Bradley Cooper knocked it out of the park with his directorial debut A Star is Born, and its highly-anticipated follow-up is just around the corner. Cooper joined forces with Carey Mulligan in the first trailer for Maestro, which chronicled the relationship between the iconic composer Leonard Bernstein and actress Felicia Montealegre.
The official logline describes Maestro as “an emotionally epic portrayal of family and love” and “a towering and fearless love story chronicling the lifelong relationship between cultural icon Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein.”
Bernstein is best known for writing scores for Broadway’s West Side Story and Marlon Brando’s film On the Waterfront, and his complex relationship with Montealegre spanned three decades and survived many affairs. Cooper wrote the script alongside the Oscar winner Josh Singer, while Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg hopped on board as co-producers.
In addition to the leading duo, Maestro also stars Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke, Sarah Silverman, Josh Hamilton, Scott Ellis, Gideon Glick, Sam Nivola, Alexa Swinton, and Miriam Shor.
The film will compete for the Golden Lion at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, following its world premiere on September 2. It will get a limited theatrical release on November 22, before heading to Netflix on December 20.
