Sacha Baron Cohen returns to Freddie Mercury movie

The band’s manager Jim Beach said as quoted by The Playlist at the Artist & Management Awards, “An important breakthrough is that we have now managed to persuade Sacha Baron Cohen to write, produce and direct this movie, and he has also agreed to star.”

Rumour has it, the “Les Miserables” star plotted a gritty R-rated look at the life of the iconic singer but the band’s remaining members who serve as producers wanted it to be a PG one.

“Skyfall” actor Ben Whishaw was tapped to take over the lead role after Cohen’s departure.

The project, however, put on hold when Fletcher exited due to, again, creative differences.