Netflix Maestro

[Jake Lipson]

Title: Maestro

Genre: Romantic Drama, Music

Director: Bradley Cooper

Cast: Carey Mulligan, Bradley Cooper

Release: 2023-12-20

Plot: A portrait of Leonard Bernstein's singular charisma and passion for music as he rose to fame as America's first native born, world-renowned conductor, all along following his ambition to compose both symphonic and popular Broadway works.

 

[Jake Lipson]

This is the Leonard Bernstein biopic that Bradley Cooper is directing and starring in for Netflix. Cary Mulligan was just announced to play Bernstein's wife, Felica Montealegre Cohn Bernstein.

Filming will begin next spring.

Bradley Cooper Sets Carey Mulligan To Play Leonard Bernstein’s Wife Felicia In Netflix Film ‘Maestro’

Bradley Cooper Sets Carey Mulligan To Play Leonard Bernstein's Wife Felicia In Netflix Film He's Now Titled 'Maestro'

deadline.com

 

[Jake Lipson]

Matt Bomer will play one of Leonard Bernstein's lovers.

Also, the film will start shooting in May.

Matt Bomer in Talks to Play a Lover of Leonard Bernstein’s Opposite Bradley Cooper in ‘Maestro’

Matt Bomer is in talks to join the cast of Bradley Cooper's "Maestro," a biopic about music giant Leonard Bernstein.

variety.com

 

[Jake Lipson]

Filming is underway and Netflix has released some images.

‘Maestro’ First Look: Bradley Cooper Transforms Into Leonard Bernstein in ‘A Star Is Born’ Follow-Up

Bradley Cooper is back behind the camera for his directorial follow-up to "A Star Is Born," playing Leonard Bernstein for a Netflix film.

variety.com

The film is expected to be released in 2023.

 

[Jake Lipson]

Sarah Silverman is joining the cast as Bernstein's sister.

Sarah Silverman Joins Bradley Cooper’s ‘Maestro’ At Netflix

Sarah Silverman has joined the ensemble cast of the Netflix Leonard Bernstein film Maestro, which has Bradley Cooper directing and starring.

deadline.com

 

[Alex...]

 

[Alex...]

 

[David_B_K]

There were shots in that trailer in which I could not tell if it was Cooper or the real Lenny. I liked seeing the ever-present cigarette. I think the only time Bernstein was not smoking was when he was on the podium or asleep.

 

[Malcolm R]

Bradley Cooper in some trouble:

Bradley Cooper criticized for portrayal of Leonard Bernstein in ‘Maestro’

Some on social media criticized the film, which Cooper co-wrote, produced and directed, after Netflix dropped a trailer on Tuesday.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Alex...]

Leonard Bernstein's family defends Bradley Cooper

 

[Matt Hough]

With Carey Mulligan getting top billing, it's clearly going to be about the couple and not just Lenny. This trailer seems to amplify that.

 

[Alex...]

With ‘Maestro,’ Leonard Bernstein’s Legacy and Loves Finally Hit the Big Screen

His daughter Jamie Bernstein speaks for the first time about Bradley Cooper’s transformation to play her father, and the “portrait of a marriage” at the heart of the film.

www.vanityfair.com

 

[Alex...]

 

[Jake Lipson]

 

[Jake Lipson]

Bradley Cooper: ‘Maestro’ Movie “Messed Up Time For Me” — Contenders Film L.A.

Bradley Cooper spent six years developing Maestro as a film. Cooper wrote, directed and stars as Leonard Bernstein. He told Deadline’s Pete Hammond at Contenders Film L.A. that he lost all sense of…

deadline.com

 

[Indy Guy]

Saw Maestro last night at the Academy. It is a very intense film that can shatter high water marks in its quality delivery of the symphonic score.
People applauded Cooper's conducting at one point as it was so sonically rich. MUST be seen in a top Dolby Atmos theater!
Should be up their with Oppenheimer come awards season.

 

[Jake Lipson]

MUST be seen in a top Dolby Atmos theater!

I'm glad to hear you liked it. But unfortunately, considering Netflix is the studio, I doubt a lot of people will get that opportunity near where they live. They want most people to stream it on their service. Even my local theater that has shown an occasional Netflix title is not booking this one.

 

[TravisR]

Even my local theater that has shown an occasional Netflix title is not booking this one.

Yeah, there's an independent theater near me that used to have Netflix movies and I was hoping that they'd get this and The Killer but they did not. I'm assuming that Netflix is now meeting the bare minimum for Oscar contention and nothing more.

 

[Jake Lipson]

I'm assuming that Netflix is now meeting the bare minimum for Oscar contention and nothing more.

Deadline estimated that May December (the new Todd Haynes film being released by Netflix) is currently playing in about 90 theaters in 45 markets. I think that is more than the Oscar consideration minimum, but it's still not a significant number of locations by any measure.

 

[Jake Lipson]

Carey Mulligan Never Felt Like a ‘Proper Actor.’ Then Came ‘Maestro’: ‘I’m Going to Absolutely Do It All’

Carey Mulligan discusses how working on 'Maestro' with Bradley Cooper changed her acting process.

variety.com