Rami Malek on Playing Freddie Mercury

Rami talks about his gig playing Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in an upcoming film and he tries on a Freddie type mustache.

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Rami Malek on Playing Freddie Mercury

[ahaan_shetty]

I am from the future. Rami malek nails the performance, the fans love it, the critics don’t, and it has an amazing opening weekend.

[haruspex-]

I'm a straight male but I find this guy incredibly handsome

[justourfun]

for those of you who didn't know, Freddie was a boxing champion at his school in India

[michaelross]

1:29 is painful to watch... wish the audience would have the courage to laugh when they feel like, not just when a joke is spoon-fed to them

[kaylavix]

Such a talented man. I'm really hoping people give him a chance as Freddie Mercury. He has great potential and I just find it hard to believe he would take on a role just to squander the opportunity of doing it justice. He's not nominated for all these awards for nothing. Really rooting for him.

[cye]

He's hacking the shows bank account as he speaks

[theofficialcman]

Freddie Mercury is the great singer I've ever heard. I think he'll do justice

[katejames]

He was phenomal in the movie. Didn't expect that from him honestly. He exceeded my expectations greatly.

[zoejeremy]

Thought it was Luigi in the thumbnail.

[Buenomars]

Looks like he's about to drink your milkshake!

[lisacrosby]

I don't know how I feel. I can't picture any actor in the world capturing the essence of Freddie Mercury. Saw Queen in Hartford in 1980, you could not keep your eyes off of him for two hours. That voice, the emotion, the showmanship. I never saw anything like it, and we went to a ton of shows in the 70s n 80s up and down the East Coast. Part of me thinks that the money machine is still picking at his bones to make a buck...I just don't know. RIP Freddie. There will never be another.

[HeyPandaBoo]

Freddie Mercury! WHOA, he'll be great.

[DARTHVADERNATOR]

Such a nice actor !, I was recently working on the Bohemian Rhapsody movie as an extra, I played an Ealing art college student, in the scenes where Freddie mercury went to college and of course Rami was playing Freddie, and while I was waiting to be called on set with other extras, he walked past and nodded and smiled at me, such a nice gesture ! it was a pleasure working with Rami ! :)

[Joe-hbvu]

1:29 *MY FAVORITE PART OMG SKSJDHDDJDG*

[vivianaonvideo]

aaaw my babyyyy playing the most iconic man in music in my opinion ... so excited!

[SunyiSideUp]

"I wish you a lot of luck at the Golden Globes" while talking about him gearing up to play Freddie Mercury. I love foreshadowing!

[dani_aalstein]

1:29
No one:
Rami: WHaYAÄhyaYAhyAh 💪💪


I love this man, his awkwardness is actually kinda sexy 😂

[livelifeforaliving]

Can't wait to see him as Mercury!

[Fernanda-cgtk]

I am from the future and Rami won the Oscar for playing Freddie Mercury

[scotty]

Loved that guy as Snafu in The Pacific....