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===Critical response===
===Critical response===
On [[review aggregator]] [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 59% based on 159 reviews, and an [[Weighted arithmetic mean|average rating]] of 6/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "''Bohemian Rhapsody'' hits a handful of high notes, but as an in-depth look at a beloved band, it offers more of a medley than a true greatest hits collection."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bohemian_rhapsody|title=Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|accessdate=1 November 2018}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a weighted average score of 48 out of 100, based on 41 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/bohemian-rhapsody|title=Bohemian Rhapsody reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|accessdate=1 November 2018}}</ref>
On [[review aggregator]] [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 60% based on 159 reviews, and an [[Weighted arithmetic mean|average rating]] of 6/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "''Bohemian Rhapsody'' hits a handful of high notes, but as an in-depth look at a beloved band, it offers more of a medley than a true greatest hits collection."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bohemian_rhapsody|title=Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|accessdate=1 November 2018}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a weighted average score of 48 out of 100, based on 41 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/bohemian-rhapsody|title=Bohemian Rhapsody reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|accessdate=1 November 2018}}</ref>


[[Owen Gleiberman]] of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote, "Rami Malek does a commanding job of channeling Freddie Mercury's flamboyant rock-god bravura, but Bryan Singer's middle-of-the-road Queen biopic rarely lives up to the authenticity of its lead performance."<ref>{{cite web|last=Gleiberman|first=Owen|authorlink=Owen Gleiberman|url= https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/bohemian-rhapsody-review-rami-malek-freddie-mercury-queen-1202989409/|title=Film Review: ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’|date=23 October 2018|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=''[[Penske Media]]''|accessdate=23 October 2018}}</ref> Paul Whitington, writing for the ''[[Irish Independent]]'', gave the film 3/5 stars, saying, "''Bohemian Rhapsody'' is not big on subtlety: it tells Freddie's story loudly, taking dramatic shortcuts, over-neatly conflating events and reducing most of the surrounding characters to single dimensions. Some of the dialogue's a bit heavy-handed too, but I must say I was thoroughly entertained."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://m.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/movie-reviews/bohemian-rhapsody-review-maleks-energy-and-conviction-overcome-the-dramatic-dips-of-a-film-thats-far-from-perfect-37459145.html|title=Bohemian Rhapsody review: 'Malek's energy and conviction overcome the dramatic dips of a film that's far from perfect'|work=[[Irish Independent]]|author=Paul Whitington|date=26 October 2018|accessdate=28 October 2018|language=en}}</ref>
[[Owen Gleiberman]] of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote, "Rami Malek does a commanding job of channeling Freddie Mercury's flamboyant rock-god bravura, but Bryan Singer's middle-of-the-road Queen biopic rarely lives up to the authenticity of its lead performance."<ref>{{cite web|last=Gleiberman|first=Owen|authorlink=Owen Gleiberman|url= https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/bohemian-rhapsody-review-rami-malek-freddie-mercury-queen-1202989409/|title=Film Review: ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’|date=23 October 2018|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=''[[Penske Media]]''|accessdate=23 October 2018}}</ref> Paul Whitington, writing for the ''[[Irish Independent]]'', gave the film 3/5 stars, saying, "''Bohemian Rhapsody'' is not big on subtlety: it tells Freddie's story loudly, taking dramatic shortcuts, over-neatly conflating events and reducing most of the surrounding characters to single dimensions. Some of the dialogue's a bit heavy-handed too, but I must say I was thoroughly entertained."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://m.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/movie-reviews/bohemian-rhapsody-review-maleks-energy-and-conviction-overcome-the-dramatic-dips-of-a-film-thats-far-from-perfect-37459145.html|title=Bohemian Rhapsody review: 'Malek's energy and conviction overcome the dramatic dips of a film that's far from perfect'|work=[[Irish Independent]]|author=Paul Whitington|date=26 October 2018|accessdate=28 October 2018|language=en}}</ref>

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For other uses, see Bohemian Rhapsody (disambiguation).

