Queen drummer Roger Taylor has responded to questions about the possibility of a Bohemian Rhapsody sequel, admitting that it’s not too likely to happen.
Released in cinemas in November 2018, Bohemian Rhapsody became the highest-grossing musical biopic of all time, raking in more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office and earning Mr Robot’s Rami Malek an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as the late Freddie Mercury.
Speaking to Rolling Stone about what he’s been up to during COVID lockdown, Taylor dashed hopes of a sequel to the insanely popular film, saying they didn’t want to be seen as “cashing in”.
“I have to say no,” he told Rolling Stone in response to the possibility of a sequel. “I really do think that we need to sit back for a year or two and look at things and see if that is a believable or credible thing to do.
“The movie was a great hit. We were delighted, obviously,” he added. “But I think I wouldn’t want to be seen as cashing in again. I’d have to have a very, very good script and scenario to make that work. Right now, I can’t think of a way of doing a sequel.”
It comes following Brian May’s comments in June this year, which echoed Taylor’s sentiments on a Bohemian Rhapsody sequel.
“Don’t think we didn’t think about it,” he said. “We’ve talked. Basically we think, not at the moment. Things could change, I suppose, but I think it would be difficult,” May told Rolling Stone.
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“I don’t think [making a film about those years] would be an uplifting thing to do,” said May. “I’m not saying it’s impossible because there is a great story there, but we don’t feel that’s the story we want to tell at the moment.”
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