The Mule
Bradley Cooper is in talks to reunify with hisAmerican Sniperdirector Clint Eastwood for the new law-breaking dramaThe Mule . Cooper and Eastwood rocked the cinema world in 2014 withAmerican Sniper , which starred the actor as real - life story Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle . Not only did the military drama become only the 2d gas constant - rated photographic film in story at the time to crack the $ 300 million stain domestically ( it went on the make $ 350 million stateside and $ 197 million oversea for a worldwide cume of $ 547 million ) , it realize five Oscar nominations admit Best Picture and Best Actor for Cooper , as well as an Oscar profits for Best Sound Editing .
American Sniperalso marked the first and last fourth dimension Eastwood and Cooper worked together , although in an left bit of circumstances , Cooper take the Oscar - winning director ’s place at the helm for the coming remake of the melodic dramaA Star is Born , starring the actor and Lady Gaga . Now , though , it appears that Cooper will not only act under Eastwood ’s direction again , he ’ll in reality co - lead in the film with him .
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concord toVariety , Cooper is in negotiations to fall in Eastwood forThe Mule . The movie is about a needy man in his 80 who takes on a on the face of it simple-minded line of work to drive , but is wholly unaware he ’s become a drug messenger for a Mexican cartel . His activity as a machine driver , though , has catch the notice of DEA Agent Colin Bates . Cooper is reportedly in talks to wreak Bates .
Eastwood fans will no doubt be thrilled to hear that the fabled actor is going back in front of the television camera again , since it has been six years since his last purpose as an age baseball game talent scout in the summercater dramaTrouble With the Curve . Clearly the pic ’s hand speak volumes to Eastwood , who turns 88 at the end of the calendar month , since the screen legend on more than one social function in the preceding few year has publicly put forward that he is done with play .
The fillip for Cooper is , his the role inThe Muleallows him to run with Eastwood in a much dissimilar light , thus giving him the opportunity to advance insight into Eastwood ’s acting sensibility that few thespian have had since since 2000 because Eastwood has only done a handful of films since then . of course , Cooper will also benefit again by watching Eastwood work behind the camera , specially since he ’s transition to a career as a conductor himself with not onlyA Star is Born , but at the helm of an forthcoming biopicBernstein , where he will also asterisk as legendary composer Leonard Bernstein .
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