Bohemian Rhapsody
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBryan Singer[a]
Screenplay byAnthony McCarten
Story by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyNewton Thomas Sigel
Edited byJohn Ottman
Music byJohn Ottman
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release dates
  • 23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) (SSE Arena)
  • 24 October 2018 (2018-10-24) (United Kingdom)
  • 2 November 2018 (2018-11-02) (United States)
Running time
134 minutes[4]
Countries
  • United Kingdom[1]
  • United States[1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$52 million[5]
Box office$12.5 million[5]

Bohemian Rhapsody is a 2018 biographical film about the British rock band Queen, focusing on lead singer Freddie Mercury's life leading up to Queen's Live Aid performance at Wembley Stadium in 1985. The film is a British-American joint venture produced by 20th Century Fox, New Regency, GK Films, and Queen Films, with Fox serving as distributor. Directed by Bryan Singer, it is written by Anthony McCarten, produced by Graham King and former Queen manager Jim Beach, and stars Rami Malek as Mercury, with Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joseph Mazzello, Aidan Gillen, Tom Hollander, Allen Leech and Mike Myers in supporting roles. Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor served as creative consultants of the film.

Principal photography began in London in September 2017 with Singer as director. In December 2017, Singer was fired for absence and clashing with the cast and crew; Dexter Fletcher was hired to complete the film, although Singer retained sole director credit as per DGA guidelines. Filming concluded in January 2018.

Bohemian Rhapsody was released in the United Kingdom on 24 October 2018 and is scheduled to be in the United States on 2 November 2018. The film received a mixed critical reception; its direction and historical inaccuracies were criticized, but Malek's performance as Mercury received unanimous praise.[6]

Plot

In 1970, Farrokh Bulsara, a British Parsi college student and baggage handler at Heathrow Airport, goes to a nightclub to watch a local band called Smile. After the show, he meets guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor, and offers to be the band's new lead vocalist after bassist/vocalist Tim Staffell quits. With the addition of bassist John Deacon, the band - now known as Queen - plays at local gigs across England until they sell their van to produce their debut album. Their musical style lands them a contract with EMI Records. At the same time, Farrokh changes his name to Freddie Mercury and develops a relationship with Mary Austin. During the band's U.S. tour, Freddie begins to question his sexuality.

In 1975, Queen records their next album, A Night at the Opera, but they leave EMI executive Ray Foster when he refuses to have the six-minute song "Bohemian Rhapsody" released as the album's first single. Freddie has Capital Radio DJ Kenny Everett debut the song on the airwaves. Despite mixed reviews, "Bohemian Rhapsody" becomes a massive hit. Shortly after giving Mary an engagement ring, they break up when he reveals to her that he is bisexual. He also forms a relationship with Paul Prenter, the band's second manager.

The band's success continues through the 1980s, but tensions arise between the band members over the direction of their music. After a party in Freddie's home, he falls in love with Jim Hutton, one of the waiters at the party. They shortly part ways, with Jim telling Freddie to look for him when he finds his inner self. The band's press conference to promote their 1982 album Hot Space is hijacked by the press, who bombard Freddie with questions on his personal life and sexuality. Freddie's relationship with his band mates is heavily strained when he announces that he signed a $4 million deal with CBS Records to go solo. He moves to Munich in 1984 to work on his first solo album Mr. Bad Guy and engage in non-stop gay orgies with Prenter. One night, a pregnant Mary pays him a visit and urges him to return to the band, as they have been offered a spot in Bob Geldof's benefit concert Live Aid at Wembley Stadium. Upon discovering that Prenter withheld information on Live Aid from him, Freddie breaks up with him; in response, Prenter goes public about Freddie's sexual escapades. With the outbreak of AIDS spreading worldwide, Freddie secretly has himself medically checked and discovers that he does have AIDS.

Freddie returns to London to ask for forgiveness from his band mates and current manager Jim Beach; they reconcile and are given a last-minute slot in Live Aid. He reunites with Hutton and reconnects with the Zoroastrian maxim, "Good thoughts, good words, good deeds," as taught to him by his father. Prior to the show, Freddie reveals to his band mates that he has AIDS. Queen's Live Aid performance is a success, helping increase the rate of donations during the event.

Following Freddie's death from AIDS in 1991, Beach and the remaining members of Queen create the Mercury Phoenix Trust to help combat the spread of AIDS worldwide.

