The actor who gave life to mythical characters like "Ali G" or "Borat" will not finally put himself in the shoes of the famous singer Freddy Mercury.
The interpreter disassociates himself from this project, which began to be discussed more than five years ago, since it is not in line with the rest of the cast, which is already confirmed.
This Freddy Mercury biopic, which is still untitled, is produced by Graham King and Tim Headington and is scripted by Peter Morgan, Stephen J. Rivele and Christopher Wilkinson.
For the direction of this tape had sounded Tom Hooper, director of films such as "The King's Speech" and "Les Misérables."
At the moment it is unknown who will finally give life to this music star, although it will surely not take long to sound names for the role.
For its part, Sacha Baron Cohen We will see him shortly in "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues" where he will appear alongside Will Ferrell and Steve Carell.
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