--- description: Lady Gaga will star in the Bradley Cooper-directed remake of "A Star Is Born." title: Lady Gaga 'Elated' to Lead Bradley Cooper's 'A Star Is Born' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt92990c85c36f92a2/6988a2a197cdffd01b6ad774/lady-gaga.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&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 # Lady Gaga 'Elated' to Lead Bradley Cooper's _A Star Is Born_ by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 17, 2016 12:48 AM CUT  Recording artist/actress Lady Gaga attends the 88th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 28, 2016 in Hollywood, California. Recording artist/actress Lady Gaga attends the 88th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 28, 2016 in Hollywood, California.Ethan Miller—Getty Images by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 17, 2016 12:48 AM CUT After months of speculation and rumors, Warner Bros. has made it official: [Lady Gaga](http://deadline.com/2016/08/bradley-cooper-lady-gaga-a-star-is-born-warner-bros-remake-1201804358/ "undefined") will star in the Bradley Cooper-directed remake of [_A Star Is Born_](http://time.com/3757505/bradley-cooper-a-star-is-born/ "undefined"). The pop star follows two other divas with serious pipes in the franchise: The 1954 musical (itself an adaptation of a 1937 Janet Gaynor drama) starred [Judy Garland](http://time.com/3658366/golden-globes-past-best-actress-winners/ "undefined"), and the 1976 remake starred [Barbra Streisand](http://time.com/3676893/life-with-streisand-early-photos-of-an-insecure-star/ "undefined"). Cooper, who will also star in the film, originally offered the role to Beyoncé, who ended up backing out. Production will begin early next year on the film, Cooper’s directorial debut, [Deadline reports](http://deadline.com/2016/08/bradley-cooper-lady-gaga-a-star-is-born-warner-bros-remake-1201804358/ "undefined"). “For those of us lucky enough to watch him work as an actor and producer, it has been clear that Bradley would make this transition to director,” Warner Bros. exec Greg Silverman said, according to Deadline. “We are honored that he is doing it, here, at his home—Warner Bros.—and with Lady Gaga as a collaborator and co-star. The world is in for a treat as these great artists craft an all new vision of _A Star is Born_.” Lady Gaga shared her own excitement at the news on Twitter: > [](https://twitter.com/ladygaga/status/765702783710396416) With a bit of luck, the movie—sure to make a big splash—will add to the awards on both performers’ shelves. \[[_Deadline_](http://deadline.com/2016/08/bradley-cooper-lady-gaga-a-star-is-born-warner-bros-remake-1201804358/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4455444/lady-gaga-bradley-cooper-a-star-is-born/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4455444/lady-gaga-bradley-cooper-a-star-is-born/"},"headline":"Lady Gaga 'Elated' to Lead Bradley Cooper's A Star Is Born","datePublished":"2016-08-17T00:48:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T00:01:39.453Z","description":"The casting decision has been rumored for months","url":"https://time.com/4455444/lady-gaga-bradley-cooper-a-star-is-born/","keywords":["movies"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt92990c85c36f92a2/6988a2a197cdffd01b6ad774/lady-gaga.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Begley","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt92990c85c36f92a2/6988a2a197cdffd01b6ad774/lady-gaga.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"88th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals","caption":"88th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals","creditText":"Ethan Miller—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/4455444/lady-gaga-bradley-cooper-a-star-is-born/","name":"Lady Gaga 'Elated' to Lead Bradley Cooper's A Star Is Born"}}]}] ```