Cast

Production

Development

Bohemian Rhapsody was announced in 2010. In a BBC interview published on 17 September 2010, Queen guitarist Brian May spoke about an upcoming film project concerning the history of the band. According to the interview, Sacha Baron Cohen was set to play Freddie Mercury, with Graham King acting as a co-producer, and Peter Morgan (nominated for award-winning biopics The Queen and Frost/Nixon), writing the screenplay.[14]

May confirmed in April 2011 that the production was moving forward. He strongly approved of the casting of Baron Cohen, but also had certain reservations about the possible direction the project might take. The band's concerns focused on avoiding any harm to Mercury's legacy.[15] In July 2013, Baron Cohen left the project due to creative differences. Allegedly, he had wished to produce an adult-oriented film, while the band wanted to take a more family-friendly approach.[16] May confirmed later in 2013 that Baron Cohen had left the project on good terms. Comments by May and Roger Taylor suggested that Baron Cohen was too well known as a comedian and prankster (due largely to his fictional personae Ali G and Borat), and that his presence in the film would be distracting.[17]

In March 2016, Baron Cohen spoke about misunderstandings with the surviving members of the band about the intended subject and events of the film, in particular whether the story ought to continue past Mercury's 1991 death. He also mentioned artistic disagreements with the band over the composition of the production team, referring specifically to Morgan, David Fincher, and Tom Hooper.[18]

Following Baron Cohen's departure, in December 2013, Ben Whishaw was mentioned as a possible replacement to play Freddie Mercury. Also at this time, Dexter Fletcher was selected as the film's director.[19] Fletcher removed himself from the project early the following year, amid reports of creative disagreements with King.[20] In August 2014, Whishaw suggested that the film was not progressing well and that there had been scripting problems.[21] Whishaw exited the project seven months later.[22] Rumours followed in 2015 that Baron Cohen had rejoined the project,[22] and also that Whishaw might return.[23]

In November 2015, screenwriter Anthony McCarten had become attached to the project, which now had the working title of Bohemian Rhapsody after the band's song of the same name.[23] Developing a fresh take on the story from his interviews with the band (May and Taylor), he delivered his first draft in February 2016. A year later, director Bryan Singer was in talks to take over the direction of Bohemian Rhapsody, Rami Malek was cast to play Mercury, and the film was being fast-tracked by 20th Century Fox and New Regency.[24] It was reported elsewhere in 2015 that Johnny Flynn was due to play Roger Taylor, and that Gemma Arterton would play Mercury's partner Mary Austin.[25]

In May 2017, Malek confirmed that he had conducted recordings at Abbey Road Studios and had consulted directly with Taylor and May at Taylor's apartment.[26] The same month, Entertainment Weekly reported that Taylor and May were serving as the film's music producers.[26] By August 2017, Justin Haythe was revealed to have penned another draft of the script.[27]

Casting

On 4 November 2016, it was announced that Rami Malek would star as Freddie Mercury.[28] On 21 August 2017, additional cast members were announced, including Ben Hardy as drummer Roger Taylor, Gwilym Lee as lead guitarist Brian May, and Joseph Mazzello as bass guitarist John Deacon.[9] On 30 August 2017, it was reported that Allen Leech had been cast in the film to play Mercury's personal manager, Paul Prenter, who worked for him from 1977 to 1982 when he was fired for betraying Mercury by selling his personal information to the UK newspapers.[11]

On 6 September 2017, Lucy Boynton joined the cast of the film to play Mercury's long-term girlfriend, Mary Austin. Lindsey Stirling, Bryce Dallas Howard, Maria Bello and Ashley Johnson were also considered.[8] On 11 September 2017, Mike Myers joined the cast to play EMI executive Ray Foster.[12] On 22 September 2017, Aaron McCusker joined the cast of the film to play Mercury's long-term boyfriend, Jim Hutton.[13] On 26 September 2017, it was announced that Aidan Gillen was cast as John Reid, Queen's second manager, from 1975 to 1978, who took over from Norman Sheffield of Trident Studios and Tom Hollander would play Jim Beach, Queen's third manager, who took over from John Reid in 1978.[citation needed]

Filming

Pre-production began in July 2017 in the United Kingdom, with principal photography beginning in London in September 2017.[29] An exact replica of the 1985 Live Aid set at Wembley Stadium was created and brought to Bovingdon Airfield near Hemel Hempstead where it was set up for rehearsals on 7 September 2017 with extras on set.[30]

