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===''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>