ronaldo9 Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Report: JOHNNY DEPP Tipped For FREDDIE MERCURY Film Role - Dec. 22, 2006 Louise Jury of the U.K.'s The Independent reports that "Pirates of the Caribbean" star Johnny Depp is being lined up to play a rock star for real in a biopic of the late QUEEN frontman Freddie Mercury. Robert de Niro's company, Tribeca Productions, is said to be behind the project, which Brian May, the QUEEN guitarist, confirmed was in development. "Discussions are at an early stage," he said on his web site. May described Depp as "fantastic." "He would be a worthy counterpart for Freddie on screen. I don't think I can say any more right now," he added. De Niro has known Brian May and QUEEN's drummer, Roger Taylor, since they met at the Venice Film Festival in 1996 and ploughed his own money into their hit stage musical, "We Will Rock You". The musical was originally going to be about the band but the surviving members decided that would be too embarrassing for all involved. The proposed biopic would tell the life story of Mercury, who was born in Zanzibar in 1946 and died from complications of AIDS in 1991, the day after confirming he had the disease. His real name was Farrokh Bulsara but he adopted the name he was best known by at school in India, where he grew up. His family settled in England when he was in his teens. He performed with several bands before co-founding QUEEN in 1971. Read more at The Independent. Source Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metallic ko Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Please don't let this happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred_carston Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 dean gaffney should play freddie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest knerken Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 A movie about Freddie Mercury is a great idea, and Johnny Depp is a great actor, but he doesn't fit to play Freddie! John Travolta should play Freddie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
some guy Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 that would be an awesome movie. depp doesnt look much like mercury but hes a good actor. a gnr or metallica movie would be better, i cant wait till they make those4 movies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon87 Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 This could be heaven if this is true!Johnny Depp, one of the very best actors of our time, playing the best frontman of our time!I so hope this is going to happen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pagge Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Depp is a great actor but I dont think he would be a hit as freddie. I wised johnny had done that syd barret movie that he was rumored to do a couple of years ago. too bad it got scrapped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelica Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 On paper at least, this doesn't work for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leigh-Rok! Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Johnny Depp, one of the very best actors of our time, playing the best frontman of our time!Fred's good, but he's not Rose... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bax Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 I know it sounds strange but this could work. It's Johnny Depp not Keanu Reeves or Ben Affleck-have a little faith in the man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallagher Rose Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Johnny Depp???bleh...bullshitThey need this guy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Axl Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Johnny Depp, one of the very best actors of our time, playing the best frontman of our time!Fred's good, but he's not Rose...Amen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kickingthehabit Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 It could work..-Kickingthehabit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*FiberGlass Doll* Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 That might be cool I don't really know anyone else who would be able to play the best Singer and Frontman in the world Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patience 4 Axl Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 I think if anyone can do it, Johnny Depp can! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JONEZY Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 I think if anyone can do it, Johnny Depp can! That is true, and he can use the fake teeth from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". This could be a sucess, if the majority of the movie is about Freddie's life off stage, which will be hard to do. If there are too many scenes of him onstage lipsynching, I can't see this doing well. Looks like we have at least 2 years to wait anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metallic ko Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Everyone is forgetting that Johnny Depp is too good looking to play him. Can't imagine Depp playing a homosexual, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Everyone is forgetting that Johnny Depp is too good looking to play him. Can't imagine Depp playing a homosexual, either. Wasn't Freddie Bi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axl-rocks Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Johnny Depp is a very versatile actor, so yeah I think he would do a great job playing Freddie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metallic ko Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Everyone is forgetting that Johnny Depp is too good looking to play him. Can't imagine Depp playing a homosexual, either. Wasn't Freddie Bi?Either way, he still likes guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axingn'r Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Everyone is forgetting that Johnny Depp is too good looking to play him. Can't imagine Depp playing a homosexual, either. Didn't Johnny Depp play Ed Wood ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Seal Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 I think if anyone can do it, Johnny Depp can! Yeah and they do look kinda same if Depp has the right kind of moustache Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Well Depp can adapt to look like characters in many different films.Compare Pirates Of The Carribean to Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. It doesnt seem like the same person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*FiberGlass Doll* Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Everyone is forgetting that Johnny Depp is too good looking to play him. Can't imagine Depp playing a homosexual, either. Wow I was just thinking that Johnny Depp is too ugly to play Freddie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnacide27 Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 if anybody could pull it off, it would be the Depp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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