Rami Malek almost turned down The Man I Love role

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Rami Malek was afraid to play gay character in new movie after Freddie Mercury role: 'I can't do this'
After his Oscar-winning portrayal of the queer icon in the 2018 biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody," the actor hesitated to accept the lead in Ira Sachs' musical drama "The Man I Love."

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Rami Malek Hesitated to Star in Ira Sachs’ Gay Drama ‘The Man I Love’ After Playing Freddie Mercury: ‘I Had to Address the Fear’
Rami Malek Nearly Passed on AIDS-Era 'The Man I Love'
Rami Malek explores art, love and death in Ira Sachs’ Cannes entry ‘The Man I Love’
In Ira Sachs’ 1980s-set drama “The Man I Love,” Rami Malek finds the most well-tailored role since his Oscar-winning portrayal of Freddie Mercury in “Bohemian Rhapsody.”

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The Man I Love movie review: Rami Malek’s Cannes drama is among the best this year
Rami Malek Tears Up as His AIDS Drama Receives 9-Minute Standing Ovation at Cannes Premiere
Why was this abominable, offensive slasher even shown at Cannes?
Before going on a killing spree she can neither control nor rationalise, the title character of this grisly dud – think Jane Austen meets Bret Easton Ellis in slasher hell – declares that she’s the sa...

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Ira Sachs’ ‘The Man I Love’ Gets 10-Minute Ovation At Its Cannes World Premiere
‘The Man I Love’ Review: Rami Malek Is a Revelation in Ira Sachs’ Achingly Observed Portrait of Art, Love, Desire and Mortality in 1980s New York City
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Rami Malek admits he feared taking another gay role after playing Freddie Mercury

Oscar winner Rami Malek revealed he was initially hesitant to take on another queer role following his portrayal of Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody. Malek said he worried about being viewed through a narrow lens after his Oscar-winning turn as Mercury ...

Bohemian Rhapsody star features in first look at emotional new drama that ‘took 15 years’ to craft

The first-look at Bohemian Rhapsody star Rami Malek in an emotional new queer drama that’s about to debut at the Cannes Film Festival has been unveiled. Malek, who won the Oscar for best actor for his portrayal of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in the 2018 biopic,