<P> Bohemian Rhapsody is a 2018 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 at Wembley Stadium in 1985 . The film is a British - American joint venture produced by 20th Century Fox, New Regency, GK Films, and Queen Films, with Fox serving as distributor . Directed by Bryan Singer, it is written by Anthony McCarten, produced by Graham King and former Queen manager Jim Beach, 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 members Brian May and Roger Taylor served as creative consultants of the film . </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 retained sole director credit as per DGA guidelines . Filming concluded in January 2018 . </P> <P> Bohemian Rhapsody was released in the United Kingdom on 24 October 2018 and is scheduled to be in the United States on 2 November 2018 . The film received a mixed critical reception; its direction and historical inaccuracies were criticized, but Malek's performance as Mercury received unanimous praise . </P> <P> During the early 1970s, aspiring Parsi songwriter Farrokh Bulsara, later known as Freddie Mercury, forms the band Queen alongside his new friends Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon with his supportive girlfriend Mary Austin . </P>

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