Bohemian Rhapsody: Roger Taylor actor Ben Hardy reveals the truth behind his drumming

November 25, 2018
398 Views


The actor, who shot to fame in EastEnders, plays Roger Taylor in the film – which is still enjoying big success worldwide. But despite his convincing performance, it seems he didn’t know his way around a drum kit at all until he got the part – and in fact, he told bosses he could already do it before he actually could.

Speaking on ITV’s This Morning way back in April, he said: “I was a little bit naughty, actually – I told them I could play the drums [when I couldn’t].

“That’s what they say, isn’t it – ‘just tell them you can do it and work it out later!’

“And then they asked me to play a song as part of the audition so I went away and had drum lessons every day.

“I bought a drum kit and managed to just about pull off one song.”

Hardy had to shoot 13 songs for the film – and it seems he’s a master at all of them… and nothing else.

“I haven’t tried to play anything else,” he quipped.

Rami Malek, who plays Freddie Mercury, recently revealed that he was much more upfront about his lack of musical ability before he got the job.

“[The producer and I] sat down for a six hour meeting and he’d really only seen me in Mr Robot, where I played this profoundly alienated, socially anxious human being who’s a pretty far cry from Freddie Mercury,” he told Deadline.

“I said, ‘listen, I’m not a singer. I don’t play the piano. I move in a very interesting way on a dancefloor – I don’t know if I’d call it rhythm!’

“But somehow, I just said, ‘if I have the time, I can get there. If you help me out with the things I need.’”

The project was first announced way back in 2010 with Sacha Baron Cohen as Mercury, but he departed the project in 2013. Malek was cast in 2016.

He will next be seen in the drama Papillon, out in the UK on December 21. Watch an exclusive clip here.

Bohemian Rhapsody is out now.



Source link

You may be interested

Uncategorized
shares9 views

Slot Gacor: Ketahui Keuntungan dan Cara Menangnya!

jokuntul - Nov 23, 2024

Dalam dunia perjudian online, nama slot gacor pasti sudah tidak asing lagi di telinga para pemain. Slot gacor adalah istilah…

You can easily disassemble this repairable smartwatch using just a Phillips screwdriver
Technology
shares13 views
Technology
shares13 views

You can easily disassemble this repairable smartwatch using just a Phillips screwdriver

admin - Nov 22, 2024

[ad_1] The Spectra is a new smartwatch designed from the ground up to be hackable and easy to repair. It…

Ed Sheeran 'helped Ipswich sign player' before appearing with Taylor Swift
Entertainment
shares14 views
Entertainment
shares14 views

Ed Sheeran 'helped Ipswich sign player' before appearing with Taylor Swift

admin - Nov 22, 2024

[ad_1] Ed Sheeran helped Ipswich Town to sign a player over the summer just before getting on stage with Taylor…

Leave a Comment

https://bolatinubuelibrary.com/
https://www.dtnailspa.com/
https://www.cafutureleadersacademy.com/
https://sheebamandihouse.com/

https://oztadim.net/
slot bet 200
https://openbibleministries.org/
bonus new member