Rami Malek to Star in Ira Sachs’ Musical Fantasia "The Man I Love"

Egyptian-American Oscar-winning actor Rami Malek is set to star in Ira Sachs’ forthcoming film “The Man I Love.” 

Set in the vibrant era of late ’80s New York, “The Man I Love” is described as a “musical fantasia of a city under duress.”

The pic is based on the screenplay by Sachs and Mauricio Zacharias.

It will co-star Tom Sturridge and Luther Ford alongside BAFTA nominee Rebecca Hall and Ebon Moss-Bachrach.

The Oscar winner will play Jimmy George, a downtown artist living “in an extraordinary moment between great illness and death when, still, all beauty and love is possible.”

Principal photography is set to commence in New York in late September. 

Scott McGehee, David Siegel and Mike Spreter will produce through Big Creek Projects, alongside Myriam Schroeter (“Sorry Baby”). Saïd Ben Saïd, who worked on Sachs’ “Passages,” and Misook Doolittle (“The Trial of the Chicago 7”) are also on board as producers.

Executive producers include Jack Heller and Caitlin de Lisser-Ellen of Assemble Media, Loring McAlpin, Jonathan Weiner and Meredith Crowley of Merino Films, Lucas Joaquin and Kevin Chneiweiss.

Malek won an Oscar for his portrayal of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in “Bohemian Rhapsody.” His credits include “No Time to Die,” “The Little Things” and the TV series “Mr. Robot.”