IT’S been announced comedian Sacha Baron Cohen is going to play Freddie Mercury in a forthcoming Queen biopic.

    Queen manager Jim Beach has made the announcement at the Artist & Management Awards in London.

    Cohen is an English actor and comedian, best known for his role in “Borat.”

    Cohen is reportedly going to produce, write and direct the film.

    There’s still no timetable for the film’s release.(SD-Agencies)