Bohemian Rhapsody Trailer Criticized For Ignoring Freddie Mercury’s Sexuality

<img src="https://https://static3.srcdn.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Bohemian-Rhapsody-Rami-Malek-Gwilym-Lee.jpg" /><p>This year’s release of <a href="https://screenrant.com/tag/bohemian-rhapsody/"><strong><em>Bohemian Rhapsody</em></strong></a> describes the end of a tumultuous production, but the drama around the Freddie Mercury/Queen biopic is not yet over. Television producer and scriptwriter Bryan Fuller (<em>Hannibal</em>, <em>American Gods</em>) took to Twitter after this week’s release of the <a href="https://screenrant.com/bohemian-rhapsody-movie-trailer/">first <em>Bohemian Rhapsody</em> trailer</a>, calling out what he saw as an overt erasure of Mercury’s queer identity, demonstrating scenes of the singer flirting with women but making no mention of his same-sex relationships.</p><p>Fuller is an openly gay professional with numerous critically acclaimed television credits throughout his career, and his work has often emphasized sexual themes and imagery. Starz Network’s 2017 series <a href="https://screenrant.com/american-gods-gay-sex-scene-jinn-ifrit/"><em>American Gods</em> featured an intricate same-sex encounter</a> between an Omani businessman and his Ifrit cab-driver, leading to one of the year’s most soulful, memorable, and explicitly erotic television moments.</p> <strong>Click to continue reading <a href="https://screenrant.com/bohemian-rhapsody-trailer-freddy-mercury-sexuality-aids/">Bohemian Rhapsody Trailer Criticized For Ignoring Freddie Mercury’s Sexuality</a></strong><br /><br /> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://screenrant.com/bohemian-rhapsody-trailer-freddy-mercury-sexuality-aids/">Bohemian Rhapsody Trailer Criticized For Ignoring Freddie Mercury’s Sexuality</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://screenrant.com/">ScreenRant</a>
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May 18, 2018 at 12:05AM