Sacha Baron Cohen: From Borat to Freddie

Romeo reported some months back that Johnny Depp was being courted to portray legendary gay Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in an upcoming biopic.

Now comes news of casting that's stranger, yet more appropriate at the same time.

Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen has now been slotted to play Mercury, and he's the perfect choice.

Cohen brilliantly played gay in Talladega Nights, and he's about to show his musical chops in the Sweeney Todd movie (opposite Depp).

Plus, he can totally rock a mustache; in fact, it's said that Borat's look was partially based on Mercury's famous facial hair.

No script is in place yet, so we're probably at least a year from seeing the flick.

Getting to see Cohen sing "Fat Bottomed Girls," however, will no doubt be worth the wait.