According to The Mirror, Sasha Baron Cohen is going to play Freddie Mercury in the forthcoming movie about the singer. C
http://www.bt.no/bergenpuls/film/article360587.ece
http://www.side2.no/film/article1012628.ece
It's in norwegian, but it basically says that Cohen was chosen instead of Johnny Depp by the film's producers and the band. They are now working really hard to make a great script. Cohen is also reported to love the thought of portraying Freddie on the screen...
Maybe this is a hoax... we'll have to see...