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Bohemian Rhapsody producer opens up about Bryan Singer's firing

Photo credit: 20th Century Fox
Photo credit: 20th Century Fox

From Digital Spy

Bohemian Rhapsody may have done huge numbers at the box office, but it may well be remembered mostly for the controversy surrounding it.

As well as the film's depiction of Freddie Mercury's sexuality, the film made headlines for the departure of original director Bryan Singer. Production was shut down after Singer did not turn up to the set multiple times, and Dexter Fletcher took over to finish filming (although Singer was credited as director).

Now the film's producer, Graham King, talked about Singer's departure at the Producers Guild Awards Nominees Breakfast (via Variety), stating: "It’s an unfortunate situation, with like 16, 17 days to go and Bryan Singer just had some issues, his mother was very sick, and he’s the kind of guy that he needs to have 100% focus.

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Photo credit: Julian Parker/Getty Images

"He just said, I want to hiatus the film, and deal with what he had going on in his life. And the studio wanted to finish the film. And of course, my job is to protect the film at any cost and that’s what I was there to do."

Over the years Singer has been accused of multiple instances of sexual misconduct, and is being sued for allegedly raping a 17-year-old boy in 2003, according to legal documents (he denies all claims).

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Photo credit: VCG - Getty Images

Interestingly, when Bohemian Rhapsody won its Golden Globe awards, Singer was not mentioned in any of the acceptance speeches.


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