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A film, portraying the “extraordinary final chapter” of the late Queen Singer Freddie Mercury’s life, is to air on BBC Two in November, 30 years after the singer’s death.
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act is a 90-minute film which will allow fans to see the journey leading up to the 1992 tribute concert held for the former Queen frontman at Wembley Stadium, the BBC said.
Mercury died in November 1991 of bronchial pneumonia resulting from Aids at the age of just 45.
Queen’s John Deacon, Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor and Brian May (PA)
His former Queen bandmates Brian May and Roger Taylor, his sister Kashmira Bulsara, and friends including actress Anita Dobson, who is married to May were all interviewed and will feature in the film.
The film will start in 1986, when the band’s Magic tour had its final performance at Knebworth in Hertfordshire.
The gig would turn out to be Mercury’s final live performance with the band, who had also performed during 1985’s Live Aid benefit concert.
In 1992, musicians including Sir Elton John, The Who’s Roger Daltrey and more took to the stage at Wembley with Queen members John Deacon, Taylor and May to pay tribute to Mercury at a benefit concert for Aids awareness.
Wembley Stadium with the guards band playing the national anthem on the arrival of the Prince and Princess of Wales, who opened the Live Aid concert (PA)
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act will feature interviews with performers from the concert, including Daltrey, Extreme’s Gary Cherone, Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott, Lisa Stansfield, Paul Young and the concert’s promoter Harvey Goldsmith.
According to the BBC, the film also “hears from those who saw the impact of HIV/Aids first hand, either as medical practitioners, survivors, or human rights campaigners”, including Peter Tatchell.
Guitarist May, 74, says in the film: “Freddie opened up his heart and gave it everything he had. He was a musician through…
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Source : times
