Jake Gyllenhaal will portray “On the Waterfront” and “West Side Story” composer Leonard Bernstein in “The American,” the next film from director/producer Cary Fukunaga.
Nine Stories, the Oscar-nominated actor’s (“Brokeback Mountain”) production company, will produce the biopic with financier Bron Studios.
International sales will commence at this month’s Cannes Film Market; shooting starts this fall.A Massachusetts-born Harvard graduate, Bernstein was just 25 when he was named Assistant Conductor for the New York Philharmonic, where he later served as Music Director for 11 years.
He oversaw Carnegie Hall and New York Symphony Orchestra concerts, plus others in London, Milan, Tel Aviv, and more.
During his career, Bernstein’s televised performances won 11 Emmy Awards, plus a Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award in 1985.
“On the Waterfront” earned him an Oscar nomination.
Five days after he retired from conducting in October 1990, Bernstein died from mesothelioma at age 72.“Like many people, Leonard Bernstein found
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