Editing Queen (band) (section)

==Media==

===Logo===
Having studied graphic design in art college, Mercury also designed Queen's logo, called the Queen crest, shortly before the release of the band's first album.<ref name=LOGO/> The logo combines the [[zodiac]] signs of all four members: two lions for [[Leo (astrology)|Leo]] (Deacon and Taylor), a crab for [[Cancer (astrology)|Cancer]] (May), and two [[fairy|fairies]] for [[Virgo (astrology)|Virgo]] (Mercury).<ref name=LOGO/> The lions embrace a stylised letter Q, the crab rests atop the letter with flames rising directly above it, and the fairies are each sheltering below a lion.<ref name=LOGO/> There is also a crown inside the Q and the whole logo is over-shadowed by an enormous [[phoenix (mythology)|phoenix]]. The whole symbol bears a passing resemblance to the [[royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom]], particularly with the lion supporters.<ref name=LOGO>{{cite web |url=http://www.famouslogos.net/queen-logo |title=Queen Logo |publisher=Famouslogos.net |access-date=28 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018005355/http://www.famouslogos.net/queen-logo |archive-date=18 October 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The original logo, as found on the reverse side of the cover of the band's first album, was a simple line drawing. Later sleeves bore more intricately coloured versions of the logo.<ref name=LOGO/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/logo/queen-crest-original|title=Queen Crest (Original)|access-date=7 June 2011|archive-date=11 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111062706/http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/logo/queen-crest-original|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Music videos===

[[File:FreddieMercurySinging1977.jpg|thumb|left|185px|Mercury in a Harlequin outfit. He appears in a half black, half white version in the 1977 music video for "[[We Are the Champions]]".]]
Directed by [[Bruce Gowers]], the groundbreaking [[Bohemian Rhapsody#Promotional video|"Bohemian Rhapsody" promotional video]] sees the band adopt a "decadent 'glam' sensibility".<ref name="Rock VH1"/> Replicating [[Mick Rock]]'s photograph of the band from the cover of ''[[Queen II]]''—which itself was inspired by a photo of actress [[Marlene Dietrich]] from ''[[Shanghai Express (film)|Shanghai Express]]'' (1932)—the video opens with "Queen standing in diamond formation, heads tilted back like [[Easter Island statues]]" in near darkness as they sing the ''a cappella'' part.<ref name="Rock VH1">{{cite web|last1=Hamrogue|first1=Sasha|last2=Bottomley|first2=C.|url= http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1489621/07222004/bowie_david.jhtml|title=Mick Rock: Shooting Up|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808005629/http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1489621/07222004/bowie_david.jhtml|archive-date=8 August 2007|publisher=[[VH1]]|date=22 July 2004|access-date=9 March 2019}}</ref>

One of the industry's leading music video directors, [[David Mallet (director)|David Mallet]], directed some of their subsequent videos. Some of their later videos use footage from classic films: "[[Under Pressure]]" incorporates 1920s silent films, [[Sergei Eisenstein]]'s ''[[Battleship Potemkin]]'' and [[F. W. Murnau]]'s ''[[Nosferatu]]''; the 1984 video for "[[Radio Ga Ga]]" includes footage from [[Fritz Lang]]'s ''[[Metropolis (1927 film)|Metropolis]]'' (1927); "[[Calling All Girls]]" was a homage to [[George Lucas]]'s ''[[THX 1138]]'';<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-10-best-queen-videos-freddie-mercury-brian-may-roger-taylor-john-deacon-bohemian-rhapsody|title=The Top 10 Best Queen Videos|first=Chris|last=Chantler|website=Louder|date=5 July 2016|access-date=28 August 2019|archive-date=28 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828013252/https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-10-best-queen-videos-freddie-mercury-brian-may-roger-taylor-john-deacon-bohemian-rhapsody|url-status=live}}</ref> and the 1995 video "[[Heaven for Everyone]]" shows footage from [[Georges Méliès]]' ''[[A Trip to the Moon]]'' (1902) and ''[[The Impossible Voyage]]'' (1904).<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lemieux|first1=Patrick|title=The Queen Chronology: The Recording & Release History of the Band|date=2013|publisher=Lulu|page=40}}</ref> The first part of Mallet's music video for "[[I Want to Break Free]]" spoofed the popular long-running British soap opera ''[[Coronation Street]]''.{{sfn|Sutcliffe|2009|p=180}}

