Bohemian Rhapsody

Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

Timing: 2:15 (135 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

2018-10-24

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Production

20th Century Fox, TSG Entertainment, Regency Enterprises, GK Films

Genre

Music, Drama

Budget

$52 000 000

Revenue

$910 813 521

Website

http://bohemianrhapsody.com

Director

Bryan Singer

Actors

Rami Malek, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joseph Mazzello, Lucy Boynton, Aidan Gillen, Allen Leech, Tom Hollander, Mike Myers, Aaron McCusker
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Scenario

Anthony McCarten

Producer

Robert De Niro, Bryan Singer, Graham King, Roger Taylor, Jim Beach, Brian May, Peter Oberth, Arnon Milchan, Dexter Fletcher, Jane Rosenthal

Operator

Newton Thomas Sigel

Composer

Artist

Charlotte Hutchings, Olly Williams

Audition

Susie Figgis

Editing

John Ottman, Elliot Graham
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• Sacha Baron Cohen was cast as Freddie Mercury (1946-1991), but he had to leave the project due to disagreements with Queen guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor. The entire film concept with Cohen in the lead role was scrapped after May expressed dissatisfaction with it being a biopic solely about Mercury, and not about the whole band.
• The film's title is taken from the song Bohemian Rhapsody from the album A Night at the Opera (1975), written by Freddie Mercury. The most accurate translation of the song's title is "Bohemian Rhapsody," not "Bohemian."
• In December 2017, three weeks before the end of filming, Bryan Singer requested a break because his mother was very ill. 20th Century Fox decided to fire the director and replace him with Dexter Fletcher. He took over as director for the last 14 days of filming and oversaw editing, but according to the rules of the Directors Guild of America, only Singer was credited in the titles.
• The official soundtrack to the film contains several Queen hits and 11 previously unreleased recordings, including five tracks from their 21-minute live performance in July 1985. It was released on compact disc, cassette, and digitally on October 19, 2018, by Hollywood Records.
• The very first scene filmed was the concert at Wembley. As Wembley as it appeared in 1985 no longer existed, an exact replica was built on an airfield north of London. When Bob Geldof and the producer of Live Aid visited the set, they were amazed by the accuracy of the reconstruction.
• Preparation for filming began in July 2017, and filming started in London in September.
• When casting for the role of Freddie Mercury (1946-1991), Rami Malek sent a demo reel to the other members of Queen. When he arrived to perform live, it turned out his reel hadn’t uploaded, and the musicians hadn’t seen it, so he could now see their first reaction to his vocal and stage skills.
• The film owes its title to the composition “Bohemian Rhapsody” from the album A Night at the Opera (1975), written by Freddie Mercury. The most accurate translation of the song’s title is “Bohemian Rhapsody,” not “Bohemian.”
• The very first scene filmed was the concert at “Wembley.” Since the 1985 “Wembley” no longer existed, an exact replica was built on an airfield north of London. When Bob Geldof and the producer of Live Aid visited the set, they were amazed by the accuracy of the reconstruction.