‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Star Malek Says Has Freddie Mercury ‘in Soul’
- Rami Malek was initially reluctant or hesitant to play a gay man in the 1980s again after portraying Freddie Mercury, fearing the role's similarities might be problematic.
- Malek stars in The Man I Love, a film about performance artist Jimmy George managing AIDS while pursuing a final role; it premiered at Cannes to an eight-minute standing ovation.
- Despite significant challenges, including rejection by multiple companies, Malek trusted director Ira Sachs to guide the project and sought his support during the role.
- Malek explained that Freddie Mercury was an icon with a clear destination, while Jimmy George was searching for creativity, love, and joy, making them very different characters.
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Winner of the 2019 Oscar for Best Actor for Bohemian Rhapsody, in which he portrayed Queen's lead singer Freddie Mercury, and known for his role as the villain in No Time to Die, the latest James Bond film, American actor Rami Malek is competing at the Cannes Film Festival for the first time. He plays a gay artist living with AIDS in 1980s New York in Ira Sachs' The Man I Love.
‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ star Malek says has Freddie Mercury ‘in soul’
Egyptian-American actor Rami Malek, who starred as Freddie Mercury in the blockbuster biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody”, said Wednesday he had the Queen star “in my soul” as he prepared to hit screens in a new musical role.
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CANNES: Egyptian-American actor Rami Malek, who starred as Freddie Mercury in the blockbuster biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody", said Wednesday he had the Queen star "in my soul" as he prepared to hit screens in a new musical role.
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