The music video for "[[Innuendo (song)|Innuendo]]" combines [[stop motion]] animation with [[rotoscoping]] and band members appear as illustrations and images taken from earlier Queen music videos on a cinema screen akin to the dystopian film ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984 film)|Nineteen Eighty-Four]]'' (1984).<ref>''Queen – Champions of the World'' video (1995)</ref> The music videos for "[[Flash (Queen song)|Flash]]" (from ''Flash Gordon'') and "[[Princes of the Universe]]" (from ''Highlander'') are themed on the films the band recorded soundtracks for, with the latter featuring Mercury briefly re-enact the sword-fighting scene with the titular character.<ref>{{cite news |title=17 Music Videos Starring Movie Characters |url=https://screencrush.com/music-videos-with-movie-characters/ |access-date=25 June 2021 |agency=Screen Crush |publisher=[[Townsquare Media]] |archive-date=25 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625233400/https://screencrush.com/music-videos-with-movie-characters/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Queen also appeared in conventional music videos. "We Will Rock You" was filmed outdoors in Roger Taylor's back garden during a cold day in early January 1977.<ref name="McLeod"/> Filmed at the [[Gillian Lynne Theatre|New London Theatre]] later that year, the music video for "We Are the Champions" features the band—with Mercury in a trademark Harlequin outfit—performing in front of an enthusiastic crowd who wave Queen scarves in a manner similar to English football fans.<ref name="McLeod">{{cite book |last1=McLeod |first1=Ken |title=We are the Champions: The Politics of Sports and Popular Music: The Politics of Sports and Popular Music |date=2013 |publisher=Ashgate Publishing |page=124}}</ref> The last music video of the group while Mercury was alive, "[[These Are the Days of Our Lives]]", was filmed in black and white to hide the full extent of his illness.<ref>{{cite news |title=Freddie Mercury's Final Bow: Director Rudi Dolezal Recalls the Queen Legend's Poignant Last Video |url=https://people.com/music/freddie-mercury-last-music-video-rudi-dolezal-interview/ |access-date=23 June 2021 |magazine=People |archive-date=24 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624205331/https://people.com/music/freddie-mercury-last-music-video-rudi-dolezal-interview/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Musical theatre===
[[File:They Still Turn Out for the Music of Queen (4913991699).jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Statue of Mercury at the West End's [[Dominion Theatre]] where Queen and [[Ben Elton]]'s musical ''[[We Will Rock You (musical)|We Will Rock You]]'' was performed from 2002 to 2014]]
In May 2002, a musical or "rock theatrical" based on the songs of Queen, titled ''[[We Will Rock You (musical)|We Will Rock You]]'', opened at the [[Dominion Theatre]] in London's [[West End theatre|West End]].<ref name=wwry>{{cite news |title=Another one bites the dust: 'We Will Rock You' prepares for its last performances |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/another-one-bites-the-dust-we-will-rock-you-prepares-for-its-last-performances-9441233.html |access-date=20 November 2019 |work=The Independent |archive-date=27 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527200528/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/another-one-bites-the-dust-we-will-rock-you-prepares-for-its-last-performances-9441233.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The musical was written by British comedian and author [[Ben Elton]] in collaboration with Brian May and Roger Taylor, and produced by [[Robert De Niro]]. It has since been staged in many cities around the world.<ref name=wwry/> The launch of the musical coincided with [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II's]] [[Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II|Golden Jubilee]]. As part of the Jubilee celebrations, Brian May performed a [[guitar solo]] of "[[God Save the Queen]]",<ref name="brian may biography">{{cite web|last=May|first=Brian|date=April 2004|title=Biography|publisher=brianmay.com|url=http://brianmay.com/brian/biog.html|access-date=4 March 2007|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201121553/https://brianmay.com/brian/biog.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> as featured on Queen's ''A Night at the Opera'', from the roof of [[Buckingham Palace]]. The recording of this performance was used as video for the song on the 30th Anniversary DVD edition of ''A Night at the Opera''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-night-at-the-opera-30th-anniversary-cddvd-r811132|title=A Night at the Opera, 30th Anniversary CD/DVD|work=AllMusic|access-date=28 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110327103207/http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-night-at-the-opera-30th-anniversary-cddvd-r811132|archive-date=27 March 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatequeen.co.uk/songs/anightat.htm#god|title=God Save The Queen|publisher=Ultimatequeen.co.uk|access-date=28 September 2014|archive-date=27 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110627051650/http://www.ultimatequeen.co.uk/songs/anightat.htm#god|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the Las Vegas premiere on 8 September 2004, Queen were inducted into the [[Guitar Center#Hollywood's RockWalk|Hollywood RockWalk]] in [[Sunset Boulevard]], Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rockwalk.com/inductees/inductee.cfm?id=154 |title=RockWalk Inductees: Queen. Guitar Center's Hollywood Rockwalk |publisher=Rockwalk.com |access-date=12 July 2011 |archive-date=4 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804170103/http://www.rockwalk.com/inductees/inductee.cfm?id=154 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
[[File:We Will Rock You (musical Tokyo).jpg|thumb|left|''We Will Rock You'' musical in Tokyo, Japan, November 2006]]

