In a recent interview with Gold Derby, Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford discussed the possibility of a biopic about the band and mentioned who he would want to play him in it.
“I’ve no idea, no idea. That’s the furthest thing from my mind,” the rocker said. “I mean, I’ve yet to see. The good news is as Robbie Williams has just shown us you could be a chimpanzee but that would be great. Let’s think of me, let’s think of me as some kind of exotic creature.”
When the interviewer offered Timothée Chalamet as one of the possible names and mentioned that he played Bob Dylan, Halford responded, “He is such a beautiful actor and he’s got so much talent, and he can turn his hand to anything. I’d be very happy it was Timothée and I’ll give him all of my black country yam yam type of cadence in the way I speak. So we’ll see, who knows? Anything is possible,” Halford added.
Back in 2019, Halford said that the Judas Priest story would make a good biopic. “I think Judas Priest has had a very interesting life,” Halford told Stuff in an interview. “We’ve certainly got some stories to tell. We’ve certainly had a lot of incidents on the road, that’s for sure. … I also had to hide a gay guy like Freddie [Mercury] for all those years.” Halford publicly confirmed his sexuality in 1998 after years of fearing metal fans wouldn’t accept him.
He also praised Rami Malek for his portrayal of Freddie Mercury in ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ while discussing who might play him in a potential biopic. “Who could be the metal god? I haven’t got a clue. I thought Rami did a fantastic job of Freddie’s persona, charisma. But I’m sure there’s another actor out there who could get the leather and whips and chains on,” he added.
While they still have no proper plans for the biopic, Halford says he will wait and see what happens.
