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Origin Los Angeles
Genre(s) Alternative Rock
Punk Rock
Power pop
Years active 1989—present
Label(s) Geffen Records
Mercury Records
Sympathy For The Record Industry
DGC Records
City Slang
Associated acts Melissa Auf der Maur
The Smashing Pumpkins
Pagan Babies
Babes in Toyland
Janitor Joe
Tinker
Rodney & the Tube Tops
RRIICCEE
Larrikin Love
Members
Courtney Love
Micko Larkin
Shawn Dailey
Stu Fisher
Former members
Melissa Auf der Maur
Eric Erlandson
Lisa Roberts
Caroline Rue
Mike Geisbrecht
Errol Stewart
Jill Emery
Patty Schemel
Leslie Hardy
Kristen Pfaff
Samantha Maloney



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Sacha Baron Cohen To Play Freddie Mercury In Queen Film

September 17, 2010
Sacha Baron Cohen To Play Freddie Mercury In Queen FilmSacha Baron Cohen is to play singer Freddie Mercury in a film about Queen, it has been announced.

The movie, written by Peter Morgan, will focus on the band’s career up to their landmark performance at Live Aid in 1985.

Guitarist Brian May said Cohen, best known for his alter-ego Ali G, had been in the running for the role for “a long time”.

May admitted in an interview with the BBC’s HARDtalk show that his casting would “probably be a shock to a lot of people”.

But he added: "Freddie Mercury was an awe-inspiring performer so with Sacha in the starring role, coupled with Peter's screenplay and the support of Queen, we have the perfect combination to tell the real story behind their success."

May and Queen drummer Roger Taylor will oversee the score for the film, which will take songs from the band’s back-catalogue and Mercury’s solo career,

The as-yet-untitled film is being produced by GK Films and Robert De Niro’s Tribeca production company.

The movie is due to go into production in 2011. Morgan wrote the recnt cinema hit Frost/Nixon.

(by Jason Gregory)



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