In October 2017, Bryan Singer appeared energetic and in control as he welcomed Olympic diver Greg Louganis and Queen guitarist Brian May on the London set of “Bohemian Rhapsody.” But behind the scenes, chaos reigned.
The onetime Hollywood wunderkind’s career was about to unravel, as Fox executives were growing weary of Singer’s pro- longed absences and erratic behavior.
On Dec.
4, Fox pulled the trigger and fired Singer, replacing him with Dexter Fletcher.
As Louganis and May smiled for photos with the acclaimed director, it marked one of Singer’s last known days on a film set.Getting fired from “Bohemian Rhapsody” was a public humiliation for a filmmaker who had racked up hit after hit.
But a series of personal scandals would dwarf that professional setback.
Over the ensuing five and a half years, Singer tried to reenter the fray with an $80 million remake of ’80s action film “Red Sonja” for Millennium Films.
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