Who knows? That would be cool. You want to give them a call?” Related links: Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |