Baron Cohen to play Mercury?

Sacha Baron Cohen is reportedly in talks to play Freddie Mercury in a film about the late Queen singer's life.

The Borat star is said to have replaced Johnny Depp as the frontrunner for the role.

Mercury earned a reputation as one of rock's most charismatic live performers before dying in 1991 of an AIDS-related illness.

An insider told The Mirror: "Filmmakers are working flat out to get the best possible script. Sacha loves the idea he can get away with playing Freddie after modelling Borat's look on him."