Work on the film about the life of Freddie Mercury is now underway.

Queen guitarist Brian May says of the current state of play on the project: “Peter Morgan has delivered a first draft of the movie, which everyone is very excited about, and Sacha Baron Cohen is chomping at the bit to get into the role (as Freddie), in a way which certainly would delight Freddie!

"The whole team now working on preparing for a shoot later this year, and a release in the late Autumn of 2012”.