2015 set to be a busy year for Ben Whishaw
Already signed to play Freddie Mercury in the forthcoming film chronicling the life of Queen frontman, Ben Whishaw will also be returning to the small screen for a BBC2 espionage thriller, London Spy. Whishaw will also reprise his role as Q in the next Bond film, Bond 24 in 2015.
The as-yet-to-be-titled Freddie Mercury film, to be penned by Frost/Nixon writer Peter Morgan, will tell the coming of age story of the band, culminating in Queen’s headline performance at Live Aid in 1985. In London Spy, Whishaw will play Danny in Tom Rob Smith’s first television drama series, where he will immediately get sucked into the world of British espionage. The five-part drama is set to begin filming next month.
If his 2015 calendar isn’t quite maxed out yet, the former star of the BBC drama, The Hour will also star as Herman Melville in The Heart of the Sea, a Warner Bros film about the whale attack that spawned Moby Dick.
For those that have been in the witness protection program for the past couple of years and who may not be aware of the world of Ben Whishaw, check out The Hour which, without explanation, went to BBC series heaven last year after only two brilliant series.
