Bradley Cooper struck gold in 2018 with his directorial debut, A Star is Born, earning eight Academy Award nominations. Although, somehow, Best Director eluded him. That was always weird to me. Anyway, Cooper is taking another swing at it with his sophomore effort, Maestro, and today we have the first look at Cooper and co-star Carey Mulligan in the story of composer Leonard Bernstein and his wife, Felicia Cohn Montealegre.
Netflix has dropped the first images from Maestro, with Cooper showing some keen transformative powers to become the West Side Story composer across two different time periods. The film will center on his relationship with his actress wife, and their various struggles as he grappled with his own sexuality.
Also in the cast are Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke, and Jeremy Strong. Cooper also co-wrote the script with Spotlight writer Josh Singer.
Maestro is filming now and should arrive in 2023.
Here’s the synopsis: “Maestro,” tells of the complex love story between Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Cohn Montealegre. It’s a story that spanned more than 30 years, from the time they met in 1946 at a party and continuing through two on-off engagements, a 25-year marriage, three children (Jamie, Alexander, and Nina), and as Bernstein grappled with his own sexual orientation.
