Handsome
Hollywood
star
Bradley
Cooper
is
in
negotiations
with
Warner
Bros
to
direct
the
third
remake
of
the
romantic
drama
film
"A
Star
Is
Born".
Based
on
William
Wellman's
1937
film
starring
Janet
Gaynor
and
Fredric
March,
the
project
centers
on
a
fading
movie
star
who
helps
a
young
aspiring
actress
while
his
own
career
spirals
downward,
reports
variety.com.
Also,
Cooper
will
be
producing
the
film
through
his
22
Green
banner
along
with
Jon
Peters,
Billy
Gerber
and
Basil
Iwanyk.
Clint
Eastwood,
who
directed
Cooper
in
"American
Sniper",
was
attached
to
direct
"A
Star
Is
Born" in
2011
with
Beyonce
Knowles
set
to
star
in
it.
However,
Knowles
left
the
project
after
becoming
pregnant,
while
Eastwood
put
it
aside
for
"Jersey
Boys".
It's
unclear
if
Cooper
will
star
in
the
film
or
if
Knowles
will
rejoin
the
project.
Will
Smith,
Tom
Cruise,
Leonardo
DiCaprio
and
Christian
Bale
have
all
been
mentioned
at
various
points
for
the
movie
star
role.
The
latest
script
was
written
by
Will
Fetters,
with
Cooper
expected
to
revise
it.
"A
Star
Is
Born" was
remade
in
1954
by
George
Cukor
with
Judy
Garland
and
James
Mason
and
again
in
1976
by
Frank
Pierson
with
Kris
Kristofferson
and
Barbra
Streisand.
Should
the
deal
go
through,
"A
Star
Is
Born" would
mark
Cooper's
directing
debut.
Meanwhile,
the
40-year-old
will
be
seen
next
in
Cameron
Crowe's
romantic
comedy
"Aloha"
opposite
Emma
Stone
and
Rachel
McAdams.