The original London production was scheduled to close on Saturday, 7 October 2006, at the [[Dominion Theatre]], but due to public demand, the show ran until May 2014.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26530182 "Queen musical We Will Rock You to close after 12 years"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005015041/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26530182 |date=5 October 2018 }}. BBC. Retrieved 28 October 2014</ref> ''We Will Rock You'' has become the longest-running musical ever to run at this prime London theatre, overtaking the previous record holder, the musical ''[[Grease (musical)|Grease]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=We Will Rock You|date=8 June 2016|publisher=London Theatre|url=http://londontheatre.co.uk/londontheatre/news/jan06/wewillrockyou27jan06.htm|access-date=26 November 2006|archive-date=20 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820062621/http://londontheatre.co.uk/londontheatre/news/jan06/wewillrockyou27jan06.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Brian May stated in 2008 that they were considering writing a sequel to ''We Will Rock You''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7348143.stm |title=Queen plan second stage musical |work=BBC News |date=15 April 2008 |access-date=28 May 2011 |archive-date=4 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804171850/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7348143.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> The musical toured around the UK in 2009, playing at [[Palace Theatre, Manchester|Manchester Palace Theatre]], [[Sunderland Empire Theatre|Sunderland Empire]], [[Birmingham Hippodrome]], [[Bristol Hippodrome]], and [[Edinburgh Playhouse]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wewillrockyou.co.uk/tour/reviews/ |title=We Will Rock You UK Tour |publisher=Wewillrockyou.co.uk |access-date=26 April 2012 |archive-date=18 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918005427/http://www.wewillrockyou.co.uk/tour/reviews/ |url-status=live }}</ref> By December 2022 the musical had been seen by 20 million people across 28 countries.<ref name="Radio Times"/> In the summer of 2023 it returned to London with a 12-week run at the [[London Coliseum]].<ref name="Radio Times">{{cite news |title=We Will Rock You returns to London's West End 21 years after its premiere |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/going-out/tickets/we-will-rock-you-tickets/ |access-date=30 October 2023 |work=Radio Times |archive-date=1 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801210644/https://www.radiotimes.com/going-out/tickets/we-will-rock-you-tickets/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Sean Bovim created "[[Queen at the Ballet]]", a tribute to Mercury, which uses Queen's music as a soundtrack for the show's dancers, who interpret the stories behind tracks such as "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Radio Ga Ga", and "Killer Queen".<ref>{{Cite news
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===Software and digital releases===
In conjunction with [[Electronic Arts]], Queen released the computer game ''[[Queen: The eYe]]'' in 1998.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultimatequeen.co.uk/songs/eye.htm |title=Queen: The Eye |publisher=Ultimatequeen.co.uk |date=13 July 2013 |access-date=11 June 2011 |archive-date=7 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110307025110/http://www.ultimatequeen.co.uk/songs/eye.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The game received mixed reviews. Several reviewers described the fight sequences as frustrating, due to unresponsive controls and confusing camera angles.<ref name="pczone">{{cite magazine|last=Rose|first=Paul|url=https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_63_May_1998/page/n101/mode/2up|title=Queen: The Eye|magazine=[[PC Zone]]|publisher=[[Dennis Publishing]]|issue=63|date=May 1998|page=102}}</ref><ref name="pcpowerplay">{{cite magazine|last=Boxer|first=Steve|url=https://archive.org/details/PCPowerplay-025-1998-06/page/n87/mode/2up|title=QUEEN: The Eye|magazine=[[PC PowerPlay]]|publisher=[[nextmedia|Next Media Pty Ltd]]|issue=25|date=June 1998|pages=88–89}}</ref> ''[[PC Zone]]'' found the game's graphics unimpressive,<ref name="pczone" /> although ''[[PC PowerPlay]]'' considered them "absolutely stunning".<ref name="pcpowerplay" /> The extremely long development time resulted in graphic elements that already seemed outdated by the time of release.<ref>[http://www.computerandvideogames.com/3333/reviews/queen-the-eye-review/ PC Review: Queen: The Eye Review] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110404054853/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/3333/reviews/queen-the-eye-review/ |date=4 April 2011 }}</ref>

