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Rami Malek says getting the seal of approval of Brian May and Roger Taylor to play Freddie Mercury was "the greatest honour".

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Rami Malek says getting the seal of approval of Brian May and Roger Taylor to play Freddie Mercury was "the greatest honour".

The 37-year-old actor stars as Queen's late enigmatic frontman in the forthcoming biopic 'Bohemian Rhapsody', and said getting the nod from the surviving members of the band on his portrayal of the 'We Will Rock You' singer is something he'll never forget.

The 'Mr. Robot' star also admitted that he believes his performance is worthy of an Oscar.

Appearing on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!', he said: "The greatest honour I think from playing someone like Freddie Mercury is getting the acceptance of the legendary bandmates, Brian May and Roger Taylor. I'm not gonna lie and say I wouldn't consider [an Oscar] a massive accomplishment."

Malek says the most challenging scene of the movie was done on the first day of recording, re-enacting Queen's performance at Live Aid at Wembley in July 1985, when the band walked out in front of a 72,000-person crowd.

Yesterday would have been Mercury's 72nd birthday, and it was announced that audio from the Live Aid performance is being released for the first time for the soundtrack for the film on an album released on October 19, fans will get to hear tracks including 'Radio Gaga' and 'We Are The Champions'.

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