Sacha Baron Cohen "taking singing lessons for Freddie Mercury biopic"March 25, 2013 - 17:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Sacha Baron Cohen is reportedly taking singing lessons for the upcoming Freddie Mercury biopic. The Borat actor will portray the Queen rock icon in the movie project, and is said to be working with vocal coaches to copy Mercury's style, Digital Spy reported citing The Sun. Insiders claim that it has not been decided whether Cohen's voice will be used in the singing portions of the film. Cohen has also reportedly viewed hours of Queen concerts and Freddie Mercury's private videos to hone his speech and mood. A Hollywood source said: "Sacha is a huge Queen fan and is focused on getting Freddie's mannerisms, style and speech perfect. "He is working on building his vocals. It is an uphill task, because Freddie has such a unique power and tone." Tom Hooper has been heavily rumoured to be directing the project, having previously worked with Sacha Baron Cohen in the musical Les Misérables. The Freddie Mercury biopic is expected to start filming this year, for a 2014 release. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |