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  • The Cast Filmed The Live Aid Scene First on Random Bohemian Rhapsody Recreated Queen's Legendary Live Aid Performanc

    (#1) The Cast Filmed The Live Aid Scene First

    As the event that bookends Bohemian Rhapsody, the pivotal Live Aid performance was the first sequence the cast and crew shot. From the perspective of the film's cinematographer Newton Thomas Sigel, the decision "allowed the cast to come together early and create their chemistry." Sigel said, "I remember watching them rehearse three days before the shoot. They didn’t know each other, and those four guys really jelled, just like a rock ’n’ roll band would."

    Gwilym Lee, who played Brian May, recalled the fear and adrenaline he felt running onstage: "You either sink or swim in that situation, it's a real baptism of fire, but it forged us together as a unit."

    Over the course of a week, Lee, Rami Malek (Freddie Mercury), Ben Hardy (Roger Taylor), and Joe Mazzello (John Deacon) filmed one song from the Live Aid sequence each day. On the final day of shooting, they ran through the entire concert three times. Shooting the entire sequence in one shot was important to all involved. They didn't want to chop it up, lose momentum, or do a disservice to the integrity of Queen's performance.

    Everyone that watched felt emotion and excitement throughout the shoot. Malek said, "Doing the entire run-through of that concert, you feel the peaks and valleys of where the adrenaline is kicking in. You’re so high off adrenaline that you realize that’s exactly how they were able to do what they were doing. It’s that quality that makes you feel, even just for a moment, that you’re superhuman."

  • Filmmakers Built A Stage That Looked Exactly Like Wembley Stadium Circa 1985 on Random Bohemian Rhapsody Recreated Queen's Legendary Live Aid Performanc

    (#2) Filmmakers Built A Stage That Looked Exactly Like Wembley Stadium Circa 1985

    When the makers of Bohemian Rhapsody considered their options for representing Wembley Stadium, they knew the actual stadium wasn't an option. In 1985, Wembley Stadium included two large towers that were destroyed during the venue's redesign in 2003. Filmmakers also needed access to the site for multiple weeks, which Wembley's schedule wouldn't allow.

    With these restrictions in mind, location scouts looked around and settled on Bovingdon Airfield northwest of London for the site of their own Wembley Stadium. They wanted a location near London but large enough to accommodate their needs.

    When they started building the Wembley Stadium set used in Bohemian Rhapsody, they consulted pictures from the day of the Live Aid. Meticulous detail went into building the stage to scale. Cameras on mounts flew through the air as spectators watched the cast perform. CGI was later used to make it look like there were more than 70,000 screaming fans enjoying the show, just as they had in July 1985.

  • A Version Of The Entire Live Aid Set Will Appear In The Home Release Extras on Random Bohemian Rhapsody Recreated Queen's Legendary Live Aid Performanc

    (#11) A Version Of The Entire Live Aid Set Will Appear In The Home Release Extras

    The cast of Bohemian Rhapsody recreated the entire Queen performance from Live Aid, but that's not what viewers see in the theatrical cut of the film. The full Live Aid performance included "Bohemian Rhapsody," "Radio Ga Ga," "Hammer to Fall," "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," "We Will Rock You," and "We Are the Champions." The abbreviated version of Live Aid in Bohemian Rhapsody only keeps "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" in its entirety.

    The full performance will appear on the DVD, Blu-ray, and digital versions of the film upon its release to home audiences

  • Rami Malek And Other Cast Members Worked With A Movement Coach on Random Bohemian Rhapsody Recreated Queen's Legendary Live Aid Performanc

    (#7) Rami Malek And Other Cast Members Worked With A Movement Coach

    Before filming the Live Aid scene, Rami Malek, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, and Joseph Mazzello rehearsed for six weeks. They worked with movement coach Polly Bennett and studied YouTube videos of the concert to master the mannerisms of their musical counterparts. 

    Malek and Bennett dove deeper into Mercury's life and mannerisms, studying his childhood, his physicality, and even his major influences like Aretha Franklin and Liza Minelli. Bennett explained, "[Freddie] was a long-distance runner at school and a boxer... this gives us a reason why Freddie ran across the stage and punched the air, and [allows me to explain to] Rami: ‘This is why that character moves the way that he does.’"

  • Rami Malek's Vocals Were Combined With Freddie Mercury's Throughout The Movie  on Random Bohemian Rhapsody Recreated Queen's Legendary Live Aid Performanc

    (#10) Rami Malek's Vocals Were Combined With Freddie Mercury's Throughout The Movie 

    Rami Malek couldn't sing like Freddie Mercury, whose vocal range exceeded opera and rock stars alike. But during Bohemian Rhapsody, he sang for the sake of realism. As a result, Malek's own voice was merged with Mercury's as well as with vocals provided by Canadian singer Marc Martel. Brian May chose Martel, who has been compared to Mercury since the beginning of his career, to be part of the Queen Extravaganza tour in 2011. Martel toured with the show for years and started his own Queen tribute band in 2016.

    For the Live Aid performance, however, Bohemian Rhapsody used the audio from the show itself. It was released for the first time as part of the movie's soundtrack.

  • It Was Important To Everyone To Capture Freddie Mercury's Passion on Random Bohemian Rhapsody Recreated Queen's Legendary Live Aid Performanc

    (#9) It Was Important To Everyone To Capture Freddie Mercury's Passion

    The more Rami Malek watched interviews, performances, and other clips of Freddie Mercury, the more he realized how much the singer put into his performances. Malek said of Mercury, "He was giving it everything he’s got, every second, every moment. He was trying to make the most of it. He wanted to give everyone at every concert on every date the best experience they could possibly have." Malek wanted to do the same.

    Brian May and Roger Taylor wanted the movie to capture the band's history and Mercury's dynamism. Taylor stated, "We kind of saw Freddie in [Malek] and we could sense Rami's passion. The first time we saw him was actually in Roger's flat. It must have been horrible for him, having us watching him for the first time. But we were really blown away by him and his ability to perform - he's incredible."

    May echoed Taylor's praise: "I love the way that Rami has captured not only Freddie's great power and ebullience, but also his sensitive, vulnerable side, of which there was a lot. You know, he came from very small, humble beginnings, as you see in the film."

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Bohemian Rhapsody is a 2018 biographical film that tells the story of Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of the British rock band Queen. As you can see, the name of this movie is exactly one of the band's hit songs, one of the most popular songs in the world ever. This film tells the story of singers’ life from the band's establishment to their 1985 Live Aid performance at the original Wembley Stadium.

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