No need to speculate. SBC's comments at the time of the split below on Howard Stern.

Speaking to the US radio host Howard Stern, Baron Cohen said he hoped to present a “warts ‘n’ all” view of the legendary singer’s hedonistic lifestyle, but Mercury’s former bandmates were more concerned with protecting their legacy.

The comedian and actor said: “A member of the band – I won’t say who – said: ‘You know, this is such a great movie because it’s got such an amazing thing that happens in the middle.’”

“And I go: ‘What happens in the middle of the movie?’ He goes: ‘You know, Freddie dies.’ ... I go: ‘What happens in the second half of the movie?’ He goes: ‘We see how the band carries on from strength to strength.’

“I said: ‘Listen, not one person is going to see a movie where the lead character dies from Aids and then you see how the band carries on.’

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Posted on 10/31/18 at 1:43 pm to Bamadiver

Brian May = Jack Horner

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Posted on 10/31/18 at 2:06 pm to Bamadiver

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No need to speculate. SBC's comments at the time of the split below on Howard Stern.

Pretty much everything SBC said on Howard Stern was BS. Freddie Mercury, spoiler alert, doesn’t die in this movie. The film ends six years before his death and right after he is diagnosed with HIV.

SBC wanted a gritty character study of Freddie Mercury’s battle with the disease to go along with his bohemian, Casanovan lifestyle. It might have made for a better and more critically well-received movie.....but it wouldn’t have been what Freddie wanted. He kept his private life private for a reason. He would have wanted a film that celebrated his music - which is what this film reportedly does.

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