The actor, who plays James Bond gadget guru Q, tops the list of talent wanted by the surviving members, according to drummer Roger Taylor.
LONDON -- Queen's drummer Roger Taylor has said James Bond co-star Ben Whishaw is at the top of the band's wishlist to play legendary frontman Freddie Mercury in the long-planned biopic of the singer.
Taylor revealed Whishaw as the front-runner after being gently probed on the One Show, which airs on the BBC's flagship channel BBC One in the early evening.
The drummer and singer is currently doing the British media promotional rounds with a solo album and a box set of his entire non-Queen catalog about to be released.
Along with Queen guitarist Brian May, Taylor has looked after all things for the band ever since Mercury's death from AIDS-related pneumonia in 1991.
LONDON -- Queen's drummer Roger Taylor has said James Bond co-star Ben Whishaw is at the top of the band's wishlist to play legendary frontman Freddie Mercury in the long-planned biopic of the singer.
Taylor revealed Whishaw as the front-runner after being gently probed on the One Show, which airs on the BBC's flagship channel BBC One in the early evening.
The drummer and singer is currently doing the British media promotional rounds with a solo album and a box set of his entire non-Queen catalog about to be released.
Along with Queen guitarist Brian May, Taylor has looked after all things for the band ever since Mercury's death from AIDS-related pneumonia in 1991.