Sumith Prasad
The shooting of Bradley Cooper’s third directorial venture, ‘Is This Thing On?’ is slated to begin in February 2025 in New York. Cooper will also star in the film with long-time friend Will Arnett, who wrote the movie with Mark Chappell. The cast of the film also includes Emily Blunt. The plot of the movie is currently under wraps.
Cooper helmed Netflix’s biographical film ‘Maestro,’ which revolves around the life of eminent musician Leonard Bernstein. The actor, in addition to portraying the titular character, also co-produced and co-wrote the film. Cooper’s recent credits include James Gunn’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,’ Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Nightmare Alley,’ Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘Licorice Pizza,’ etc. He is also one of the producers of Todd Phillips’ ‘Joker’ sequel ‘Joker: Folie à Deux.’ Cooper’s directorial debut ‘A Star is Born’ received eight Academy Award nominations and won one.
Arnett, who is known for his performance as George Oscar “G.O.B.” Bluth II in ‘Arrested Development,’ serves as the executive producer of Peacock’s ‘Twisted Metal.’ He also lent his voice to the titular character of ‘BoJack Horseman.’ Arnett’s most recent credits include the documentary ‘SmartLess: On the Road,’ which follows the North American tour of the former, Sean Hayes, and Jason Bateman’s podcast ‘SmartLess.’ The actor played Alex Magnussen in Taika Waititi’s biographical sports film ‘Next Goal Wins.’’
Emily Blunt portrayed Kitty Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ and Liza Drake in David Yates’ ‘Pain Hustlers.’ Blunt’s other recent credits include Amazon Prime Video’s Western series ‘The English’ and Jaume Collet-Serra’s Dwayne Johnson-starrer ‘Jungle Cruise.’ Mark Chappell and Arnett are joining hands together again after co-creating Netflix’s comedy series ‘Flaked.’ The British comedy writer also wrote the 2022 film ‘See How They Run,’ starring Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, and Adrien Brody.
Cooper previously shot ‘Maestro’ in New York. Several of his films as an actor were also filmed in the city, including ‘Nightmare Alley’ and ‘American Hustle.’
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