The Deeper Significance of Bryan Singer's Firing
With the director’s dismissal from the Queen biopic <em>Bohemian Rhapsody</em>, it appears that what movie studios see as acceptable behavior is starting to change.
Bryan Singer—a director with credits like X-Men, The Usual Suspects, and Superman Returns—was fired Monday from the upcoming Fox film He was dismissed from the biopic about the Queen singer Freddie Mercury (starring ’s Rami Malek) after he a week earlier, which initially prompted the studio to suspend production. But Fox is now looking for a new director to complete filming and oversee postproduction. The firing is the culmination of a long history of alleged unprofessionalism from Singer. Over his 20-year career, he’s been the subject of rumors detailing unannounced absences and friction with actors on the sets of multiple movies, as well as sexual-abuse allegations dating back to 1997.
