Brian May talks about BR sequel being possible

I'm not sure what else there is to tell. Obviously there's the Magic tour, but after that it was all downhill for Freddie and I wouldn't have thought Brian and Roger would really want to dramatise that story.

...unless with the FM Tribute Concert. But it would be a pretty bloody depressing movie, and I can't really see Brian and Roger wanting to relive those times.

Bohemian Rhapsody was great for the public, it did so much for the band, it brought them to a new audience. Now let's leave it at that, and let's not make a new film. I don't think we need a film about his decline, we can watch enough on YouTube if we must.

money, money, for Brian there are some badgers to save and Roger surely wants some new jacht, the one he bought after the first film is now nearly 3 years old model...

well, if the sequel focuses on the band - as opposed to being a Freddie Biopic - there's some excellent events to cover:

♦ 1998: Another One Bites the Dust" - (Queen + Wyclef Jean featuring Pras and Free)
♦ 2000: "We Will Rock You" - (5ive + Queen)
♦ 2004: 46664: The Event
♦ 2005: "Reaching Out" - (Queen + Paul Rodgers)
♦ 2006: "Another One Bites the Dust" - (Queen vs. The Miami Project)
♦ 2007 "Say It's Not True" - (Queen + Paul Rodgers)
♦ 2008: "We Believe" - (Queen + Paul Rodgers)
♦ 2008: "C-lebrity" - (Queen + Paul Rodgers)
♦ 2020: "Live Around The World" - (Queen + Adam Lambert)
and, lest we forget:
♦ 2009: "Bohemian Rhapsody" - (Queen + The Muppets)

...sadly, none of the above could ever be described as excellent.

It's kind of silly, it's like saying Hey there is still the Bohemian Rhapsdoy fever and new fans! It would not be as good as the first, since like the first probably in the process of recording the film many scenes skip, also the plot would be very twisted if only it is spoken after Live Aid, since in 1986 they made their last tour, in 1987 they recorded The Miracle in later years the quality of life of Freddie decreases and finally Innuendo and Made In Heaven, it would simply fall short, the documentaries or the parts that talk about that barely last between 30 minutes. at 1 hour, I honestly don't see a lot of potential there, it just won't work well and it would be a shitty movie, I honestly don't have much faith in how the plot is handled.

and why wouldn't they?
it's all well and good us preaching about their money-grubbing, and incredibly easy to be sanctimonious about the band's business decisions, but it ain't our business to run/manage, is it? in reality (in their shoes) we'd all probably do exactly the same. why would anyone cook the Golden Goose, while it's still got years of golden-egg-laying ahead?

BR-I - scored 4 Oscars and $900m in revenue, most profitable movie of its year of release & highest grossing biopic ever. I can understand the anger about the 50th anniversary let-down and re-hashes of Gr Hits etc - but the movie is w hole new entity - and there's clearly a huge market out there.

I just think that they told the story they wanted to tell and it should be enough. The movie took me for a real fucking tailspin. Yeah, I was grateful for the attention it brought the band, but the way Freddie was portrayed seemed so generic and lazy. I actually felt angry toward Brian and Roger for letting it happen, and that was a first for me. Believe it or not, but I'm usually happy with their business decisions and the way they've treated Freddie's legacy.

I'd like to assume that making Freddie out to be some sort of "bad guy" in the movie was out of necessity to keep the film from being too long. I get that he was no angel, but perhaps the most jarring moment was the party scene at Garden Lodge. All of a sudden, without warning, the band and Freddie were at each other's throats. Honestly, Brian came across as the bigger dick in that moment and not Freddie. And of course who can forget the scene where Freddie fires Reid. What the actual hell? Creating drama for drama's sake when there was plenty of real drama in his life to explore. Absolute nonsense.

Frankly, I don't think his story worked as a film and it may have been better suited for a mini-series on something like Netflix or Amazon Prime. The script writers wouldn't have to cut so many damned corners and could have really gotten into Freddie's mindset. But even then I wouldn't trust filmmakers to get it right.

it's a sequel to a Freddie Mercury Biopic, therefore the above do not fit.

As in their attempts to pursue their own musical direction without Freddie, during the aftermath of his death. If this scene was present, of course the focal point would be their struggling without Freddie.

I wouldn't put it like that. He said that because he was asked. The whole day was a series of interviews, and when none of the other interviews mentioned the movie, he didn't talk about it either. I wouldn't even take it as anything concrete.

I’m sure he envisions something like this

«Lambert Rhapsody - The gift from God»

Freddie dies
Tribute concert
Nothing happens until 2009
Lambert arrives

i don't get what the issue with this discussion is. sure, Brian discussed a few things/answered various questions and the thread starter has singled out one of Brian's answers for this discussion. but isn't that exactly what discussion forums/topics are all about?

this is no different to someone starting a thread discussing, say "In The Lap of The Gods...revisited" rather than the whole Sheer Heart Attack album. i don't see there's an issue, per se. and as katydyd5 so eloquently put it "as long as people are respectful towards each other's opinions", we'll be fine. and, moreover, if we find a particular thread boring, or tiresome, there's no obligation to participate (or even read) - there's thousands of other threads here to contribute to.

one other thing - thanks katydyd5 , - we have some very good staff here, who will take action if disrespect/abuse rear their ugly heads. however, in this thread: so far, so good.

Brian will not stop until he somehow puts Queen + Adam Lambert in a movie.

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Also £££.

€€€ too.