

"In the end, we felt that Sacha, brilliant, subversive comedian though he is, wasn't really at heart an actor.

We just want it to be right."Īnd he gives his explanation for Baron Cohen's exit.

But I have to say, Brian and I are in absolutely no rush. They turn a lot quicker in the musical world. "It seems that the wheels turn very slowly in the film world. Speaking to today's Independent, Queen drummer Roger Taylor admits the slow progress of the film is frustrating. The on-again-off-again saga of the Freddie Mercury biopic is fascinating.īen Whishaw is currently signed on to play the moustachioed rock star, after Sacha Baron Cohen quit over creative differences - bringing to mind the adage: "I was creative, they were different".
