Bradley Cooper has found his next project to direct after his upcoming Leonard Bernstein project “Maestro,” and it’s a team-up with someone near and dear to his heart, his buddy Will Arnett.Cooper is attached to direct “Is This Thing On?,” and both Cooper and Arnett will also star in and produce the film that has a script written by Arnett and Mark Chappell (“See How They Run”), an individual with knowledge of the project told IndieWire.
The film is currently in development at Searchlight and is described as a dark comedy, though plot details are being kept under wraps.Arnett and Chappell did the first draft of the script, and Cooper is expected to do a pass on the script once the writers strike has concluded.Cooper will produce “Is This Thing On?” under his Lea Pictures banner, and Arnett and Kris Thykier will also produce.
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