Dave Chappelle Joins Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga In ‘ A Star Is Born’ RemakePosted by Wilson Morales
May 6, 2017
Source: Variety
Dave Chappelle has joined Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper in the Warner Bros. remake of “A Star is Born,” in which Cooper is also making his directorial debut.
Based on the story by William A. Wellman and Robert Carson, the screenplay is by Will Fetters & Bradley Cooper and Eric Roth.
The story is about a an famed aging, alcoholic country musician who mentors/is schooled by and then finds romance with a younger female star was first done in 1937 with Janet Gaynor and Fredric March. Judy Garland and James Mason starred in the 1954 remake, and Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson were in the 1976 version.
In the remake, Cooper plays Jackson Maine, a country music star on the brink of decline when he discovers a talented unknown named Ally. As the two begin a passionate love affair, he coaxes her into the spotlight, catapulting her to stardom. But as her career quickly eclipses his own, he finds it increasingly hard to handle his fading glory.
Chappelle will play a character named Noodles, who is described as Cooper’s character’s “oldest friend with whom he started out playing in blues clubs.” Also included in the film are Sam Elliott, Andrew Dice Clay, Rafi Gavron, Michael Harney and Rebecca Field.
Lady Gaga, who will be credited in the movie by her given name Stefani Germanotta, has composed and will perform original songs in the film. She received an Oscar nomination for the song “Til It Happens to You” from “The Hunting Ground.”
Chappelle was last seen on the big screen in Spike Lee’s “Chi-Raq.” This past March, Netflix released his two stand-up comedy specials “Deep in the Heart of Texas” and “The Age of Spin.”
“A Star Is Born” hits theaters on Sept. 28, 2018.
