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Baron Cohen as Borat
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."
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