Queen archivist Greg Brooks was instrumental in helping recreate each scene to make it as true to life as possible. He worked daily with Fox for months from the beginning, providing answers to questions.[31]

When Malek was contacted about playing Mercury, he had only a casual knowledge of Queen. To become Mercury, Malek had to work many intense sessions with a movement coach (as well as learn to talk with prosthetic teeth). Malek said, "I had to re-create things he did on the fly, onstage. There were many days I said to myself, 'This is a lost cause.'" After finishing the film, Malek said that he became a "Queen super-fan", saying, "I see Freddie as the best performer of all time... I never ceased to be astonished by this man."[32]

While Malek sang some parts in the film, producers inserted vocal stems from Queen songs as well as filling in parts with Marc Martel, a winner of the Queen Extravaganza Live Tour auditions.[32]

On 1 December 2017, The Hollywood Reporter reported that 20th Century Fox had temporarily halted production due to the "unexpected unavailability" of director Bryan Singer, with sources saying that Singer had failed to return to the set after the Thanksgiving week, leaving producers nervous about the state of production and started discussions about potentially replacing him, at which point cinematographer Newton Thomas Sigel had to step in and direct during Singer's non-showings.[33] Singer's absence was reportedly due to "a personal health matter concerning Bryan and his family"[34] however, other sources claimed that star Rami Malek and the crew had grown tired of Singer's behaviour, reportedly showing up late to set and repeatedly clashing with Malek.[35] On 4 December 2017, Singer was fired as director, with about two weeks remaining in principal photography.[36]

On 6 December 2017, Dexter Fletcher was announced as Singer's replacement.[37] On 15 December 2017, the film had resumed filming in and around London after replacing Singer with Fletcher.[38] Fletcher estimated two-thirds of the principal photography had been completed when he joined the production, saying "I came into the last few weeks of principal photography and editing and the bits and pieces like that... I was looking at two complete [acts] in a good film, and [I had to] not let it down."[39]

On 16 January 2018, Brian May uploaded a photo on his Instagram account on the set of the film and said:

Today, under the auspices of our new supreme pilot, Dexter Fletcher, I got my own directorial chair! I was very touched. So! My first day on the set of Bohemian Rhapsody the Movie for more than 6 weeks, and the atmosphere is massively warm and joyful. The entire BR company has been through storms which would have sunk many a ship, but they're all still on board, full of optimism – and with a team spirit stronger than ever. There's such a great feeling of pride in this movie. I wish I could show you pictures ! But for now it's good to protect the surprises. The Bohemian Rhapsody ship is on course !! With full steam up ! Bri.[40]

On 29 January 2018, several cast members posted to social media that the filming had finished.[citation needed]

Directing credit

According to the Directors Guild of America, only one director can be named for a film, and the DGA has sole control over who that will be.[39][41] Although Dexter Fletcher replaced Bryan Singer on the set before filming was completed, producer Graham King announced in June 2018 that Singer would receive the directing credit on the finished film. Fletcher received "Executive Producer" credit.[2][42]

Music

Main article: Bohemian Rhapsody: The Original Soundtrack

John Ottman, a frequent collaborator of Singer, composed the film's score. An official soundtrack album, containing several Queen hits and 11 previously unreleased recordings, including five tracks from their 21-minute Live Aid performance in July 1985 which have never before been released in audio form, was released by Hollywood Records on CD, cassette, and digital formats on 19 October 2018, with a release on vinyl following in February or March 2019.[43][44][45]

Release

Bohemian Rhapsody was released in the United Kingdom on 24 October 2018 in IMAX. It is scheduled for release in the United States by 20th Century Fox on 2 November 2018. The film was previously scheduled for release on 25 December 2018.[46]

The world premiere took place in London at the SSE Arena, Wembley on 23 October 2018.[47]

Marketing

File:University of West London Bohemian Rhapsody Poster.jpg
Mural to promote the film on the side of Mercury’s former art college in west London

