Actor Bradley Cooper has already garnered 9 Academy Award Nominations and word on the street is that he is due to get a 10th …… and maybe win at last?. He has co-written, directed, and produced MAESTRO based on the true story of how legendary composer/conductor Leonard Bernstein grappled with his sexuality as he grasped for love.
It’s a juicy role for Cooper as it focuses on Bernstein’s lifelong relationship with Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein (played by Carey Mulligan) and how it endured both his gayness and his genius
Maestro has a very impressive list of co-stars that include Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke, Sarah Silverman, Josh Hamilton, Scott Ellis, Gideon Glick, Sam Nivola, Alexa Swinton, and Miriam Shor.
The film premiered at Venice Film Festival and will be released in movie
theatres on November 22
before streaming on Netflix December 20