The long-in-the-works Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody is finally actually being made — it’s in pre-production now and is scheduled to be released in December 2018 — and today the first image of Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury has been revealed courtesy of Entertainment Weekly. They also have a few extra details about the music that will be featured in the Bryan Singer-directed film. Queen’s Roger Taylor and Brian May are serving as the executive music producers, and Mercury’s voice in the film will be a composite of old recordings, Malek’s own voice, and a soundalike’s. “We’re going to use Freddie as much as possible and use myself as much as possible,” Malek told EW. “I’m in Abbey Road [Studios] right now if that should say anything to you. I’m not working on my acting.” Here’s the first photo of Malek-as-Mercury:

#RamiMalek is #FreddieMercury in this exclusive first look at 'Bohemian Rhapsody.'👌🏻The Bryan Singer-directed film (out Dec. 25, 2018) chronicles #Queen from 1970, when Mercury teamed with Brian May and Roger Taylor, until the band’s performance at Live Aid in 1985, six years before the singer died of complications from AIDS. Click the link in our bio for more. 📷: Nick Delaney/Fox

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