legendary Broadway composer Leonard Bernstein, alongside Carey Mulligan as Bernstein’s wife Felicia Montealegre. The celebrated composer, credited with reinventing the American musical, died in November 2021 at age 91.Netflix released photos from the set on Monday, showing Cooper transformed into Bernstein at various stages in the musical icon’s life.
The stunning hair and make up work morphed the Oscar-nominated actor and director, 47, into Bernstein, from a handsome young Broadway upstart to an aged veteran composer.Before production began, Scott Stuber, the head of global films at Netflix, told Variety about the time and effort put into Cooper’s transformation. “We’ve done a lot of work on the makeup.
We’ve done a lot of work on the voice. I’m excited to see someone so deeply focused on creating a story that means so much to him.
And Carey Mulligan is an incredible actress,” he said. Although the first look was released on Monday, the film is not scheduled for release until 2023.
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