Premiere - Bohemian Rhapsody : European Premiere in London (SSE Arena Wembley)

By Mulder, London, SSE Arena Wembley, 23 october 2018

To Freddie Mercury,

The iconic intro of We Will Rock You, the soaring chorus of We Are the Champions, the mesmerizing operatics of Bohemian Rhapsody... Who isn’t moved to sing along when they hear these anthems? Who can’t fail to stamp their feet at such heart-stirring beats? Who can forget that moment the Live Aid concert of 1985 suddenly moved into fifth gear when Freddie Mercury strutted onto the stage and sent the crowd into frenzies of communal singing? It’s been over 25 years since the death of lead singer and flamboyant front Freddie Mercury, yet the music lives on. Freddie redefined and transcended stereotypes, just as Queen’s music refuses to be slotted into any traditional genre. Perhaps that’s why the band is such a cross-generational, multicultural and global phenomenon.

The World Premiere Bohemian Rhapsody was tonight at the SSE Arena Wembley. The main cast came to share this great moment and remember how Freddie Mercury was a great artist and one of the main member of one of the best rock musical group of our century. Queen is a British rock band that formed in London in 1970. Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (lead guitar, vocals), Roger Taylor (drums, vocals), and John Deacon (bass guitar) were the members.

The main cast Rami Malek (Freddie Mercury), Gwilym Lee (Brian May), Joseph Mazzello (John Deacon), Lucy Boynton (Mary Austin), Mike Myers (Ray foster), Aaron Mc Cusker (Jim Hutton), Aidan Gillen (John Reid), Allen Leech (Paul Prenter), Ben Hardy (Ray Foster), the screenwriter Anthony McCarten, the Queen member group and producer Brian May and Roger Taylor, the producers Graham King Jim Beach, the composer John Ottman, the cinematographer Newton Thomas Sigel and the Freddie Mercury’s sister Kashmira Bulsara were present at the World Premiere.

The official photos of this World Premiere can be found on our Flickr page here : https://flic.kr/s/aHskGPqKiV

Here are the official interviews :

Itw Aaron Mc Cusker (actor, Jim Hutton)

Itw Aidan Gillen (actor, John Reid)

Itw Allen Leech (actor, Paul Prenter)

Itw Anthony McCarten (screenwriter)

Itw Ben Hardy (actor, Ray Foster)

Itw Brian May (producer, Queen member)

Itw Graham King (producer)

Itw Gwilym Lee (actor, Brian May)

Itw Jim Beach (producer)

Itw Joseph Mazzello (actor, John Deacon)

Itw John Ottman (composer)

Itw Kashmira Bulsara (Freddie Mercury’s sister)

Itw Lucy Boynton (actress, Mary Austin)

Itw Mike Myers (actor, Ray foster)

Itw Newton Thomas Sigel (cinematographer)

Itw Rami Malek (actor, Freddie Mercury)

Itw Roger Taylor (producer, Queen member)

Synopsis :
Bohemian Rhapsody is a foot-stomping celebration of Queen, their music and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury. Freddie defied stereotypes and shattered convention to become one of the most beloved entertainers on the planet. The film traces the meteoric rise of the band through their iconic songs and revolutionary sound. They reach unparalleled success, but in an unexpected turn Freddie, surrounded by darker influences, shuns Queen in pursuit of his solo career. Having suffered greatly without the collaboration of Queen, Freddie manages to reunite with his bandmates just in time for Live Aid. While bravely facing a recent AIDS diagnosis, Freddie leads the band in one of the greatest performances in the history of rock music. Queen cements a legacy that continues to inspire outsiders, dreamers and music lovers to this day.

Bohemian Rhapsody
Directed by Bryan Singer
Produced by Graham King, Jim Beach, Robert De Niro, Peter Oberth, Brian May, Roger Taylor
Screenplay by Anthony McCarten
Story by Anthony McCarten, Peter Morgan
Starring Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joseph Mazzello, Aidan Gillen, Tom Hollander, Allen Leech, Mike Myers
Music by John Ottman
Cinematography : Newton Thomas Sigel
Edited by : John Ottman
Production company : 20th Century Fox, New Regency, GK Films, Queen Films
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date : 24 October 2018 (United Kingdom), 2 November 2018 (United States)
Running time : 134 minutes