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    5 Casting Options For Freddie Mercury Biopic

    Sacha Baron Cohen’s out. But there is hope yet.

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    1. Tom Hardy

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    Needs to trade the brutishness for sexual flamboyance.

    2. Michael Fassbender

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    Need one say more.

    3. Daniel Day Lewis

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    We had to state the obvious.

    And now, two actors who might not win on likeness but could be meant to play this role:

    4. Gary Oldman

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    He has aged, but if Hollywood's makeup maestros could help erase and rewind, we'd put our money on Oldman. His stellar work in biopics of iconic artists who died prematurely, from portraying Joe Orton (Prick Your Ears) to channelling the ghost of Sid Vicious (Sid and Nancy), only makes our case stronger.

    5. James Franco

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    Yes, yes, we know, more like James Dean, not British, and that wispy moustache needs to gain some heft. But Franco gets extra points for his mild obsession with homoeroticism and LGBT themes.

    Who fits the bill according to you?

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