Bohemian Rhapsody

[Sawyer]

lol I love that some of the trades are still running with it being a "health matter".

 

[Roose Bolton]

I've seen some people theorising that Singer's son's been kidnapped. Though everything sounds like this is a common problem with him and nothing new, so I doubt that.

 

[harlequinade]

I hope this doesn't get delayed!

I hope this gets shelved or boycotted.

 

[Schlosser85]

I've seen some people theorising that Singer's son's been kidnapped. Though everything sounds like this is a common problem with him and nothing new, so I doubt that.

I don’t really think a pedophile is the best person to have a son.

 

[NotNickFury]

I hope this gets shelved or boycotted.

Sounds like it'd be a repeat of Louis CK's "I Love You Daddy" if it ends up getting pulled. Though as far as I know, "Daddy" was actually finished, just not released, but unsure how far along this one was.

 

[Roose Bolton]

I don’t really think a pedophile is the best person to have a son.

He lives like a Thomas Harris villain, so yeah I'd hope the kid's mother knows what she's doing.

 

[Bruce Malone]

I hope this gets shelved or boycotted.

If only for Sacha.

 

[CaptainWagner]

I hope this gets shelved or boycotted.

Why? Everyone else who has committed to this, especially Rami Malek, who looks amazing as Mercury, deserves better than to be screwed over because Singer pulled some BS disappearing act.

 

[Arachnerd]

Why? Everyone else who has committed to this, especially Rami Malek, who looks amazing as Mercury, deserves better than to be screwed over because Singer pulled some BS disappearing act.

Exactly. I don't see why the other people who worked on this movie deserve to see it undone as well.

 

[jfurioso]

Get Whedon to finish this. Will surely work out without any problem.

 

[elgaz]

Get Whedon to finish this. Will surely work out without any problem.

If they thought Cavill's moustache was hard to CGi out ....

 

[James.B]

Bryan Singer has been fired from the movie Bohemian Rhapsody, Twentieth Century Fox has told THR.

The decision reflected a growing clash between Singer and actor Rami Malek and was caused by Singer's being missing from the set, necessitating the Dec. 1 production shut-down of the film in which Malek stars as Freddie Mercury, frontman of the rock group Queen, which has been shooting in London.

In announcing the shut down last week, producers Fox, New Regency and Graham King initially said filming was being suspended because of Singer's "unexpected unavailability."

Trouble began when Singer went absent during production on several occasions. His no-shows resulted in cinematographer Thomas Newton Sigel having to step in to helm some of the days while Singer was missing.

Tom Hollander, who plays Queen manager Jim Beach, also is said to have briefly quit the film because of Singer's behavior, but was persuaded to return, according to one source.

Malek complained to the studio, charging Singer with not being present on set, unreliability and unprofessionalism.

Singer had been warned before production began by both Fox Film chairman and CEO Stacey Snider and Fox Film vice chairman and president of production Emma Watts that they wouldn't tolerate any unprofessional behavior on his part. A representative from the Directors Guild of America also arrived on set to monitor the situation.

The growing tension led to a confrontation between Singer and Malek, which, while it did not become physical between the two did involve Singer throwing an object. Subsequently, however, the two are said to have settled their differences and filming was expected to resume.

But then Singer did not return to the set after the Thanksgiving break and is believed to have been in the U.S. for about the last ten days, according to one source. In his absence, Sigel stepped in to helm several days of shooting before the production was shut down. Singer's prolonged absence was the final straw, and so the studio decided to terminate him under his pay-or-play contract.

According to another insider, Singer has claimed he is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder because of the tensions on the set.

The studio, which has about two more weeks of principal photography remaining on the film, is expected to name a new director within the next few days.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/bryan-singer-fired-directing-queen-biopic-set-chaos-1063977

 

[NotNickFury]

And James beats me by a second!

 

[MOVIELORD101]

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/bryan-singer-fired-directing-queen-biopic-set-chaos-1063977

All of us right now to Singer:

[YT]DNE0sg1n8VE[/YT]

 

[Arachnerd]

It was coming eventually. Am really glad they're not scrapping it, though.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

So what we are learning is that all the Singer "rumors" are turning out to be true.

 

[Greens]

Sounds like Fox is done with him.

I just saw that Robert De Niro is a producer on this

 

[Lighthouse]

His career is donezo.

You know, I remember 10 years ago on here where Warner Bros. was so excited to bring him into the fold and had several plans to keep him in house for years as one of their top directors. I'm starting to wonder if this behavior is one of the reasons that relationship was so short.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Sounds like Fox is done with him.

I just saw that Robert De Niro is a producer on this

That is so random.

 

[kvz5]

Singer has claimed he is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder because of the tensions on the set

More like stress that his reckoning is coming.

 

[chamber-music]

More like stress that his reckoning is coming.

True that.

His probably bunkered down at home, hoping and praying his rumored misdeeds aren't going to come back to bite him

 

[Jonwo]

Sounds like Fox is done with him.

I just saw that Robert De Niro is a producer on this

DeNiro's production company was involved in We Will Rock You and apparently he's a fan of Queen so it's not too surprising he's involved in Bohemian Rhapsody.

 

[terry78]

Well, that's that.

 

[mclay18]

Looking at Singer's recent MIA bits on Superman Returns and X-Men Apocalypse, why wasn't he fired before? Let's assume that it wasn't the allegations resurfacing (not ruling it out) but something else entirely.

I suppose Singer's BTS crew (Sigel and Ottman) will be sayonara as well.

 

[Boom]

Way to kill your career, bro.