Music
27 Sep 17

Aidan Gillen Signs Up To Star In Queen Biopic

The Irish actor, who is in a relationship with musician Camille O'Sullivan, has bagged a role in 'Bohemian Rhapsody'.

It was also announced yesterday that English actor Tom Hollander, who is best known for his roles in the likes of 'Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation' and the TV series 'Rev, has also been offered a part in the movie about the Queen singer who died of HIV back in the early 1990s.

Movie Exclusive: Aidan Gillen & Tom Hollander Join Bohemian Rhapsody Cast To find out who they playing head over to https://t.co/Ojp2sqftpq pic.twitter.com/EU0ydqMIZc

— Queen (@QueenWillRock) September 26, 2017

Aiden Gillen won't be the only Irish actor in the biopic: Northern Irish actor Aaron McCusker of 'Shamless' fame will play Irishman Jim Hutton, who was Freddie Mercury's long-term lover.

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Adds Northern Irish Actor Aaron McCusker https://t.co/GAsz9Ajycf pic.twitter.com/V1OtNf4Oeo

— Movies.ie Film Site (@movies_ie) September 26, 2017

Lookalike Rami Malek will play Freddie in the movie.

☆ Rami Malek Looks Just Like Freddie Mercury in First Photo From Queen Movie… https://t.co/9lYKH4JVZs #queen https://t.co/XCY3AY0fkJ pic.twitter.com/0bAwxosOjj

— QUEEN NewsFlash (@wwry_jp) September 23, 2017

And Queen band members Roger Taylor, Brian May and John Deacon will all appear in the movie.
Other stars to have signed up for roles include Lucy Boynton, Joe Mazzello, Ben Hardy and Gwilym Lee.
It will be directed by Bryan Singer who has made several great films, such 'The Usual Suspects', 'Apt Pupil', 'Star Trek: Nemesis', the Tom Cruise vehicle 'Valkyrie' and 'X-Men'. So, a musical will definitely be a change of pace for him.
It's expected that the movie will hit the big screen in late 2018.