The film — starring Rami Malek as Mercury — will screen Oct. 23 at London's Wembley Stadium, where Queen played in front of 72,000 people for the 1985's Live Aid concert, once voted greatest live show of all time by a large selection of musicians and critics.
The new trailer clocks in 2minutes e 22 seconds and opens with the words "The only thing more extraordinary than their music is his (Freddie Mercury’s) story
However, there is a darker moment in the trailer when it appears Freddie Mercury, played by Rami Malek, makes a comment about his AIDS diagnosis.
Someone says, "I just need a bit of time," to which Malek's Mercury replies, "What if I don't have time."
It is hard to tell whether it is two scenes put together or all happening in a single segment, but the description for the 20th Century Fox film reads in part, "While bravely facing a recent AIDS diagnosis, Freddie leads the band in one of the greatest performances in the history of rock music."
The trailer also addresses Mercury's sexuality more than the first trailer, including a moment when a reporter asks him about his private life and Malek's Mercury dismisses the question.
n a statement in April, Brian May said: Brian May said: “I'm thrilled with the way our Freddie film is shaping up. Much more than a documentary of someone's life, it's a piece of pure art, chiselled out of solid rock.
“It speaks of families and relationships and hopes and dreams, and heartache and disappointment, and ultimately of victory and fulfilment, in a way that everyone can connect to. It hasn't been an easy journey - but all the most worthwhile journeys are like that! Rami and Lucy and the boys give monumental performances - more than worthy of the originals !!”
“How many more Galileos do you want,” screams an exasperated Roger Taylor (Ben Hardy) as Freddy Mercury (Rami Malek) demands one more vocal take for the song that gives the movie previewed in this new trailer its name: Bohemian Rhapsody.
The film is directed by Dexter Fletcher (who replaced Bryan Singer last year). Joining Malek, Lee and Hardy in the 20th Century Fox biopic are Lucy Boynton, Joseph Mazzello, Aiden Gillen, Tom Hollander, and Mike Myers.
“The film traces the meteoric rise of the band through their iconic songs and revolutionary sound, their near-implosion as Mercury’s lifestyle spirals out of control, and their triumphant reunion on the eve of Live Aid, where Mercury, facing a life-threatening illness, leads the band in one of the greatest performances in the history of rock music. In the process, cementing the legacy of a band that were always more like a family, and who continue to inspire outsiders, dreamers and music lovers to this day.”
