After Bradley Cooper's prosthetic nose in the trailer for the upcoming Leonard Bernstein biopic “Maestro” stoked criticism of antisemitism, the conductor's children have come to the defense of the actor.
The teaser trailer for “Maestro,” which Cooper directs and stars in, debuted Tuesday and offered the first close-up look at Cooper's makeup and performance as the great American composer and longtime music director of the New York Philharmonic. Cooper, who is not Jewish, dons a prosthetic nose as part of his transformation into Bernstein, who was.
Bernstein’s three children — Jamie, Alexander and Nina Bernstein — on Wednesday issued a statement supporting Cooper, saying they were “touched to the core to witness the depth of commitment, his loving embrace of our father’s music and the sheer open-hearted joy he brought to his exploration.” A representative for Cooper declined to comment. Netflix, which is distributing the film, also wouldn't comment.
Emma Stone was criticized over and apologized for playing a half-Asian character in Cameron Crowe’s 2015 film “Aloha.” Tom Hanks has said if “Philadelphia” was made today, it would star a gay actor, “and rightly so.” Some LGBTQ+ advocates have argued that trans roles like Jeffrey Tambor's in “Transparent” and Eddie Redmayne's in “The Danish Girl” ought to have been played by trans performers.
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