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The comic will play the flamboyant rock frontman in a biopic, co-produced by Robert De Niro. Peter Morgan – who wrote Frost/Nixon and The Queen – is scripting the untitled drama, which will focus on the years leading up to Queen's appearance at 1985's Live Aid concert. Queen guitarist Brian May said the choice of lead may surprise many. “We have Sacha Baron Cohen, which will probably be a shock to a lot of people, but he's been talking with us for a long time,” he said in an interview with BBC World News' HardTalk. “He's been in on this project since we started talking about it seriously with Peter Morgan a couple of years ago.” In the interview to be screened next Thursday, he added: “I think we'll try and keep ourselves out of it as much as we can.” story continues http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20100917/tuk-borat-star-to-play-queen-frontman-6323e… added by: Stoneyroad