Hollywood actor-comedian Sacha
Baron Cohen is reportedly taking singing lessons as he is playing Freddie
Mercury in a forthcoming biopic.
The funnyman, who previously
showed off his singing skills in movie musicals "Sweeney Todd: The Demon
Barber of Fleet Street" and "Les Miserables", is set to play the
late Queen vocalist in a new project.
Filming is due to kick off
this spring, and Cohen is now reportedly training with a vocal coach to make
sure he can hit the high notes just like the late musician.
"Cohen is a huge Queen
fan and is focused on getting Mercury's mannerisms, style and speech perfect.
He is working on building his vocals. It is an uphill task, because Mercury has
such a unique power and tone," femalefirst.co.uk. quoted Cohen as saying.
The film is scheduled for a
2014 release. (Source)
