After producing his second film as a director, ‘Maestro’, Spielberg will now have Cooper as the lead.
Actor Bradley Cooper to star in Steven Spielberg’s next film, an original film based on Frank Bullitt’s characterthe no-nonsense San Francisco cop played by Steve McQueen in the 1968 action thriller ‘Bullitt.’
Josh Singer (‘The Pentagon Files’, ‘Spotlight’) is in charge of writing the film’s script, which is currently in development at Warner Bros. Although plot details have not been revealed, the upcoming production is expected to follow Bullitt in a completely different way. explode than the original McQueen.
Warner Bros. released the original ‘Bullitt,’ which was directed by Peter Yates and based on the 1963 novel, ‘Mute Witness.’. In what became McQueen’s most notable role, he played a detective investigating the death of a mob informant whom he was hired to protect. The film is famous for including one of the most memorable and exciting car chases in movie history with McQueen doing his own stunts in a modified Ford Mustang. ‘Bullitt’ became a critical and commercial successgenerating $42 million on a $4 million budget and winning an Oscar.
Cooper will produce the as-yet-untitled film alongside Spielberg and Kristie Macosko Krieger, marking their second collaboration after the upcoming Leonard Bernstein biopic, “Maestro.” McQueen’s son Chad McQueen and his granddaughter Molly McQueen will also executive produce.
Spielberg’s latest film, ‘The Fabelmans,’ a semi-autobiographical story about growing up as a movie lover, will be released in theaters on February 10 in theaters. Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen and Gabriel LaBelle (as Spielberg’s own on-screen stand-in) star in the film, which appears to be a top award winner after taking home the Audience Award at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Cooper is currently in post-production on the highly anticipated feature film ‘Maestro,’ which he stars in, co-writes, directs and produces. Netflix will release the musical drama in 2023. Spielberg, who had been developing “Maestro” for years, encouraged Cooper to direct and star in the film after seeing Cooper’s directorial debut “A Star Is Born.” His second film as a director will be this biopic based on the life of Leonard Bernstein, which will arrive sometime in 2023.
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