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'Maestro' is an upcoming American biographical film based on the life of Leonard Bernstein directed by Bradley Cooper from a screenplay he co-wrote with Josh Singer. The film is produced by Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, and Todd Phillips, as well as Cooper who stars as Bernstein. Carey Mulligan, Jeremy Strong, Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke and Sarah Silverman will appear in supporting roles. The film is expected to be released by Netflix in 2023.

Premise



A biopic on the life of Leonard Bernstein, with a focus on his marriage to Felicia Montealegre.

Cast



* Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein

* Carey Mulligan as Felicia Montealegre

* Jeremy Strong as John Gruen

* Matt Bomer

* Maya Hawke as Jamie Bernstein

* Sarah Silverman as Shirley Bernstein

Production



Development

The project had been in development at Paramount Pictures, with Martin Scorsese initially planning to direct the film. He would step down as director to work on 'The Irishman', allowing Bradley Cooper to join the film in May 2018 as director and to star as Bernstein. Scorsese will produce alongside Todd Phillips and Steven Spielberg. Spielberg was also initially considering directing the film, and had approached Cooper to star but offered the director position to Cooper after a screening of 'A Star Is Born'.[https://www.upi.com/amp/Entertainment_News/TV/2022/01/12/Bradley-Cooper-Late-Show-Maestro/7891641992764/ Bradley Cooper says Steven Spielberg hired him to helm 'Maestro'] In January 2020, the project was moved to Netflix, with filming initially expected to begin in 2021.

Casting

In September 2020, the project was given the title 'Maestro' with Carey Mulligan joining the cast. It was also announced that filming would begin in the spring of 2021. In October, Jeremy Strong entered negotiations to join the cast as John Gruen. In March 2022, Matt Bomer entered negotiations to join the cast. Bomer would be confirmed in April, with Maya Hawke also announced as being cast. In June, Sarah Silverman was cast as Bernstein's sister Shirley.

Filming

The film was initially expect to begin filming on April 5, 2021 in Los Angeles, however it instead began in May 2022. Production occurred at Tanglewood between May 21 and 26, and in New York City.

Criticism of Cooper's appearance

Cooper's use of a prosthetic nose to portray Berstein has been criticized by Jewish fans as an anti-Semitic caricature, as Cooper is not Jewish and has not used prosthetics to portray other characters or real-life individuals such as Joseph Merrick (aka The Elephant Man) or Chris Kyle. Others said a Jewish actor of equal fame such as Jake Gyllenhaal should have been cast in his place.

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