Hollywood actress Blake Lively
is in talks to play legendary musician Freddie Mercury's former girlfriend Mary
Austin in the forthcoming biopic about the late Queen singer.
The 25-year-old is expected to
play opposite actor-comedian Sacha Baron Cohen.
Mercury and Austin were
introduced by Queen's guitarist Brian. They were inseparable in the early 1970s
until Mercury had an affair with a male American record executive at Elektra
Records.
However, they remained close
friends until his death in 1991.
The film rumoured to be
directed by Tom Hooper. And Cohen is said to be undertaking intense training to
copy Mercury's powerful singing voice and mannerisms.
"Cohen is a huge Queen fan
and is focused on getting Mercury's mannerisms, style and speech perfect,"
femalefirst.co.uk quoted a source as saying.
"He is working on
building his vocals. It is an uphill task, because Mercury has such a unique
power and tone," the source added. (Source)
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