And that’s the way it worked out.ĭEADLINE: How were you able to help him get the handle on his role, especially the onstage scenes? MAY: Above his obvious skills, he was someone who, as a human being, made us feel like we wanted to welcome him as family. TAYLOR: Intelligence and intensity, plus he really looked right for the part. ROGER TAYLOR: We were utterly charmed by this interestingly-dressed, charismatic pocket-battleship of a man!ĭEADLINE: Describe the specific qualities… But his characterization went much further than that. We watched his demo screen tests - which were great - but really it was the feeling in the room that here was the perfect man to don Freddie like an overcoat! Of course, Rami had already mastered Freddie’s unique accent and tone of voice. His instinctive “inhabiting” of Freddie’s physical presence was already uncanny. His reading of Freddie’s personality was spot on.

It actually says it all! After a few minutes with him in Roger’s flat, everything about Rami had clicked with us. BRIAN MAY: My stereo picture from the QUEEN in 3-D book shows us in that very first meeting.

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