[[File:Hungarian Rhapsody - Queen Live in Budapest (2CD, DVD; inside view).jpg|thumb|250px|2012 DVD and CD set of ''[[Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest]]'']] 
Under the supervision of May and Taylor, numerous restoration projects have been under way involving Queen's lengthy audio and video catalogue. DVD releases of their 1986 Wembley concert (titled ''[[Queen at Wembley|Live at Wembley Stadium]]''), 1982 Milton Keynes concert (''[[Queen on Fire – Live at the Bowl]]''), and two Greatest Video Hits (Volumes 1 and 2, spanning the 1970s and 1980s) have seen the band's music remixed into [[surround sound|5.1]] and [[DTS (sound system)|DTS]] [[surround sound]]. So far, only two of the band's albums, ''A Night at the Opera'' and ''The Game'', have been fully remixed into high-resolution multichannel surround on [[DVD-Audio]]. ''A Night at the Opera'' was re-released with some revised 5.1 mixes and accompanying videos in 2005 for the 30th anniversary of the album's original release (CD+DVD-Video set). In 2007, a Blu-ray edition of Queen's previously released concerts, ''[[Queen Rock Montreal]]'' & [[Live Aid]], was released, marking their first project in 1080p HD.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultimatequeen.co.uk/videos/rockmontreal.htm |title=Queen Rock Montreal (& Live Aid) |publisher=Ultimatequeen.co.uk |access-date=11 June 2011 |archive-date=10 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910181750/http://www.ultimatequeen.co.uk/videos/rockmontreal.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

Queen have been featured multiple times in the ''[[Guitar Hero]]'' franchise: a cover of "Killer Queen" in the original ''[[Guitar Hero (video game)|Guitar Hero]]'', "We Are The Champions", "Fat Bottomed Girls", and the Paul Rodgers collaboration "C-lebrity" in a track pack for ''[[Guitar Hero World Tour]]'', "Under Pressure" with David Bowie in ''[[Guitar Hero 5]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kotaku.com/5373074/rock-bands-queen-10+pack-in-all-its-glory |title=Rock Band's Queen 10-Pack in All Its Glory |publisher=Kotaku.com |date=2 October 2009 |access-date=2 June 2010 |archive-date=27 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527234733/http://kotaku.com/5373074/rock-bands-queen-10+pack-in-all-its-glory |url-status=live }}</ref> "I Want It All" in ''[[Guitar Hero: Van Halen]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2009/08/05/exclusive-guitar-hero-van-halen-song-list-and-release-date-revealed/ |title=Exclusive: 'Guitar Hero: Van Halen' Song List |publisher=Multiplayerblog.mtv.com |date=5 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910211508/http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2009/08/05/exclusive-guitar-hero-van-halen-song-list-and-release-date-revealed/ |archive-date=10 September 2015 }}</ref> "Stone Cold Crazy" in ''[[Guitar Hero: Metallica]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guitarherosongs.co.uk/guitar-hero-songs.php?track-id=00421&version=8 |title=Guitar Hero Metallica Track List: Queen – Stone Cold Crazy |publisher=Guitarherosongs.co.uk |access-date=16 August 2011 |archive-date=5 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905130320/http://www.guitarherosongs.co.uk/guitar-hero-songs.php?track-id=00421&version=8 |url-status=live }}</ref> and "Bohemian Rhapsody" in ''[[Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2010/06/04/guitar-hero-warriors-of-rock-track-list-fills-out/ |title='Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock' Track List |publisher=Multiplayerblog.mtv.com |date=4 June 2010 |access-date=16 August 2011 |archive-date=16 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016064219/http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2010/06/04/guitar-hero-warriors-of-rock-track-list-fills-out/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 13 October 2009, Brian May revealed there was "talk" going on "behind the scenes" about a dedicated Queen ''Rock Band'' game.<ref>{{cite news|last=Masters|first=Tim|date=13 October 2009|title=''Queen star May hails Muse album''|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8304176.stm |work=BBC News }}</ref>

Queen have also been featured multiple times in the ''Rock Band'' franchise: a track pack of 10 songs which are compatible with ''Rock Band'', ''[[Rock Band 2]]'', and ''[[Rock Band 3]]'' (three of those are also compatible with ''[[Lego Rock Band]]''). Their hit "Bohemian Rhapsody" was featured in ''Rock Band 3'' with full harmony and keys support.
The band also appeared in the video game ''[[Lego Rock Band]]'' as playable Lego avatars.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/news/queen-playable-lego-rock-band |title=Queen Playable in Lego Rock Band along with their songs "We Will Rock You and We Are The Champions" |publisher=1up.com |date=20 October 2009 |access-date=2 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515153128/http://www.1up.com/news/queen-playable-lego-rock-band |archive-date=15 May 2013 }}</ref> In March 2009, [[Sony Computer Entertainment]] released a Queen branded version of the company's karaoke franchise, ''[[SingStar]]''. The game, which is available on [[PlayStation 2]] and [[PlayStation 3]], is titled ''[[List of songs in SingStar games (PlayStation 2)|SingStar Queen]]'' and has 25 songs on the PS3 and 20 on the PS2.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=<!--start post navigation--> Previous post Next post |url=https://www.wired.com/gamelife/2009/02/singstar-queen/ |title=Singstar Queen Track Listing Revealed &#124; GameLife |magazine=Wired |access-date=2 June 2010 |date=3 February 2009}}</ref> "We Will Rock You" and other songs by Queen also appear in ''[[DJ Hero]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.djhero.com/music/ |title=Music, Current Set List |publisher=DJ Hero |access-date=2 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723131936/http://www.djhero.com/music/ |archive-date=23 July 2010 }}</ref>

