{"id":455195,"date":"2022-05-30T22:00:18","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T19:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/see-bradley-coopers-transformation-as-young-and-old-leonard-bernstein\/"},"modified":"2022-05-30T22:00:18","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T19:00:18","slug":"see-bradley-coopers-transformation-as-young-and-old-leonard-bernstein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/see-bradley-coopers-transformation-as-young-and-old-leonard-bernstein\/","title":{"rendered":"#See Bradley Cooper\u2019s transformation as young and old Leonard Bernstein"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3cc6181b5e4\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" 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class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/see-bradley-coopers-transformation-as-young-and-old-leonard-bernstein\/#%E2%80%9CSee_Bradley_Coopers_transformation_as_young_and_old_Leonard_Bernstein%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;See Bradley Cooper\u2019s transformation as young and old Leonard Bernstein&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CSee_Bradley_Coopers_transformation_as_young_and_old_Leonard_Bernstein%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;See Bradley Cooper\u2019s transformation as young and old Leonard Bernstein&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Bradley Cooper is unrecognizable in the first look of his upcoming film \u201cMaestro.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The biographical drama stars Cooper as the legendary Broadway composer Leonard Bernstein, alongside Carey Mulligan as Bernstein\u2019s wife Felicia Montealegre. <\/p>\n<p>The celebrated composer, credited with reinventing the American musical,\u00a0died in November 2021\u00a0at age 91.<\/p>\n<p>Netflix released photos from the set <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netflix\/status\/1531289340210360322\">on Monday<\/a>, showing Cooper transformed into Bernstein at various stages in the musical icon\u2019s life. <\/p>\n<p>The stunning hair and make up work morphed the Oscar-nominated actor and director, 47, into Bernstein, from a handsome young Broadway upstart to an aged veteran composer.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bradley-cooper-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Bradley Cooper as old Leonard Bernstein\" class=\"wp-image-22464668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bradley-cooper-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bradley-cooper-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bradley-cooper-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Bradley Cooper nails his transformation as the late Leonard Bernstein.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NETFLIX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bradley-cooper-04.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Bradley Cooper as old Leonard Bernstein\" class=\"wp-image-22464671\" width=\"618\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bradley-cooper-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1233 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bradley-cooper-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=925 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bradley-cooper-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bradley-cooper-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=308 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bradley-cooper-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>Bradley Cooper directs and stars in \u201cMaestro,\u201d a film that chronicles the life of Broadway icon Leonard Bernstein.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NETFLIX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Before production began, Scott Stuber, the head of global films at Netflix, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2021\/film\/news\/netflix-scott-stuber-david-fincher-dave-chappelle-1235133854\/\">told\u00a0Variety<\/a>\u00a0about the time and effort put into Cooper\u2019s transformation. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve done a lot of work on the makeup. We\u2019ve done a lot of work on the voice. I\u2019m excited to see someone so deeply focused on creating a story that means so much to him. And Carey Mulligan is an incredible actress,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>Although the first look was released on Monday, the film is not scheduled for release until 2023. <\/p>\n<p>Cooper recently shared that he contemplated quitting acting before being called for this role, admitting that he always wanted to be a composer himself. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bradley-cooper-03.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Bradley Cooper as young Leonard Bernstein\" class=\"wp-image-22464673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bradley-cooper-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bradley-cooper-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bradley-cooper-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Carey Mulligan play\u2019s Leonard Bernstein\u2019s wife, Felicia Montealegre, alongside Bradley Cooper in \u201cMaestro.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NETFLIX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bradley-cooper-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Bradley Cooper as young Leonard Bernstein\" class=\"wp-image-22464672\" width=\"618\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bradley-cooper-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1233 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bradley-cooper-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=925 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bradley-cooper-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bradley-cooper-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=308 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bradley-cooper-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>The Netflix biopic about legendary Broadway composer Leonard Bernstein debuts in 2023.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NETFLIX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI was obsessed with it, asked Santa Claus for a baton when I was 8. Listening to music, falling in love with it and being able to really know every single moment of a piece, like Tchaikovsky\u2019s Opus 35 in D major, this violin concerto. I could do it as if I know everything about it without really being able to speak the language, obviously,\u201d he <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/film\/news\/mahershala-ali-swan-song-bradley-cooper-nightmare-alley-licorice-pizza-1235162011\/\">told Variety<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/film\/news\/mahershala-ali-swan-song-bradley-cooper-nightmare-alley-licorice-pizza-1235162011\/\">.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Steven Spielberg, who just finished directing the remake of Bernstein\u2019s \u201cWest Side Story,\u201d was originally attached and recruited Cooper to star in the film despite the actor\u2019s hesitance. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always knew that Steven Spielberg knew that I had this obsession with conducting,\u201d Cooper said. \u201cHe had this biopic idea and was talking to me about potentially acting in it. But I had just been working on\u00a0\u2018A Star Is Born.\u2019 And I said, \u2018Listen, all I want to do is write and direct <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a>. I always felt like I could play a conductor, but may I research the material and see if I can write it and direct it? Would you let me do that?&#8217;\u201d <\/p>\n<p>This film also serves as Cooper\u2019s directorial follow-up to the Oscar and Grammy winning movie starring Lady Gaga, \u201cA Star Is Born.\u201d\u00a0 <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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