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A Star Is Born Trailer – Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper star in the long-gestating remake

June 6, 2018 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

The 1937 movie A Star Is Born has already had two remakes (featuring Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand), and for several years another one has been in the works. At one point Clint Eastwood was directing with Beyonce slated for the central role. When that fell through, Bradley Cooper stepped in to both act in the movie and to make it his feature directorial debut, with Lady Gaga signed up to show off her acting skills.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘“A Star is Born” stars four-time Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper (“American Sniper,” “American Hustle,” “Silver Linings Playbook”) and multiple award-winning, Oscar-nominated music superstar Lady Gaga, in her first leading role in a major motion picture. Cooper helms the drama, marking his directorial debut.

‘In this new take on the tragic love story, he plays seasoned musician Jackson Maine, who discovers—and falls in love with—struggling artist Ally (Gaga). She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer… until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally’s career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Jack fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons.

‘The cast of “A Star is Born” also includes Andrew Dice Clay, with Dave Chappelle and Sam Elliott.

‘In addition to playing Ally, Gaga, who earned her Oscar nod for the song “Til It Happens to You” from “The Hunting Ground,” performs original songs in the film, which she wrote with Cooper and a handful of artists, including Lukas Nelson, Jason Isbell and Mark Ronson. All the music is original and was recorded live.’

A Star Is Born is due out in October. Take a look at the first trailer and poster below. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper  DIRECTORS: Bradley Cooper  FILMS: A Star is Born  

First Look At Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper In A Star Is Born Remake

April 17, 2017 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

With a quick glance at the pic above, you might be thinking the title of this post is a lie. But while she looks a little different to the often outlandish and poised pop star she normally is, that is indeed Lady Gaga with Bradley Cooper in the pic above. However, it looks like she’ll be going by her real name, Stefani Germanotta, for the movie.

Warner Brothers describes the movie as a reimagining of the classic A Star Is Born, which has come to the screen three times before, in 1937 with Janet Gaynor and Fredric March, in 1950 with Judy Garland and James Mason and in 1976 with Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson.

In this version Bradley Cooper will be country music star Jackson Maine, who’s career is on the skids. He discovers Ally (Germanotta) and helps her find huge success. While they begin to fall for one another, things become increasingly difficult as his career fails while hers goes through the roof.

As well as starring, the film will also mark Bradley Cooper’s feature directorial debut. Don’t expect to see the movie for a while though, as it’s not currently due out until September 2018. It’s likely the first pic was released due to the fact that Gaga has been onstage at Coachella filming the movie in the last few days.

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ACTORS: Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga  DIRECTORS: Bradley Cooper  FILMS: A Star is Born  

Lady Gaga In Talks For Bradley Cooper’s A Star Is Born Remake

June 18, 2016 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

lady-gagaThe idea of once more remaking A Star Is Born (it’ll be the third or fourth remake, depending on how you count) has been around a long time, and has been through a long list of actors and directors. It’s still alive, with Bradley Cooper planning to both helm and star in the movie.

What he hasn’t had is a female lead. Beyonce was attached for a long time, but she’s since dropped out. THR reports Cooper may have found another top chanteuse to replace her, as Lady Gaga is rerportedly in talks to join the movie.

A Star Is Born follows  a young woman with dreams of a singing career who meets a famous actor. However as her career rises, his self-destructs thanks to his alcoholism. It’s previously been filmed in 1937 with Janet Gaynor and Fredric March (which itself was technically a remake), 1954 with Judy Garland and James Mason starring, and 1976 with Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson.

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ACTORS: Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga  DIRECTORS: Bradley Cooper  FILMS: A Star is Born  

Bradley Cooper Plans To Direct A Star Is Born Remake

March 25, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

bradley-cooperIt’s musical chairs in Hollywood as when Bradley Cooper initially attached himself to American Sniper he was considering it as his directorial debut, however he ended up passing the reins to Clint Eastwood. However he now taken on one of Clint’s cast-offs, as Deadline reports he’s set to direct a remake of A Star Is Born.

Clint was planning to make the movie a couple of years ago, but his star, Beyoncé, got pregnant, and after that they were never quite able to pull it all together. Cooper is said to still want Beyoncé in the starring role as a young woman with dreams of a singing career who meets a famous actor. However as her career rises, his self-destructs thanks to his alcoholism.

