re: #2 Ace Rothstein

From the comments: He looks like Freddie Mercury about to overdose on horse steroids.

Which is funny you say that, because Cohen was set to play Mercury in a Queen biopic that’s been in development hell for a while now, dropping out because of disagreements with the rest of the band.

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Long story short, Cohen wanted to play Mercury to the hilt, true to all of the outrageous legends and stories about him. However, Brian May and the rest of the band wanted it much more PG and a bit more dialed back in scope because they want to tell more of the band’s story as a whole, before and after Freddie’s death.