Borat is Freddie Mercury

DarkSamus · February 14th, 2012, 21:59

Source - Sacha Baron Cohen's Queen biopic given title

The movie will be called "Mercury" and will focus on the early years when forming in 1971 and climax with a recreation of their famous 1985 performance at Live Aid.

Never would have considered Borat for the role of Mercury, but I can actually see the possibility of him being able to pull it off...

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**SCHUMI_4EVER** · February 14th, 2012, 23:56

The heck is Borat anyways? Isn't he just a moron who figured "acting" moronic and making fun of other countries and cultures would be cool? The guy got way too much credit back then and definitely shouldn't return now for a role that requires having more than 5 brain cells (even if he was only acting and actually has 10). Resemblance or not.

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**cottonvibes** · February 15th, 2012, 05:58

theres probably a lot of freddie mercury look-a-likes out there if you give them a big mustache and no beard.
i haven't watched borat's crap, i just hope he takes it seriously and does a good job. Queen is an epic band.

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nogagplz · February 15th, 2012, 06:07

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Khameleon · February 15th, 2012, 16:53

I think his film and shows were quite funny. Cheap laughs, but the way people react to him is more funny than his own jokes...

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zidine00 · February 15th, 2012, 17:56

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Originally Posted by cottonvibes

i haven't watched borat's crap, i just hope he takes it seriously and does a good job. Queen is an epic band.

i really don't think his career as an actor will survive if he doesn't take this seriously, so i guess he will.

Anyways I saw parts of borat (i hope im remembering the right film) ages ago and utterly despised it, its felt like something a 14 year old boy trying to be funny and rude would come up with, but i hope they know what there doing.

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Smilley · February 15th, 2012, 19:04

Cohen has shown a bit more acting in Ricky Bobby. Also, you have to be a really good actor to not drop your act during improv scenes with unsuspecting bystanders.
From what I've heard in documentations, Freddy had a very flamboyant personality, off-stage as well. Cohen could be a good foil for him, if he were to take the job seriously. Much like Mike Myers in the Studio 54 movie.

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Smooth Criminal · February 15th, 2012, 19:46

Freddie deserves better ... i dont want this to end up in a joke ..

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**@ruantec** · February 15th, 2012, 19:57

I think people understimate Sascha Baron Cohen just because of his famous interpretations such as Borat, Ali-G or Brüno. In reality the dude is quite serious and take his roles very serious too so i guess he could surprise us with something we never expected from him.

In real life he is just a normal dude like you and me:

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Ahielia · February 15th, 2012, 22:52

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In real life he is just a normal dude like you and me

Who's to say we're normal?

**cottonvibes** · February 16th, 2012, 07:16

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Originally Posted by zidine00

i really don't think his career as an actor will survive if he doesn't take this seriously, so i guess he will.

true, but i hope his serious-acting is 'good'.
Jack Black for example has done some non-comedy roles before, but he just sucks at the serious roles. all he's good at are silly comedic roles.

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Strike105X · February 16th, 2012, 08:15

Actually Jack Black was quite decent in the Holiday, although it is a romantic comedy, his role there was kind of serious, i mean it wasn't about him fooling around and such.

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Smilley · February 16th, 2012, 08:36

I also wouldn't bash Jack Black. While being comedies, his characters in both School of Rock and Nacho Libre had a certain depth to them. In Tenacious D, however, he was just fooling around. But that was that kind of movie, too.

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**@ruantec** · February 16th, 2012, 11:01

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Who's to say we're normal?

Totally agree there.... just the fact that we visit this place already shows we aren't

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Dynamo · February 16th, 2012, 16:37

Brain May had an interview about this quite some time ago. I think he'd do a good job, he's a talented actor and it's not a joke movie so I wouldn't expect that out of him. Apparently this is a project he's wanted to work on. Bruno was his worst role... I'd say Ali G was his best.

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Smilley Hopeless Optimist Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Austria Posts: 3,005	Cohen has shown a bit more acting in Ricky Bobby. Also, you have to be a really good actor to not drop your act during improv scenes with unsuspecting bystanders. From what I've heard in documentations, Freddy had a very flamboyant personality, off-stage as well. Cohen could be a good foil for him, if he were to take the job seriously. Much like Mike Myers in the Studio 54 movie. __________________ No$GBA Quick FAQ: Spoiler: Q1: Savegame doesn't load. A: Set correct save type. Look here, divide by 8! Q2: "Cannot Read Data" error A: See above! Q3: Snapshots? A: Only work for GBA games. Q4: NDS linking, NDS with GBA slot, Picto-Chat, trading, ... A: Not yet available. Q5: When do we get a new version? A: We don't know. Martin won't tell. Q6: Donation down? A: Yes, and we can't do anything about it either. Q7: Game stops without appearent cause. A: Turn the Sound option on. Q8: No$Zoomer problems. A: See here! Q9: What do I need for Pokémon HG/SS? A: This.

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Smilley Hopeless Optimist Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Austria Posts: 3,005	I also wouldn't bash Jack Black. While being comedies, his characters in both School of Rock and Nacho Libre had a certain depth to them. In Tenacious D, however, he was just fooling around. But that was that kind of movie, too. __________________ No$GBA Quick FAQ: Spoiler: Q1: Savegame doesn't load. A: Set correct save type. Look here, divide by 8! Q2: "Cannot Read Data" error A: See above! Q3: Snapshots? A: Only work for GBA games. Q4: NDS linking, NDS with GBA slot, Picto-Chat, trading, ... A: Not yet available. Q5: When do we get a new version? A: We don't know. Martin won't tell. Q6: Donation down? A: Yes, and we can't do anything about it either. Q7: Game stops without appearent cause. A: Turn the Sound option on. Q8: No$Zoomer problems. A: See here! Q9: What do I need for Pokémon HG/SS? A: This.

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February 14th, 2012, 23:56	#2
SCHUMI_4EVER Hackin 'n Slashin Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Most-expensive-Internet-on-the-Planet Land : South Africa Posts: 26,320	The heck is Borat anyways? Isn't he just a moron who figured "acting" moronic and making fun of other countries and cultures would be cool? The guy got way too much credit back then and definitely shouldn't return now for a role that requires having more than 5 brain cells (even if he was only acting and actually has 10). Resemblance or not. __________________ Intel Core2Quad Q9550 (2.83Ghz stock) \| ASUS P5Q \| 2x2GB Transcend JetRam DDR2-800 \| ASUS ENGTX260\HDTP\896M \| Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit SP1 The Champ has retired but may his Legacy live on FOREVER !!!! No$GBA DS FAQ 2.0 Get it right fools! The glass is HALF-EMPTY, not half-full!!! !!! WARNING: Emulation requires a brain !!! WARNING: Emulation =/= Piracy !!!

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cottonvibes You're already dead... Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Planet Vegeta Posts: 5,385	theres probably a lot of freddie mercury look-a-likes out there if you give them a big mustache and no beard. i haven't watched borat's crap, i just hope he takes it seriously and does a good job. Queen is an epic band. __________________ "It was, of course, a lie what you read about my religious convictions, a lie which is being systematically repeated. I do not believe in a personal God and I have never denied this but have expressed it clearly. If something is in me which can be called religious then it is the unbounded admiration for the structure of the world so far as our science can reveal it." - Albert Einstein check out my blog

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Dynamo Unrelenting Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 2,054	Brain May had an interview about this quite some time ago. I think he'd do a good job, he's a talented actor and it's not a joke movie so I wouldn't expect that out of him. Apparently this is a project he's wanted to work on. Bruno was his worst role... I'd say Ali G was his best. __________________