Cooper plans to play the actor himself.

This will be the fourth movie version of the story following the 1937 original, the classic Judy Garland 1954 version and Barbra Streisand’s 1976 take on the tale. It’s not clear when Cooper plans to shoot the film.

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ACTORS: Beyonce Knowles, Bradley Cooper  DIRECTORS: Bradley Cooper, Clint Eastwood  FILMS: A Star is Born  

Clint Eastwood May Direct Jersey Boys Next

April 1, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

clint-eastwoodClint Eastwood loves music and is seems he really wants to make a music-based project next. He has been planning to do a remake of A Star Is Born, but that got delayed when Beyoncé dropped out of the lead role. Now THR reports he’s in early talks to direct the musical Jersey Boys, taking over from the previously attached Jon Favreau was.

Jersey Boys was picked up by Warner Bros. last year, but just two months after picking it up, they put the project into turnaround in November. GK Films was in talks with both Fox and Paramount, but now that Clint Eastwood may sign on, the musical may be heading back to the director’s home studio of Warner Bros. after all.

A Star Is Born is still in the works, but they’re having problems casting. Esperanza Spalding is currently the top choice for the female lead, but the main problem is finding a male lead, with several notable stars passing, including, most recently, Sean Penn. Perhaps nobody wants to play an alcoholic star whose fame is on the wane. If Clint Eastwood does sign a deal for Jersey Boys, he will make that project next, with A Star Is Born following directly after.

Jersey Boys is based on the popular Broadway musical about the life of singer Frankie Valli and his group The Four Seasons. John Logan (Hugo) wrote the screenplay, based on the 2005 musical that took home four Tony Awards.

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DIRECTORS: Clint Eastwood  FILMS: Jersey Boys, A Star is Born  

Beyonce Drops Out Of A Star Is Born

October 10, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

For several years a remake of A Star Is Born has been in the works, which has been delayed and put back as various directors and male stars have come and gone, but the one constant has been that Beyonce would play the female lead. Indeed, producers stuck with her when she herself caused one of the delays, after she got pregnant.

However Beyonce has now dropped out of the movie, due to scheduling conflicts, according to Variety. Insiders say that Beyoncé Knowles’ schedule is too packed as it stands, and since the studio has not issued a production start date yet, she was forced to step away.

However the movie isn’t dead, as Clint Eastwood is still attached to direct from a screenplay by Will Fetters. The director has recently shown interest in Bradley Cooper for the male lead, although no official offer has been issued yet. Actors such as Christian Bale, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Will Smith were previously approached to star, but no deals were ever made.

The itself, which has already been made three time by Hollywood, most famously with Judy Garland in 1954 and Barbra Streisand in 1976, is about a rising singer who falls for an aging, alcoholic artist.

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ACTORS: Beyonce Knowles  DIRECTORS: Clint Eastwood  FILMS: A Star is Born  

Clint Eastwood Wants Tom Cruise For A Star Is Born

March 10, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

There’s been a lot of problems getting a new remake of A Star Is Born off the ground, but when Clint Eastwood took over as director, it seemed things would finally slot into place. Then Beyonce, who’s long been attached to the starring role, fell pregnant and things were delayed again.

Now that Beyonce has given birth, Clint is once more trying to put things together, with Variety reporting that the director is eyeing Tom Cruise to star in the musical project. It is said that Cruise is showing some interest in role, at least partly because it would give him a chance to work with Clint Eastwood. If he does sign on, Tom will play an aging, alcoholic musician who falls for a young singer (Beyonce) as he tries to make her famous, with her star rising as his declines. Actors such as Christian Bale, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Hugh Jackman were once considered for the part, but have since moved on.

No official talks between Cruise and Warner Bros have taken place as yet, and a lot will depend of scheduling. At the moment, Cruise is due to start shooting Horizons next week, and then moves to We Mortals Are directly after that, so fitting in A Star Is Born may be difficult.

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ACTORS: Tom Cruise, Beyonce Knowles  DIRECTORS: Clint Eastwood  FILMS: A Star is Born  

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