Bradley Cooper to Star in and Direct Leonard Bernstein Biopic
Get ready Fandemanics – Bradley Cooper will show us again what a talent he really is! He will not only star in the upcoming biopic, but will also direct it!
As buzz builds on his directorial debut, A Star Is Born, Cooper has found another directing project. He will also star in the Leonard Bernstein biopic, that will be called Bernstein.
Paramount Pictures and Amblin Entertainment will co-finance the film from a script by Josh Singer. Cooper – through his Joint Effort banner – will produce with Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Fred Berner, Amy Durning, and Kristie Macosko Krieger.
Paramount and Amblin are finalizing a deal with the Bernstein estate for music and life rights which should be done shortly.
The movie is the second project to be announced in the last week revolving around the legendary composer.
Who was Leonard Bernstein?
Bernstein rose to fame after he was tasked with conducting the New York Philharmonic at the tender age of 25. His career skyrocketed when he wrote and composed the music for the iconic film “West Side Story.”
Cooper is currently in post-production on his remake of A Star Is Born, in which he starts alongside Lady Gaga, and bows this October. He is repped by CAA.
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