Bradley Cooper has fans doing double take as he unveils wild Leonard Bernstein transformation for new biopic
metro.co.ukBradley Cooper was the very definition of unrecognizable thanks to his latest movie transformation.The 47-year-old is no stranger to changing for a role, but this may be his biggest switch-up to date, taking on the part of famous composer Leonard Bernstein, who died in 1990.In new photos released by Netflix, he could be seen portraying the composer during his younger years in black-and-white photos, which showed him laughing with Carey Mulligan, who stars as his on-screen wife, Felicia Montealegre.He then donned what appeared to a shed load of prosthetics to resemble an older Leonard, also sporting glasses and a head of white hair for the role.In one picture, he clutched a cigarette in one hand and kept his other arm raised, appearing to be deep in thought.Unsurprisingly, fans couldn’t get over Bradley’s transformation, and shared their thoughts on his new role on Twitter.‘Old man prosthetics yeah he’s coming for that Oscar,’ one commented.‘Bradley said “They’re gonna have to give me awards for this one!”,’ another agreed.A follower said: ‘The person who did this makeup is absolutely incredible.’‘This is kind of shockingly good,’ a Twitter user praised, as a fan replied: ‘An elderly Bradley Cooper is freaking me out.’Saying precisely what is on all of our minds, one simply yelled: ‘THAT’S BRADLEY COOPER???’Bradley is leading the star-studded cast, opposite Carey, Maya Hawke and Matt Bomer.As well as nabbing the starring role and blowing all our minds with his new look, the Hangover actor will be serving as director, and producing the flick beside Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Fred Berner, Kristie Macosko Krieger and Amy Durning.This marks his return to directing following the hugely successful 2018 hit, A Star Is.
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