A profile of Gaga in Variety has identified the ex-White Stripes frontman as Cooper’s first choice in his directorial debut, before studio vetoedJack White, the former frontman of rock duo the White Stripes, was set to play the lead role in A Star Is Born, according to reports.
In a new profile of Lady Gaga in Variety, White is identified as the mystery musician director Bradley Cooper fancied for the part, before stepping in himself, apparently following pressure from the studio.After Clint Eastwood passed on the project at the start of this decade (having eyed Cooper and Beyoncé for the leads), Cooper took it on as his directorial debut in 2014 and began looking for likely contenders to play grizzled country star Jackson Maine.
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