Bradley CooperandCarey Mulliganembark on a lifelong romance in their latest movie.On Wednesday, Netflix released a new trailer forMaestro, the new movie from writer-director-actor Cooper, 48, in which he stars as the late conductor Leonard Bernstein. Mulligan, 38, costars as Bernstein’s wife Felicia Montealegre.The new trailer meets Bernstein as an older man, recalling his relationship with Montealegre and her advice on how to approach his music. It then flashes between black-and-white and full-color scenes, showing Leonard and Felicia as they meet and fall in love, Bernstein’s ascendance to world-renowned conductor — and Felicia’s realization that Leonard is living a double life as a gay man.The movie chronicles the couple’s romance, which lasted from 1951 until her death in 1978. An official logline for the movie describesMaestroas “a towering and fearless love story chronicling the lifelong relationship between Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein.“Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan in ‘Maestro’.Jason McDonald/Netflix"A love letter to life and art,Maestroat its core is an emotionally epic portrayal of family and love,” the logline reads.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Aside from Cooper and Mulligan,Maestroalso stars Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke, Sarah Silverman, Josh Hamilton, Scott Ellis, Gideon Glick, Sam Nivola, Alexa Swinton and Miriam Shor. The film marks Cooper’s second project as a screenwriter and director after 2018’sA Star Is Born, whichreceived eight nominationsat the 2019Academy Awardsand won one Oscar for Best Song (“Shallow”).Cooper cowrote the movie with screenwriter Josh Singer, best known for writing and producing critically acclaimed films like 2015’sSpotlight, 2017’sThe Postand 2018’sFirst Man.Bradley Cooper in ‘Maestro’.Jason McDonald/NetflixMaestromade its world premiere at theVenice International Film Festivalin September. At a recent New York Film Festival press conference for the movie,Maestro’s makeup designer Kazu Hiro said thatCooper utilized a nose plugwithinthe prosthetic nosehe wears in the movie to make Cooper’s voice sound closer to Bernstein’s.“We made a nose plug. He wanted to talk like and sound like Lenny,” Hiro explained of Cooper’s request to “change his voice.““Lenny’s nose was wider than Bradley’s, so I made it wider at the same time to change his nose shape and voice too,” he said at the time.Maestrowill run in select theaters in November before it hits Netflix on Wednesday, Dec. 20.
Bradley CooperandCarey Mulliganembark on a lifelong romance in their latest movie.
On Wednesday, Netflix released a new trailer forMaestro, the new movie from writer-director-actor Cooper, 48, in which he stars as the late conductor Leonard Bernstein. Mulligan, 38, costars as Bernstein’s wife Felicia Montealegre.
The new trailer meets Bernstein as an older man, recalling his relationship with Montealegre and her advice on how to approach his music. It then flashes between black-and-white and full-color scenes, showing Leonard and Felicia as they meet and fall in love, Bernstein’s ascendance to world-renowned conductor — and Felicia’s realization that Leonard is living a double life as a gay man.
The movie chronicles the couple’s romance, which lasted from 1951 until her death in 1978. An official logline for the movie describesMaestroas “a towering and fearless love story chronicling the lifelong relationship between Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein.”
Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan in ‘Maestro’.Jason McDonald/Netflix
Jason McDonald/Netflix
“A love letter to life and art,Maestroat its core is an emotionally epic portrayal of family and love,” the logline reads.
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Aside from Cooper and Mulligan,Maestroalso stars Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke, Sarah Silverman, Josh Hamilton, Scott Ellis, Gideon Glick, Sam Nivola, Alexa Swinton and Miriam Shor. The film marks Cooper’s second project as a screenwriter and director after 2018’sA Star Is Born, whichreceived eight nominationsat the 2019Academy Awardsand won one Oscar for Best Song (“Shallow”).
Cooper cowrote the movie with screenwriter Josh Singer, best known for writing and producing critically acclaimed films like 2015’sSpotlight, 2017’sThe Postand 2018’sFirst Man.
Bradley Cooper in ‘Maestro’.Jason McDonald/Netflix
Maestromade its world premiere at theVenice International Film Festivalin September. At a recent New York Film Festival press conference for the movie,Maestro’s makeup designer Kazu Hiro said thatCooper utilized a nose plugwithinthe prosthetic nosehe wears in the movie to make Cooper’s voice sound closer to Bernstein’s.
“We made a nose plug. He wanted to talk like and sound like Lenny,” Hiro explained of Cooper’s request to “change his voice.”
“Lenny’s nose was wider than Bradley’s, so I made it wider at the same time to change his nose shape and voice too,” he said at the time.
Maestrowill run in select theaters in November before it hits Netflix on Wednesday, Dec. 20.
source: people.com