The teaser trailer for the film was released on 15 May 2018 and with more than 5 million views in the first 24 hours, it was the top trending video on YouTube.[48] Television writer and producer Bryan Fuller argued that the trailer favours Mercury's relationship with women as opposed to his ones with men while also highlighting the absence of the singer's AIDS diagnosis from the synopsis. Instead, it's simply referred to as "a life-threatening illness".[49] Executives have stated that the film will still acknowledge Mercury's gay relationships. With the recent release of the trailer, Queen had three of the top 20 positions on Billboard's Hot Rock Songs chart: "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Another One Bites the Dust" and "We Are the Champions".[50]

On 11 June 2018, at CineEurope, a showing of the film Bohemian Rhapsody closed the show with appearances by Rami Malek, producer Graham King, and special appearances by Brian May and Roger Taylor, who were playing a concert of Queen + Adam Lambert in Barcelona.[51]

The first teaser trailer was released on 14 May 2018 with the full trailer coming a day later showing the band working on their song "Bohemian Rhapsody".[52] It was announced on 6 September 2018 that the film would receive a PG-13 rating.[53]

Reception

Box office

In the United Kingdom, the film had preview screenings on its opening night of 24 October 2018, grossing £1.62 million ($2.22 million) from 575 venues, with a per-screen average of £2,817 ($3,859).[54] It went on to gross $12.5 million from 1,250 screens in its opening weekend, finishing first at the box office.[55]

In the United States and Canada, Bohemian Rhapsody will be released alongside The Nutcracker and the Four Realms and Nobody's Fool, and was originally projected to gross $26–30 million in its opening weekend.[56] By the week of its release, weekend estimates had reached $35–40 million.[57]

Critical response

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 60% based on 159 reviews, and an average rating of 6/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Bohemian Rhapsody hits a handful of high notes, but as an in-depth look at a beloved band, it offers more of a medley than a true greatest hits collection."[58] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 48 out of 100, based on 41 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[59]

Owen Gleiberman of Variety wrote, "Rami Malek does a commanding job of channeling Freddie Mercury's flamboyant rock-god bravura, but Bryan Singer's middle-of-the-road Queen biopic rarely lives up to the authenticity of its lead performance."[60] Paul Whitington, writing for the Irish Independent, gave the film 3/5 stars, saying, "Bohemian Rhapsody is not big on subtlety: it tells Freddie's story loudly, taking dramatic shortcuts, over-neatly conflating events and reducing most of the surrounding characters to single dimensions. Some of the dialogue's a bit heavy-handed too, but I must say I was thoroughly entertained."[61]

For the Evening Standard, Craig McLean wrote, "Bohemian Rhapsody is triumphant entertainment. The post-production special effects have done their job: the Live Aid scenes are convincingly epic. The actors have done their job, too, notably Malek, who oozes pure Mercury."[62] Evan Saunders of Fortress of Solitude wrote, "There were times when I was so engrossed in Bohemian Rhapsody that I forgot I was watching a cast of actors portraying a role". He scored the film four out of a possible five stars.

The chief rock and pop critic of The Guardian, Alexis Petridis, described the film's portrayal of Mercury as "sanitised," writing "Bohemian Rhapsody is a film that plays so fast and loose with the truth, it ends up seeming faintly ridiculous: you start out nitpicking about minor chronological errors... and end up with your jaw on the floor."[63] The newspaper's film critic, Steve Rose, described the film as a "rock slog with a troubling moralistic subtext".[64]

Although praising Rami Malek's performance, David Ehrlich of IndieWire gave the film a grade of "D+", criticizing Singer's direction and calling the film "royally embarrassing", writing, "Queen's music may have been unclassifiable, but their movie is as trite and textbook as it gets... It's par for the course in this terrible and self-indulgent piece of revisionist history, where the legend is always prioritized over the truth, even when the truth was surely far more interesting."[65] For The Spectator, Jasper Rees described Bohemian Rhapsody as "a succession of predigested clichés," writing "you are overcome by the sapping impression that almost nothing happened the way it's being presented," citing in particular the timing of Mercury's AIDS diagnosis. Rees concluded, "The costumes and wigs are splendid, and the songs are still up to snuff. But this homage to a showman is more famine than feast."[66]

Notes

  1. ^ Bryan Singer was replaced by Dexter Fletcher near the end of principal photography, but retained his sole director credit in accordance with Directors Guild of America rules. Fletcher received "Executive Producer" credit.[2]

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