A video of Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury alongside the man himself is blowing people’s minds
The new Queen biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, has received mixed reviews but is still drawing a good audience in cinemas. One thing that can’t be faulted is Rami Malek‘s attention to detail in his attempt to portray Freddie Mercury as faithfully as possible. A video of his performance in the film, alongside Freddie’s performance at Live Aid, shows just how closely the actor follows his subject.
https://twitter.com/MOMENTOFMERCURY/status/1061567015503192064
The clip has had more than eight million views as people marvel at the precision in Rami Malek’s movements. Here are some typical reactions.
This completely insane, replicating the moves and lip sync Freddie Mercury https://t.co/7cM1so12hQ
— Vivin Mitra (@iOldMonk) November 16, 2018
live aid was rehearsed bout 5 weeks before they started to film this whole thing and they filmed this bout several days
IT WAS THE FIRST SCENE THEY FILMED FOR BO-RAP
THE! FIRST! SCENE! AND! IT! BECAME! THIS! LEGENDARY!
can you believe that i can't https://t.co/mn744RAfqv
— freddie (@CannotVeritas) November 13, 2018
https://twitter.com/lucidillusions_/status/1062233950553337856
Unsurprisingly, the actor confirmed he’d been watching the Live Aid footage non-stop prior to recording his own take on it and it obviously paid off.
Source: boredpanda