===''Bohemian Rhapsody''===
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In a September 2010 BBC interview, Brian May announced that [[Sacha Baron Cohen]] was to play Mercury in a biographical film about the band.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11340336 |title=Sacha Baron Cohen to play Freddie Mercury |work=BBC News |date=17 September 2010 |access-date=22 September 2010}}</ref> ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' commented with approval on his singing ability and visual similarity to Mercury.<ref>{{cite news|author=@megancarol |url=https://newsfeed.time.com/2010/09/17/report-sacha-baron-cohen-to-play-freddie-mercury/ |title=Sacha Baron Cohen to Play Freddie Mercury |publisher=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=17 September 2010}}</ref> However, in July 2013, Baron Cohen dropped out of the role due to "creative differences" between him and the surviving band members.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2013/07/sacha-baron-cohen-exits-freddie-mercury-biopic-546717/|title=Sacha Baron Cohen Exits Freddie Mercury Biopic Over Creative Differences With Queen|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=22 July 2013|access-date=22 July 2013|first=Nikki|last=Finke}}</ref> In December 2013, it was announced that [[Ben Whishaw]], known for playing [[Q (James Bond)|Q]] in the [[James Bond in film|James Bond film]] ''[[Skyfall]]'', was a possible replacement for Baron Cohen in the role of Mercury,<ref name="whishaw">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25314219|title=Ben Whishaw joins Freddie Mercury biopic|work=BBC News|date=10 December 2013|access-date=10 December 2013}}</ref> but Whishaw pulled out a few months later amidst uncertainty about how the film was progressing.<ref>{{cite news |title=Queen Biopic Will Happen, Band Says |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/16/movies/queen-biopic-will-happen-band-says.html |access-date=15 November 2018 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=16 July 2017 |last1=Chow |first1=Andrew R. }}</ref>

[[File:Queen And Adam Lambert - The O2 - Tuesday 12th December 2017 QueenO2121217-80 (26092172118).jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|The two remaining members of Queen's classic line-up, May and Taylor (pictured in 2017), were creative consultants for ''[[Bohemian Rhapsody (film)|Bohemian Rhapsody]]'']]
The project regained momentum in 2016. It was announced on 4 November that the film had secured the backing of [[20th Century Fox]], [[New Regency]] and [[GK Films]]. By this time, the film's working title was ''Bohemian Rhapsody'', after the band's [[Bohemian Rhapsody (song)|song of the same name]]. Freddie Mercury was to be played by [[Rami Malek]], and shooting was scheduled to begin in early 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/11/queen-movie-rami-malek-freddie-mercury-bryan-singer-bohemian-rhapsody-1201848910/ |title=Queen Movie Amping Up With Bryan Singer & Rami Malek As Freddie Mercury |author=Mike Fleming Jr |work=Deadline |date=4 November 2016 |access-date=5 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105014158/http://deadline.com/2016/11/queen-movie-rami-malek-freddie-mercury-bryan-singer-bohemian-rhapsody-1201848910/ |archive-date=5 November 2016}}</ref> The motion picture was written by [[Anthony McCarten]], with a story by McCarten and [[Peter Morgan]], who received [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] nominations for his screenplays ''[[The Queen (2006 film)|The Queen]]'' and ''[[Frost/Nixon (film)|Frost/Nixon]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Queen's Freddie Mercury: taming the madness for Bohemian Rhapsody |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/freddie-mercury-queen-bohemian-rhapsody-taming-the-madness-mcgtg0mk3 |access-date=14 November 2018 |work=[[The Times]]}}</ref>

Released in October 2018, ''Bohemian Rhapsody'' focuses on Queen's formative years and the period leading up to the celebrated performance at the [[Live Aid|1985 Live Aid]] concert.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/is-it-because-i-has-a-mankini-ali-g-creator-to-take-on-queen-2082687.html |title="Is it because I has a mankini?" Ali G creator to take on Queen |work=The Independent |date=17 September 2010 |access-date=22 September 2010 |location=London |archive-date=1 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701050606/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/is-it-because-i-has-a-mankini-ali-g-creator-to-take-on-queen-2082687.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The film has grossed over $900&nbsp;million worldwide,<ref>[https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bohemianrhapsody.htm "Bohemian Rhapsody"]. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 14 April 2019</ref> making it the highest-grossing musical biographical film of all time.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bohemian Rhapsody: Queen biopic surpasses $900m at box office |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-47939549 |access-date=15 April 2019 |agency=BBC}}</ref> Despite receiving mixed reviews, it won the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture&nbsp;– Drama]]. Malek received wide acclaim and numerous accolades for his portrayal of Mercury, including the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Aridi |first1=Sara |title=2019 Oscar Winners: The Full List |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/24/movies/oscar-winners.html |access-date=11 March 2019 |work=The New York Times |date=24 February 2019}}</ref> The Live Aid segment was praised, but there was criticism from not exploring more complex themes involving Mercury, with the ''New York Post'''s Johnny Oleksinski stating, "What we ultimately wanted from Bohemian Rhapsody was not carbon-copied concerts, but behind-closed-doors insight into a deeply private, complicated, internationally beloved superstar."<ref>{{cite news |title=Bohemian Rhapsody: Critics say Freddie Mercury film is a kind of magic |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45964245 |access-date=31 October 2018 |agency=BBC}}</ref> After the release of the film, "Bohemian Rhapsody" re-entered the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for the third time (having previously charted in 1976 and 1992), charting at number 33 on 12 November 2018.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8484827/queen-bohemian-rhapsody-prince-1999-hot-100|title=Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Makes Rare Third Visit to Billboard Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=14 November 2018}}</ref> ''[[Bohemian Rhapsody: The Original Soundtrack]]'' received an [[American Music Award]] for [[American Music Award for Top Soundtrack|Top Soundtrack]].<ref>{{cite news |title=American Music Awards winners announced |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/11/24/entertainment/amas-2019-winners-list/index.html |access-date=25 November 2019 |agency=CNN}}</ref>

