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Blake Lively might be joining Sacha Baron Cohen in the new Freddie Mercury biopic. Livley would play Mercury’s former girlfriend and lifelong friend Mary Austin. The couple dated in the 70’s before Freddie went on to his affair with a male record executive at Elektra Records. Mercury the frontman for Queen died in 1991 from a long battle with AIDS a just 45. Sources says Cohen, known to stay in character, has been transforming into Mercury for the role. ”Sacha is a huge Queen fan and is focused on getting Freddie’s mannerisms, style and speech perfect. He is working on building his vocals. It is an uphill task, because Freddie has such a unique power and tone.”
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