Rami Malek looked over the moon to be posing with Brian May and Roger Taylor as the three walked the purple carpet at the world premiere of Bohemian Rhapsody.
After nearly ten years in pre-production hell the film will finally be unveiled to audiences on 24 October and on Tuesday it premiered at Wembley Arena, next door to the infamous Wembley Stadium where Freddie Mercury, Brian, Roger and John Deacon performed to millions of people around the world in 1985 at Live Aid.
That performance is the conclusion of the movie, directed by Bryan Singer, and is considered one of the greatest rock and roll performances of all time.
Rami rocked up to the premiere with co-stars Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy and Joe Mazzello with the foursome in colour-coordinated suits.
Rami stood out though in a bright white number, as he posed for pictures with girlfriend and co-star Lucy Boynton.
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Missing from the premiere was director Bryan, who was fired with two weeks to go before the film was due to wrap.
The divisions between Rami, who plays Freddie Mercury in the movie, and Bryan had been widely reported, with Malek going directly to the studio with his concerns over the directors absence on set; cinematographer Thomas Newton Sigel stepped in to helm some of the shoot.
It was a tumultuous set there is no doubt about it, and it came to a place where there was a lapse in time when our director was not present and we needed to find a new director, and I think that says it all, admitted Rami to Metro.co.uk when asked about his breaking point.
We were here to honour and celebrate this human being, and no one is getting in the way of that.
Lucy called Rami a leader who set the tone every day, and in response Rami called Lucy and his co-stars incredibly supportive of his decision.
[Lucy] was incredibly supportive throughout, I couldnt have asked for a greater group of individuals as actors to support me through this, he said.
It is extremely daunting having what feels like the weight of the world on your shoulders – [Freddie] is everything to everyone and I just never wanted to let him down and every day I went in there and reminded myself this had nothing to do with anybody and had nothing to do with me or anyone in the crew, any one of the actors.
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We were here to honour and celebrate this human being, and no one is getting in the way of that.
The film promises to trace the meteoric rise of the band through their iconic songs and revolutionary sound, their near-implosion as Mercurys lifestyle spirals out of control, and their triumphant reunion on the eve of Live Aid, where Mercury, facing a life-threatening illness, leads the band in one of the greatest performances in the history of rock music.
The synopsis adds: In the process, cementing the legacy of a band that were always more like a family, and who continue to inspire outsiders, dreamers and music lovers to this day.
Bohemian Rhapsody will hit UK cinemas on 24 October.
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