=== Other films ===
The soundtrack for the film ''[[Flash Gordon (film)|Flash Gordon]]'' (1980) was by Queen. The band also contributed music to ''[[Highlander (film)|Highlander]]'' (the original 1986 film),<ref name="Highlander"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Prato|first=Greg|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r687298|title=Flash Gordon (Original Soundtrack): Queen|website=Allmusic|date=27 January 1981}}{{dead link|date=November 2019}}</ref> with "[[A Kind of Magic (song)|A Kind of Magic]]", "[[One Year of Love]]", "[[Who Wants to Live Forever]]", "[[Hammer to Fall]]", and the theme "[[Princes of the Universe]]", which was also used as the theme of the [[Highlander: The Series|''Highlander'' TV series]] (1992–1998).<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i5mKZT5D3TMC&q=princes+of+the+universe+highlander&pg=PA19 |title=Sounds of the Future: Essays on Music in Science Fiction Film. p.19 |date=10 March 2010|isbn=9780786456505 |last1=Bartkowiak |first1=Mathew J. |publisher=McFarland }}</ref> In choosing music for ''Highlander'', director [[Russell Mulcahy]] stated, "I thought about one band – Queen. They write strong, anthemic songs and this movie needs their energy".{{sfn|Blake|2016}} In the US, "Bohemian Rhapsody" was re-released as a single in 1992 after appearing in the comedy film ''[[Wayne's World (film)|Wayne's World]]''.<ref name="Billboard1992"/> The single subsequently reached number two on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] (with "[[The Show Must Go On (Queen song)|The Show Must Go On]]" as the first track on the single) and helped rekindle the band's popularity in North America.<ref name="Billboard1992">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hxAEAAAAMBAJ&q=queen+waynes+world&pg=PA8 |title=Billboard 25 July 1992. p.8 |date=25 July 1992}}</ref><ref>Olson, James Stuart (1999). [https://books.google.com/books?id=YKkF8vQRcp0C&dq=queen+waynes+world&pg=PA292 ''Historical dictionary of the 1970s''] p.292. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999. Retrieved 30 May 2011</ref>
[[File:Robb Queen.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.9|[[Robbie Williams]], on stage in 2015 with the Queen image in the background, performed "We Are the Champions" for the 2001 medieval adventure film ''[[A Knight's Tale]]'']]
Several films have featured their songs performed by other artists. A version of "Somebody to Love" by [[Anne Hathaway]] was in the 2004 film ''[[Ella Enchanted (film)|Ella Enchanted]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Phares |first=Heather |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r685405 |title=Ella Enchanted Original Soundtrack |publisher=Allmusic.com |date=6 April 2004 |access-date=4 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516020039/http://www.allmusic.com/album/r685405 |archive-date=16 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2006, [[Brittany Murphy]] also recorded a cover of the same song for the 2006 film ''[[Happy Feet]]''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Other reviews by Mike Brennan |url=http://www.soundtrack.net/albums/database/?id=4256 |title=Happy Feet Soundtrack |publisher=Soundtrack.net |date=14 November 2006}}</ref> In 2001, a version of "The Show Must Go On" was performed by [[Jim Broadbent]] and [[Nicole Kidman]] in the film musical ''[[Moulin Rouge!]]''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r573176|title=Moulin Rouge, Music from the Motion Picture|website=Allmusic|date=26 February 2002}}{{dead link|date=November 2019}}</ref> The 2001 film ''[[A Knight's Tale]]'' has a version of "We Are the Champions" performed by [[Robbie Williams]] and Queen; the film also features "We Will Rock You" played by the medieval audience.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-knights-tale-mw0000003340|title=A Knight's Tale OST|website=AllMusic|access-date=13 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712014415/http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-knights-tale-mw0000003340|archive-date=12 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Television===
"[[I Was Born to Love You (song)|I Was Born to Love You]]" was used as the theme song of the [[Japanese television drama]] ''[[Pride (Japanese TV series)|Pride]]'' on [[Fuji Television]] in 2004, starring [[Takuya Kimura]] and [[Yūko Takeuchi]]. The show's soundtrack also contained other songs by Queen.<ref>Yukari Shima (14 November 2005) [https://archive.today/20120723203612/http://www.brianmay.com/queen/queennews/queennewsnov05b.html Japan Report] BrianMay.com. Retrieved 11 June 2011</ref> A song that has grown in popularity four decades since its release, the initial rebirth of "[[Don't Stop Me Now]]" has been attributed to its appearance in the 2004 cult classic zombie apocalypse film ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Evolution of Queen's 'Don't Stop Me Now': How a Minor Hit Became One of The Band's Most Beloved (And Inescapable) Songs |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8501348/queen-dont-stop-me-now-biggest-hits |access-date=23 August 2019 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> The song has featured in the [[BBC]] television show ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]'', and in 2005 it was voted as "The Greatest Driving Song Ever" by the series' viewers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.queenzone.com/news/queen-win-top-gears-best-driving-song-ever-poll.aspx|title=Queen win Top Gears Best Driving Song ever poll|publisher=Queenzone.com|date=7 August 2005|access-date=11 August 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930145815/http://www.queenzone.com/news/queen-win-top-gears-best-driving-song-ever-poll.aspx|archive-date=30 September 2011}}</ref> In the [[Channel 4]] sitcom ''[[Father Ted]]'', [[Graham Norton]] as [[Father Noel Furlong]] performs "Bohemian Rhapsody" in the episode "[[The Mainland (Father Ted)|The Mainland]]".<ref>{{cite news |title=Comic Relief's Big Chat with Graham Norton |url=https://www.timeout.com/london/tv-and-radio-guide/comic-reliefs-big-chat-with-graham-norton |access-date=30 March 2025 |work=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]}}</ref>

Keeping in a tradition of naming each season's episodes after songs by 1970s rock bands, the eighth and final season of ''[[That '70s Show]]'' had episodes named after Queen songs. "[[Bohemian Rhapsody (That '70s Show)|Bohemian Rhapsody]]" served as the season premiere.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Episode Guide|website=That '70s Show|url=http://www.that70sshow.com/index_episode.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080306031058/http://www.that70sshow.com/index_episode.htm|archive-date=6 March 2008}}</ref> With an entry for the year 1977, Queen featured in the [[VH1]] series ''[[I Love the '70s (U.S. TV series)|I Love the '70s]]'', broadcast in the US.<ref>{{cite news |title=VH1 Takes Trip to The 1970s |url=https://www.theledger.com/news/20030816/vh1-takes-trip-to-the-1970s |access-date=5 April 2019 |work=The Ledger}}</ref> ''[[The Simpsons]]'' has made storylines which have featured Queen songs such as "We Will Rock You", "We Are the Champions" (both sung by [[Homer Simpson|Homer]]), and "You're My Best Friend".<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.snpp.com/guides/music.html#sev |title=The Simpsons Archive: Music Featured on the Simpsons |publisher=Snpp.com |date=14 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080511162809/http://www.snpp.com/guides/music.html#sev |archive-date=11 May 2008 }}</ref> The latter also appears in ''[[Family Guy]]'', as does "Another One Bites the Dust", and an episode of the show, "[[Killer Queen (Family Guy)|Killer Queen]]", is named after (and features) the song.<ref>{{cite web|title= Killer Queen|url=https://www.avclub.com/family-guy-killer-queen-1798171924|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=11 March 2012|author=McFarland, Kevin|access-date=5 April 2019}}</ref> Queen were profiled in season 1, episode 16 of ''[[VH1's Legends]]'', broadcast in 1998.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ariano |first1=Tara |title=Television Without Pity: 752 Things We Love to Hate (and Hate to Love) about TV |date=2006 |publisher=Quirk Books |page=286}}</ref>

