The studio behind the film, Twentieth Century Fox, released a statement on Friday saying: “Twentieth Century Fox Film has temporarily halted production on Bohemian Rhapsody due to the unexpected unavailability of Bryan Singer.”

The BBC was the first to report that it was illness that forces the director to stop working on the Freddie Mercury film which will tell the story of the late Queen frontman’s life. The director’s representative said it was “a personal health matter concerning Bryan and his family.”

Filming is taking place in the UK with Rami Malek starring as Freddie Mercury. Singer’s past directing credits include The Usual Suspects, four X-Men movies and Superman Returns.

Despite this delay, Bohemian Rhapsody is still scheduled for its original release date on December 25, 2018.

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This won’t be Myers first association with Queen. The actor co-wrote the SNL movie Wayne’s World, which famously opened with his as Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar (Dana Garvey) rocking out to “Bohemian Rhapsody” in their car.

Bohemian Rhapsody, directed by Bryan Singer (the X-Men movies, The Usual Suspects and Superman Returns) will not be a traditional biopic according to the director. “It won’t just be the dark Freddie story, but that being said, that also will be honored,” Singer told EW, “It’s about collaboration. It’s a celebration.” The film will chronicle the band 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.

Bohemian Rhapsody opens in theaters on December 25, 2018.

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The studio behind the film, Twentieth Century Fox, released a statement on Friday saying: “Twentieth Century Fox Film has temporarily halted production on Bohemian Rhapsody due to the unexpected unavailability of Bryan Singer.”

The BBC was the first to report that it was illness that forces the director to stop working on the Freddie Mercury film which will tell the story of the late Queen frontman’s life. The director’s representative said it was “a personal health matter concerning Bryan and his family.”

Filming is taking place in the UK with Rami Malek starring as Freddie Mercury. Singer’s past directing credits include The Usual Suspects, four X-Men movies and Superman Returns.

Despite this delay, Bohemian Rhapsody is still scheduled for its original release date on December 25, 2018.

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This won’t be Myers first association with Queen. The actor co-wrote the SNL movie Wayne’s World, which famously opened with his as Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar (Dana Garvey) rocking out to “Bohemian Rhapsody” in their car.

Bohemian Rhapsody, directed by Bryan Singer (the X-Men movies, The Usual Suspects and Superman Returns) will not be a traditional biopic according to the director. “It won’t just be the dark Freddie story, but that being said, that also will be honored,” Singer told EW, “It’s about collaboration. It’s a celebration.” The film will chronicle the band 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.

Bohemian Rhapsody opens in theaters on December 25, 2018.

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