Rhapsody Over London

Bohemian Rhapsody is a 2018 musical biographical drama film that focuses on the life of Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of the British rock band Queen, from the formation of the band in 1970 to their 1985 Live Aid performance at the original Wembley Stadium. The film was directed by Bryan Singer from a screenplay by Anthony McCarten, based on a story by McCarten and Peter Morgan. It stars Rami Malek as Mercury, with Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joe Mazzello, Aidan Gillen, Allen Leech, Tom Hollander, and Mike Myers in supporting roles. Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor also served as consultants. The film was announced in late 2010, with Sacha Baron Cohen set to play Mercury. After he left the project in mid-2013 following creative differences with producers, the project languished until Malek was cast and Singer was hired as director in November 2016. Singer served as director through most of principal photography, which began in London in September 2017, but was fired in December of the same year due to frequent absences and clashes with the cast and crew. Dexter Fletcher, who was originally set to direct when the project was early in development, was hired to complete the film; Singer retained sole director credit as per Directors Guild of America guidelines, while Fletcher received an executive producer credit. Filming concluded in January 2018. Bohemian Rhapsody premiered at the Wembley Arena on October 23, 2018, and was released by 20th Century Fox in the United Kingdom the next day and in the United States on 2 November, to mixed reviews from critics. While the musical sequences and Malek's performance were particularly praised, Singer's direction, the film's portrayal of Mercury and other personnel, and its use of creative licence were criticized. However, it became a major box office success, grossing over $911 million worldwide on a production budget of $50–55 million, becoming the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2018 worldwide and setting, at the time of its release, the all-time box office records for the biographical and drama genres. Since then, the film has slipped to the third highest-grossing biographical film. Bohemian Rhapsody received numerous accolades, including a leading four wins at the 91st Academy Awards for Best Actor (Malek), Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing; it was also nominated for Best Picture. The film also won Best Motion Picture – Drama at the 76th Golden Globe Awards, and was nominated for the Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture and BAFTA Award for Best British Film, while Malek won the Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and BAFTA for Best Actor.