On 11 April 2006, Brian May and Roger Taylor appeared on the American singing contest television show ''[[American Idol]]''. Each contestant was required to sing a Queen song during that week of the competition. Songs which appeared on the show included "Bohemian Rhapsody", "[[Fat Bottomed Girls]]", "[[The Show Must Go On (Queen song)|The Show Must Go On]]", "[[Who Wants to Live Forever]]", and "[[Innuendo (song)|Innuendo]]". Brian May later criticised the show for editing specific scenes,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lyndsey|first=Parker|date=13 April 2006|title=Queen's Brian May Addresses 'Idol Fallout'|via=Yahoo!|url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/queen/news/queens-brian-may-addresses-idol-fallout--31620391|access-date=28 May 2011|archive-date=27 December 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091227173148/http://new.music.yahoo.com/queen/news/queens-brian-may-addresses-idol-fallout--31620391|url-status=dead}}</ref> one of which made the group's time with contestant [[Ace Young]] look negative, despite it being the opposite. Taylor and May again appeared on the ''American Idol'' season 8 finale in May 2009, performing "We Are the Champions" with finalists Adam Lambert and [[Kris Allen]].<ref name="AIdol"/> On 15 November 2009, Brian May and Roger Taylor appeared on the singing contest television show ''[[The X Factor (British TV series)|The X Factor]]'' in the UK.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite news | url = http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/x-factor-twins-john-and-edward-in-final-six-14563848.html | title = X Factor twins John and Edward in final six | newspaper=Belfast Telegraph | date = 16 November 2009 | access-date =16 November 2009}}</ref>

In 2007, Queen featured as one of the main artists in the fifth episode of the BBC/VH1 series ''[[Seven Ages of Rock]]''—focusing on [[stadium rock]], the episode itself was named "We Are the Champions".<ref>{{cite news |title=Seven Ages of Rock |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/sevenages/programmes/ |access-date=14 June 2019 |agency=BBC}}</ref> In the autumn of 2009, ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'' featured the fictional high school's show choir singing "[[Somebody to Love (Queen song)|Somebody to Love]]" as their second act performance in the episode "[[The Rhodes Not Taken]]". The performance was included on the show's ''[[Glee: The Music, Volume 1|Volume 1]]'' soundtrack CD.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://broadwayworld.com/article/GLEE_The_Music_Volume_1_Track_Listing_Revealed_20090831 |title='GLEE: The Music, Volume 1' Track Listing Revealed |publisher=Broadwayworld.com |access-date=16 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724234830/http://broadwayworld.com/article/GLEE_The_Music_Volume_1_Track_Listing_Revealed_20090831 |archive-date=24 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In June 2010, the choir performed "Another One Bites the Dust" in the episode "[[Funk (Glee)|Funk]]".<ref>"[[Funk (Glee)|Funk]]: Featured Music". [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] Retrieved 3 July 2011</ref> The following week's episode, "[[Journey to Regionals]]", features a rival choir performing "Bohemian Rhapsody" in its entirety. The song was featured on the [[Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals|episode's EP]]. In May 2012, the choir performed "We Are the Champions" in the episode "[[Nationals (Glee)|Nationals]]", and the song features in ''[[Glee: The Music, The Graduation Album|The Graduation Album]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gleethemusic.com/us/news/glee-music-graduation-album-available-may-15|title=Glee: The Music, The Graduation Album|work=The Official Music for Glee Site|access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref> In November 2014, ''[[The Nation's Favourite|The Nation's Favourite Queen Song]]'', a 90-minute television special counting down Britain's 20 favourite Queen songs, aired on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] in the UK.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Nation's Favourite Queen Song (2014) |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/545962462259a |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117154429/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/545962462259a |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 January 2021 |access-date=31 May 2023 |publisher=BFI}}</ref> In November 2021, ''[[The Queen Family Singalong]]'', featuring performances of songs by Queen accompanied with on-screen karaoke lyrics encouraging viewers to sing along, aired on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] in the US.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=15 October 2021 |title=ABC Sets 'Queen Family Singalong' Special With Darren Criss, Adam Lambert, More |url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/abc-queen-family-singalong-special-darren-criss-adam-lambert-jojo-siwa-derek-hough-1234856445/ |access-date=31 May 2023 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>