There were bumps to getting the project made and more bumps during production on Bohemian Rhapsody as the film shot Live Aid first and original director Bryan Singer had to exit the project midway through and Dexter Fletcher stepped in to keep things running.
Rami Malek received an outpouring of support from the band Queen throughout the process, with Brian May even being vocal about how he deserves an Oscar nomination for embodying his bandmate so believably.