In September 2010, Brian May announced in a BBC interview that Sacha Baron Cohen was to play Mercury in a film of the same name. Time commented with approval on his singing ability and visual similarity to Mercury. However, in July 2013, Baron Cohen dropped out of the role due to "creative differences" between him and the surviving band members. In December 2013, it was announced that Ben Whishaw, best known for playing Q in the James Bond film Skyfall, had been chosen to replace Cohen in the role of Mercury. The motion picture is being written by Peter Morgan, who had been nominated for Oscars for his screenplays The Queen and Frost/Nixon. The film, which is being co-produced by Robert De Niro's TriBeCa Productions, will focus on Queen's formative years and the period leading up to the celebrated performance at the 1985 Live Aid concert. COUNT 5
QSN1 Who was originally chosen to play Freddie Mercury in the movie bearing his name? ANS1 Sacha Baron Cohen QSN2 Who was the replacement to play Freddie Mercury in the film of the same name? ANS2 Ben Whishaw QSN3 Who is writing the Freddie Mercury film? ANS3 Peter Morgan QSN4 Which actor is producing the Freddie Mercury film? ANS4 Robert De Niro QSN5 In what year did Queen perform at Live Aid? ANS5 1985