The first photo of Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury will blow you away!

Publish Date: Thursday, 7 September 2017, 3:30PM

It was recently announced Bohemian Rhapsody, the biopic about Freddie Mercury, is finally under way.

And now we have our first look at Mr Robot star Rami Malek portraying the late Queen frontman.

#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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The photo sent shivers up our spine, as he looks eerily identical to the singer himself!

Even more exciting was the announce Malek will be singing the performances in the film, with Mercury’s voice making some appearances.

Playing Mercury’s Queen bandmates are Gwilym Lee as Brian May, Ben Hardy as Roger Taylor, Joseph Mazzello as John Deacon.

The film is set to arrive in theaters December 25, 2018.

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