Bradley Cooper's done a lot in his movies - but never anything scarier than conducting in Maestro 👀 '[T]he level of respect that I have for that world and that podium, it is the most terrifying thing I’ve ever experienced. [...] It is impossible.' 😮
Bradley Cooper discusses the difficulties he experienced playing famous conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein in his upcoming Netflix biopic Maestro. Bernstein is widely regarded as one of the most important musical conductors of his era, having proven his immense talent in creating the music for the classic musical Westside Story in 1957 and going on to continued success over the course of his career.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY While moderating a Focus Features awards season roundtable for Tár with that film's director, Todd Field, and actors Cate Blanchett and Nina Hoss, Cooper talks about how daunting it was to play a conductor. In Tár, Blanchett plays conductor Lydia Tár, which leads the acclaimed actor to tell Cooper how excited she is to see him play a conductor as well.
Having worked on a project in the same world [as ‘TÁR’], the level of respect that I have for that world and that podium, it is the most terrifying thing I’ve ever experienced. And it’s so odd because so many people — I don’t know if you’ve come across this — but people that I have in the last five years have said, ‘Well, what is it that conductors even do? Aren’t you up there sort of doing like this?' And my answer is, ‘It’s the absolute hardest thing you could ever want to do.
Joining Cooper in the cast of Maestro will be Carey Mulligan, who portrays Bernstein's beloved wife Felicia Montealegre, and Jeremy Strong, who plays John Gruen, a prominent art critic, social acquaintance of Bernstein's, and author of the biography The Private World Of Leonard Bernstein. Sarah Silverman will take on the role of Bernstein's younger sister and fellow musician Shirley Bernstein, while Maya Hawke will play Bernstein and Montealegre's daughter, Jamie Bernstein.
Maestro, which is expected to be released sometime in 2023 on Netflix, will be centered on Bernstein and Montealegre's relationship, beginning when they met at a party in 1946 and moving through two on-and-off engagements and a 25-year marriage. The film will also delve into Bernstein's acclaimed work as a conductor and composer for productions such as West Side Story and On The Waterfront.
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