Bradley Cooper is one of the biggest stars of the Hollywood industry and is known for his numerous noteworthy roles. The actor came to the limelight with his role in the film Silver Lining Playbook. His other popular movies include A Star is Born, The Hangover, American Sniper, American Hustle, and others. He made his presence marked in the comic book movies world with Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy, as the voice for Rocket Racoon.
However, despite a variety of roles in the number of films done by him, the star feels his best acting is yet to be seen by the audience.
Bradley Cooper opens up on his career’s best work with Maestro
Cooper is set to play the role of a conductor in his upcoming film Maestro. In conversation with a Focus Features awards season roundtable, the actor shared about his character in the film. He plays the character of a legendary conductor and composer, Leonard Bernstein. Cooper is also directing the film.
While talking to Todd Field, actresses Cate Blanchett and Nina Hoss, he opened up about the biographical drama film that delves into the relationship between Leonard Bernstein and his wife Felicia Montealegre.
Blanchett told Cooper in the video,
“I can’t wait to see your film about Bernstein.”
A Star Is Born actor said,
“Having worked on a project in the same world [as ‘TÁR’], the level of respect that I have for that world and that podium is the most terrifying thing I’ve ever experienced. And it’s so odd because so many people — I don’t know if you’ve come across this — but people that I have in the last five years have said, ‘Well, what is it that conductors even do? Aren’t you up there sort of doing like this?’”
Cooper added,
“And my answer is, ‘It’s the absolute hardest thing you could ever want to do. It is impossible.’”
Cooper said to Field and Blanchett,
“Not only did you make the conducting look easy, but the rehearsal. The rhythm of the rehearsal and the way you wrote and filmed it was just so appetizing on every level as a viewer. It was truly mind-blowing…There’s no one else who could ever play that role [of Lydia Tár].”
Cooper had earlier collaborated with Cate Blanchett in Guillermo del Toro’s film Nightmare Alley.
About Bradley Cooper’s film Maestro
The film is directed by Bradley Cooper and produced by Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, and Todd Phillips, along with Cooper. The screenplay was co-written by Cooper and Josh Singer. The film also stars Carey Mulligan, Maya Hawke, and Matt Bomer.
Schindler’s List director Steven Spielberg was initially going to direct the film with Bradley Cooper as the lead star. However, he was highly impressed with Cooper’s direction for A Star is Born, hence he asked Cooper to direct it.
In the context of the actor’s attraction towards the role, Cooper previously said that he spent hundreds of hours practicing to be a conductor in his childhood. The first look of the actor in the upcoming film shows Bradley Cooper is barely recognizable as Bernstein.
The film Maestro will have an initial release at the Venice Film Festival on 2 September 2023 and will be available for streaming on Netflix on December 20, 2023.
Source- Indie Wire
