Maestro: Bradley Cooper appears unrecognizable in biopic; watch the trailer

Bradley Cooper returns to the cinema screens under the skin of Leonard Bernsteinrenowned composer in Conductor. The feature film co-starring Carey Mulliganin Education (2009)premieres on Netflix on December 20.

The biopic directed by Cooper depicts the life of Bernstein next to the wife Felicia Montealegrereconstructing important moments in the maestro’s career. Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke, Sarah Silverman, josh hamilton, Scott Ellis, Gideon Glick, Sam Nivola, Alexa Swinton It is Miriam Shor also make up the cast.

In January, the actor of A Star Is Born (2018) spoke about his relationship with the film to the Variety (via People): “Since I was a child I wanted to be a conductor”, he explained. “I was obsessed with it, I asked Santa Claus for a staff when I was 8. Listening to music, falling in love with it and memorizing every moment of a song, like the “Opus 35”in Tchaikovsky, in D major, this violin concerto… I could do it as if I knew everything, without actually knowing how to speak the language, obviously”, he added.

The actor, who has already proven his talent for music in compositions for the film with Lady Gagaworks alongside Steven Spielberg It is Martin Scorseseproducers, in Conductor. “I always knew that Steven Spielberg knew about my obsession with being a conductor”, recalled Bradley. “He had this biopic idea and he was talking to me about acting in it. But I had just done it. A Star Is Born. I said, ‘Look, all I want to do is write and direct movies. I always felt like I could play a conductor, but should I research the material and see if I can write and direct this movie? Would you let me do this?”

It worked! Before going to streaming, Conductor premieres at the Venice Film Festival on September 2.