EXCLUSIVE: After years of friendship that goes way beyond the two A-listers making it big in Hollywood, Bradley Cooper and Will Arnett are coming on to develop the Searchlight pic Is This Thing On?, with both set to co-star in the film with Cooper also directing.
Arnett penned the script with Mark Chappell. The film is still in early development and while Arnett turned in a draft before the Writers strike commenced, Cooper will likely take a crack at script with Arnett and Chappell and won’t be able to till after Strike ends.
Plot details are being kept under wraps with Cooper producing through his Lea Pictures banner along with Arnett and Kris Thykier.
John Bishop will exec produce. Cooper is a nine-time Oscar nominee whose prior nominations include American Sniper, American Hustle, Silver Linings Playbook and A Star Is Born, which alone earned him three nominations.
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