"Borat" is not the new Freddie Mercury

Over the last few days media have reported that Borat and Ali G creator Sacha Baron Cohen has emerged as the frontrunner to portray legendary Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in a biopic produced by Robert De Niro. The British actor had supposedly beaten competition from his Sweeney Todd co-star Johnny Depp.

However, the actor's publicist told MTV News that rumours that Cohen will play Mercury are "absolutely untrue". It seems that Johnny Depp is still the favourite for the role.

The role will depict Mercury's music, wild lifestyle, and untimely death in 1991 at the age of 45, due to AIDS-related bronchopneumonia. "Film makers are working flat out to get the best possible script," an unidentified source told the Mirror.
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