<Ul> <Li> United Kingdom </Li> <Li> United States </Li> </Ul> <Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <P> Bohemian Rhapsody is an upcoming biographical film about the British rock band Queen, focusing on lead singer Freddie Mercury's life and leading up to Queen's Live Aid performance in 1985 . The film is a British and American venture produced by 20th Century Fox, New Regency, GK Films and Queen Films, with Fox serving as its distributor . It was directed by Bryan Singer, written by Anthony McCarten 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 founding members Brian May and Roger Taylor and Queen manager Jim Beach serve as producers . </P> <P> 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 will retain sole director credit as per DGA guidelines . Filming concluded in January 2018 . The film is scheduled for release in the United Kingdom on 24 October 2018 and in the United States on 2 November 2018 . </P>

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