Who should play Freddie Mercury in the long-planned biopic about the late rock legend? If Queen has anything to say about it, the part could go to Ben Whishaw, the young actor who made his mark playing Q in the James Bond movie, Skyfall.
Although comedian Sacha Baron Cohen was originally slated to take on the part, he has since left the project. Queen’s Roger Taylor explained that band felt the Borat actor probably wasn’t the right fit after all. “We didn’t want it to be a joke. We want people to be moved,”; reports NME.
While appearing on BBC1’s The One Show, Roger told the hosts that the band has someone in mind to take Sacha’s place, and his initials are BW. When Ben’s name was suggested, Roger replied, “Well, we hope so.”;
