According to Undercover.com, rumors that Sacha Baron Cohen will be starring as the similarly-moustachioed Freddie Mercury in an upcoming biopic about legendary rock band Queen are “pure hokum.” Yet, still the idea persists…

Supposedly SBC was first passed over by, then snagged the role from Johnny Depp, who would undoubtably infuse Freddie’s Spandexified strut with the same signature weirdness he brought to Willy Wonka and Captain Jack Sparrow. But can SBC do the man who waxed bohemian rhapsodic justice without putting in too much Borat?

And speaking of too much Borat, apparently the glorious nation of Kazakstan has forgiven him for his less-than lovely portrayal of ts citizens, or at least won’t drown his family members in gypsy tears: The West Kazakhstan Philharmonic Orchestra chose his real-life blood brother, Erran Baron Cohen, to compose a 16-minute orchestral piece titled “Zere.” Check it out — the reporter says the professional musician resembles his brother, only with “the hyperactivity turned down a bit.”