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Production was suspended this week on the Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody<\/em> starring Rami Malek (above) after director Bryan Singer failed to return to the set following Thanksgiving break<\/a>.<\/p>\n THR reports<\/a>:<\/p>\n In a statement to the\u00a0BBC<\/em><\/a>, a rep for the director says his absence is due to\u00a0\u201ca personal health matter concerning Bryan and his family.\u201d However, sources say that filming on the biopic has not been easy. For example, insiders tell\u00a0THR<\/em>\u00a0that producers and his star had grown tired of Singer\u2019s behavior, which saw him routinely show up late to set. Another source has said that a cinematographer had to step in and direct during a previous \u201cnon-showing.\u201d<\/p>\n This is not first time that Singer has disappeared during a production. He momentarily vanished during the shooting of\u00a0X-Men: Apocalypse\u00a0<\/em>and during\u00a0Superman Returns.<\/em><\/p>\n Bohemian Rhapsody<\/em>, which is being shot in the UK, follows Mercury and his rock group Queen from the group\u2019s formation in 1970 through Queen\u2019s 1985 performance at Live Aid.<\/p>\n Wrote EW,\u00a0which published the first photo<\/a>:<\/p>\n Singer, who last helmed 2016\u2019s\u00a0X-Men: Apocalypse<\/em>,\u00a0describes his approach to\u00a0Bohemian Rhapsody<\/em>\u00a0as \u201cnot a traditional biopic\u201d but rather a story honoring the music, an angle hinted at by the film\u2019s limited time frame. \u201cIt won\u2019t just be the dark Freddie story, but that being said, that also will be honored,\u201d Singer says. \u201cIt\u2019s about collaboration. It\u2019s a celebration.\u201d<\/p>\n Photo: 20th Century Fox.<\/p>\n The post Production Halted on Freddie Mercury Biopic Over \u2018Unexpected Unavailability\u2019 of Director Bryan Singer<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n