Wide release
24th October United Kingdom
2nd November United States
Rami Malek is mesmerizing as Freddy Mercury in this biographical film about the rock band Queen. The film opens with Mercury making his way on to the stage for the Live Aids performance at Wembley Stadium in 1985 then fades to recount the early years and culminates with the concert scene at Wembley that he was walking towards at the start. The film is never boring and the music is, as expected, unbelievable. Principal photography began in London in 2017 with Brian Singer directing. In December 2017 Singer was fired for clashing with the cast and crew and Dexter Fletcher was hired to complete the film. The film, on a production budget of approximately fifty million dollars, has grossed over $285 million world wide becoming the highest-grossing musical biographical film of all time. This film does not disappoint and is certain to take a few awards come Oscar time.
