Bradley Cooper to Direct Leonard Bernstein Biopic

[Jeffrey Kare Joined: Jan 23rd, 2013 Topics: 288 Posts: 5336 View Predictions]

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Bradley Cooper’s next film as director (and star) will be a biographical film about composer Leonard Bernstein, which will be produced by Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg (who already has a new film adaptation of Bernstein’s West Side Story coming out later this year), and Todd Phillips for Netflix.
https://deadline.com/2020/01/netflix-leonard-bernstein-movie-bradley-cooper-martin-scorsese-steven-spielberg-todd-phillips-1202836240/

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[CateNicole Joined: Jun 20th, 2018 Topics: 0 Posts: 1750 View Predictions]

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I swear some of these actors daydream thinking, “hmm who do I sort of look like that I could play in a biopic with a little bit of prosthetics..?”

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[Matthew anzalone Joined: Jul 13th, 2018 Topics: 22 Posts: 1768 View Predictions]

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What a great line up of producers. Very curious to see who they will cast as bernsteins wife.

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[Qoslca Joined: Oct 19th, 2018 Topics: 9 Posts: 345 View Predictions]

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Looking forward to this one. Interesting story, and great producers behind it. If it’s released this year, I think it’ll be Netflix’s major awards push along with Mank.

My username is an acronym of “Quiet On Set! Lights, Camera, Action.”

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[CateNicole Joined: Jun 20th, 2018 Topics: 0 Posts: 1750 View Predictions]

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Bradley be like

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[Eddy Q Joined: Oct 13th, 2012 Topics: 23 Posts: 4524 View Predictions]

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It’s easy to be sceptical about yet another A-lister in a biopic, but I’m honestly looking forward to seeing how this turns out. Cooper has at least demonstrated he could be up to the task with A Star Is Born. The Bernstein estate apparently gave the team its blessing, which was not the case with a proposed version with Jake Gyllenhaal, if I remember correctly. I’m glad it’s Cooper over Gyllenhaal anyway, as I find the former more relaxed and spontaneous as an actor, qualities which are essential for playing Bernstein.

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[Jeffrey Kare Joined: Jan 23rd, 2013 Topics: 288 Posts: 5336 View Predictions]

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Matthew_anzalone wrote:

What a great line up of producers. Very curious to see who they will cast as Bernstein’s wife.

Maybe Penélope Cruz?

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[Jeffrey Kare Joined: Jan 23rd, 2013 Topics: 288 Posts: 5336 View Predictions]

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Qoslca wrote:

Looking forward to this one. Interesting story, and great producers behind it. If it’s released this year, I think it’ll be Netflix’s major awards push along with Mank.

According to reports, production on this movie is expected to begin early next year.

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[Eddy Q Joined: Oct 13th, 2012 Topics: 23 Posts: 4524 View Predictions]

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Matthew_anzalone wrote:

What a great line up of producers. Very curious to see who they will cast as bernsteins wife.

Marina de Tavira would be cool. Or else a complete unknown.

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[fyras19 Joined: Nov 25th, 2019 Topics: 0 Posts: 194 View Predictions]

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Qoslca wrote:

Looking forward to this one. Interesting story, and great producers behind it. If it’s released this year, I think it’ll be Netflix’s major awards push along with Mank.

Cooper will reportedly be shooting Nightmare Alley in March so I think it will be released in 2021

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Jeffrey Kare wrote:

Maybe Penélope Cruz?

Almost positive Carey Mulligan has been attached as the wife for a while now, as this project was initially announced over a year ago. I’m even pretty sure that Mulligan has been at events/doing research closely with Cooper. I doubt she’d back out of something like this and I doubt Cooper would replace her as I’ve read/heard he’s a fan.

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[Jeffrey Kare Joined: Jan 23rd, 2013 Topics: 288 Posts: 5336 View Predictions]

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Jays wrote:

Almost positive Carey Mulligan has been attached as the wife for a while now, as this project was initially announced over a year ago. I’m even pretty sure that Mulligan has been at events/doing research closely with Cooper. I doubt she’d back out of something like this and I doubt Cooper would replace her as I’ve read/heard he’s a fan.

Since the real Felicia Montealegre was Chilean, shouldn’t the actress playing her be of Hispanic descent?

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Jeffrey Kare wrote:

Since the real Felicia Montealegre was Chilean, shouldn’t the actress playing her be of Hispanic descent?

Jonathan Pryce did just play someone who was Argentine.

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[Jeffrey Kare Joined: Jan 23rd, 2013 Topics: 288 Posts: 5336 View Predictions]

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That is true. I guess there are some Hispanic characters that can be played by white performers.

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[Jays Joined: Dec 15th, 2017 Topics: 7 Posts: 2285 View Predictions]

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Jeffrey Kare wrote:

That is true. I guess there are some Hispanic characters that can be played by white performers.

Some Hispanic people are white. I’m Puerto Rican but I, and others, would definitely call myself white.

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