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 says he had to address the fear of playing gay in The Man I Love
Rami Malek Hesitated to Star in Ira Sachs’ Gay Drama ‘The Man I Love’ After Playing Freddie Mercury: ‘I Had to Address the Fear’
Ira Sachs Cast Rami Malek to Sing in ‘The Man I Love’ Without Seeing ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
In Ira Sachs ’ new film “ The Man I Love ,” which premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, Rami Malek stars as Jimmy George, a fictional New York performance artist in the downtown experi...

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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?
Ira Sachs’ ‘The Man I Love’ Gets 10-Minute Ovation At Its Cannes World Premiere
In The Man I Love, Malek plays New York theater performance artist Jimmy George in late 1980s New York.

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‘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
‘The Man I Love’ Cannes Film Festival Premiere Photos: Rami Malek, Tom Sturridge, Luther Ford, Demi Moore, Chloé Zhao & More