Adam Lambert News & Information : 25th July 2013

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Casting Freddie Mercury: Who should play the Queen frontman?

Mayer Nissim and Emma Dibdin wrote:: With Sacha Baron Cohen having dropped out of his long-standing attachment to the Freddie Mercury biopic, reportedly over creative differences with Mercury's Queen bandmates, the search is on for a replacement.

Johnny Depp has been named as the frontrunner by bookies, but he's just one of several names that are now in the mix, so we've narrowed down our top six choices for the role of Mercury.

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Quote :: Despite performing with Brian May and Roger Taylor, at 63 years old we don't see Free's Paul Rodgers as a serious contender, but having "replaced" the late Freddie for the 'Queen + Adam Lambert' live shows, the American Idol runner-up must be considered. A star on both sides of the Atlantic, May has repeatedly called him an "amazing artist" and "a very nice guy"............ read more on Digital Spy

25 Things You Didn't Know

Quote :: In May 2009, Brian and Roger performed "We are the Champions" on the season finale of "American Idol" with winner Kris Allen, and runner-up Adam Lambert.

Quote :: Queen took the stage with Adam Lambert again closing the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards. They performed "The Show Must Go On," " We Will Rock You," and "We Are The Champions." The performance was such a success that Adam joined the group in a few more shows.

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