TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
Bradley Cooper cast in ‘Bernstein’ biopic from Scorsese, Spielberg
With Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese on board as producers, biographical film Bernstein has been announced with Bradley Cooper playing legendary 20th century composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein.
Change Size
Actor/producer Bradley Cooper attends the Warner Bros premiere of 'War Dogs' in Hollywood, California, on August 15, 2016. (AFP/Valerie Macon)
J
ake Gyllenhaal is not the only film star preparing to play celebrated composer Leonard Bernstein, with Bradley Cooper also accepting a role in Bernstein.
With Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese on board as producers, biographical film Bernstein has been announced with Bradley Cooper playing legendary 20th century composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein.
Cooper is also scheduled to helm, having set up his directorial debut with October 2018’s music business drama A Star Is Born, in which he stars opposite Lady Gaga.
Little else is known about the project, whose script was written by Josh Sawyer of The West Wing, Fringe, Spotlight and The Post.
Read also: Steven Spielberg to remake 'West Side Story'
The move demonstrates the high level of confidence in Cooper and A Star Is Born, given that both Scorsese and Spielberg had been linked with the director’s chair.
A separate film, The American, was announced on May 7. Based on a biography written by Humphrey Burton, it has Cary Fukunaga of True Detective directing and Jake Gyllenhaal as Bernstein.
Leonard Bernstein, a conductor and director of the New York Philharmonic orchestra, is perhaps most well-known for his role in creating the West Side Story musical as well as On the Waterfront and numerous others.
This article appeared on the Philippine Daily Inquirer newspaper website, which is a member of Asia News Network and a media partner of The Jakarta Post
