--- description: He may also star in it, with Beyoncé reportedly being considered for the female lead. title: Bradley Cooper in Talks to Make Directional Debut image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt017915433c06ad14/6987852435ba6f4833c07b77/bradley-cooper-director.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Bradley Cooper Is in Talks to Direct a Remake of _A Star Is Born_ by [Helen Regan](/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 25, 2015 4:38 AM CUT  Actor Bradley Cooper attends a screening of "Serena" hosted by Magnolia Pictures and The Cinema Society on March 21, 2015 in New York City. Actor Bradley Cooper attends a screening of "Serena" hosted by Magnolia Pictures and The Cinema Society on March 21, 2015 in New York City.Andrew H. Walker—FilmMagic/Getty Images by [Helen Regan](/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 25, 2015 4:38 AM CUT Bradley Cooper could be helming the Warner Bros remake of _A Star Is Born_. The movie is based on a 1937 film that starred Janet Gaynor, who played a young actress in Hollywood with dreams of making it big. Frederic March played an older alcoholic actor who helped her launch her career. _American Sniper_ star Cooper is also set to produce the film alongside Jon Peters, Basil Iwanyk and Bill Gerber, says the _Hollywood Reporter_. Warner Bros. have been working on a remake of _A Star Is Born_ for a while and initially considered Beyoncé as the favorite to take the female lead. She may now be re-approached, Deadline Hollywood [reports](http://deadline.com/2015/03/bradley-cooper-beyonce-a-star-is-born-directing-debut-warner-bros-1201381195/ "undefined"), while Cooper could play the male lead himself. There have been two previous remakes of of _A Star Is Born_ _,_ one in 1954, starring Judy Garland and James Mason, and another in 1976 with Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson. \[[THR](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bradley-cooper-make-directorial-debut-783727 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3757505/bradley-cooper-a-star-is-born/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3757505/bradley-cooper-a-star-is-born/"},"headline":"Bradley Cooper Is in Talks to Direct a Remake of A Star Is Born","datePublished":"2015-03-25T04:38:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T05:24:58.409Z","description":"Looks like a director is born, too","url":"https://time.com/3757505/bradley-cooper-a-star-is-born/","keywords":["movies","Beyonce","bradley cooper","Warner Bros.","director"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt017915433c06ad14/6987852435ba6f4833c07b77/bradley-cooper-director.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Helen Regan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/helen-regan/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt017915433c06ad14/6987852435ba6f4833c07b77/bradley-cooper-director.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Magnolia Pictures And The Cinema Society With Dior Beauty Host A Screening Of \"Serena\"","caption":"Magnolia Pictures And The Cinema Society With Dior Beauty Host A Screening Of \"Serena\"","creditText":"Andrew H. Walker—FilmMagic/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3757505/bradley-cooper-a-star-is-born/","name":"Bradley Cooper Is in Talks to Direct a Remake of A Star Is Born"}}]}] ```