In a year where there is
no clear Best Picture frontrunner, Rami Malek’s electrifying performance as
Queen’s frontman, Freddie Mercury, could be enough to carry director Bryan
Singer’s Bohemian Rhapsody to Oscar gold.
On Feb. 12, 20th
Century-Fox Home Entertainment will be serving up a trio of home entertainment
viewing options for consumers to choose from — a 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo
Pack, a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack and a stand-alone DVD edition.
Ticket sales have grown
to $193.6 million and will easily top the $200 million mark before all is said
and done. The ARR is 102 days.
Freddie Mercury (aka: Farrokh
Bulsara) was one of the greatest rock vocalists of all time and Rami Malek (of Mr.
Robot fame, plus such films as Buster's Mal Heart, Battleship, Papillon
and the two Night at the Museum movies) absolutely nails it as the “flamboyant”
(and that’s putting it mildly) rock star … not to forget that the other members
of Queen (Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon) were all amazing talents in
their own right.
With Rami Malek’s win at
the Golden Globes, it would not come as a surprise to find him counted among
the five Best Actor nominees come the morning of Jan. 22.
With that said, Bohemian
Rhapsody — which will certainly be one of the Best Picture nominees
(the Bryan Singer controversy could hurt its chances for a win) — arrives with
bonus goodies that include the complete “Complete Live Aid Movie Performance”
(the numbers “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” and “We Will Rock” were cut from
the final theatrical presentation … likely for timing considerations). Of note, a exact replica of the Wembley
Stadium venue was actually constructed and thousands of Live Aid concert-goers
were digitally produced!
Also included as bonus
selections are a trio of featurettes — “Rami Malek: Becoming Freddie,” “The
Look and Sound of Queen” and “Recreating Live Aid.”
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