Bradley Cooper looks unrecognizable by playing this Hollywood icon

The actor plays Leonard Bernstein in the next Maestro Biopic.


All the actors change at least a little to play a role, whether by wearing period costumes or by changing hairstyle. But, for some roles, the stars must be transformed in a much more significant way. In the upcoming filmMaestro,,Bradley Cooper roomsLeonard BERNSTEIN. And because he depicts the late conductor and composer at various ages, he always goes alike in style clothes of the 1950s to play in Bernstein in his last years andThe unrecognizable air In makeup and hair that age it. Read the rest to see Cooper's first photos in the film and to find out more about the next biopic.

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Cooper plays, directed and co-written the film.

Cooper does not only play in Bernstein, he also directsMaestro and co-written the film withJosh Singer. TheA star is bornThe filmmaker was initially asked about the gameWest Side Story composer whenSteven Spielberg was interested in directing the film; He then passed tasks towards Cooper.

During an interview onThe late show with Stephen Colbert in January,Cooper said that Spielberg told him that he should lead the film after Cooper shared images with him during his beginnings as a director. At one point during theA star is bornCreation, Cooper said Spielberg got up, which made him think that he hated the film and left the play. But, instead, the director approached him and said: "" You are [explanatory] directingMaestro. '"Cooper continued", then he sat down. And it was incredible. ""AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

He has been fascinated by the conductors since he was a child.

Bradley Cooper at the National Board of Review Gala in March 2022
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In hisSpectacle Interview, Cooper shared that the project was a good choice because it has always been fascinated by driving. "When I was eight, I asked Santa Claus a stick because I was obsessed with the realization of classical music," he said.

The actor added: "Steven Spielberg knew it. He knew that I had this obsession to lead. Like, at the Higher School, I made a MFA and [you] create a character and I created a conductor, then I wrote a monologue. So it was really something that was still in me. "

Bernstein is among the most famous composers and conductors of the 20th century. He is the most famous for having written music forWest Side Story, but he also composed musicalsIn the city,,Candid, andWonderful city, and wrote the partition forOn the seafront.

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He looks unrecognizable in the film.

TheNewly published photos of Cooper In the cinema, the result of the transformation he suffered to play in Bernstein. In the photos of Cooper as older Bernstein, he has white hair, he wears facial prostheses and his hands even seem to have aged with makeup. The Netflix Twitter account UK and Ireland published the photos with the legend: "of the whole ofMaestro.""

In December 2021,Scott Stuber, The chief of the world films of Netflix,ToldVariety movie"We have done a lot of work on makeup. We have done a lot of work on the voice. I am delighted to see someone so deeply focused on creating a story that means so much for him."

The film is expected to be released next year.

Bradley Cooper in
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Maestro onlystarted to shoot in May, as indicated byVariety, so fans still have a lot of time to wait for the finished product. As for what we know else about the film:Carrie Mulligan will be co-star as a wife of Bernstein, actorFelicia Montealegre. The cast also includesSuccession starJeremy Fort,,Stranger Things starMaya Hawke, andWhite collar starMatt Bomer.Maestro should be published on Netflix in 2023.

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