Bradley Cooper is sparking controversy more than his prosthetic nose that he wears in the approaching Netflix biopic about popular composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein.
Netflix revealed the initial official trailer for “Maestro” on Aug. 15.
Cooper, who did not respond to Today.com’s request for remark, stars as Bernstein. He also directed and co-wrote the script with Josh Singer. The film focuses on Bernstein and his tumultuous 25-year marriage with actor Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein, performed by Carey Mulligan.
Shortly right after the teaser trailer dropped, Cooper turned a trending subject matter on X, previously regarded as Twitter, with a lot of followers criticizing the the bogus nose he wears in the movie.
Some weren’t quick to dismiss the movie outright but cited worries about “Jewface,” which is a term that negatively characterizes stereotypical or inauthentic portrayals of Jewish persons.
Netflix also did not respond to Today.com’s ask for for remark on the backlash.
“I adore Bradley Cooper and I do want him to get an Oscar but—I understand the ‘jewface’ problems,” @MediumSizeMeech posted, introducing that Cooper’s co-star Mulligan “COMMITS to her period of time items” and celebrated her “charming” effectiveness.
“bradley cooper is placing himself in an insanely huge prosthetic nose to engage in a jewish gentleman in maestro and we’re all just meant to act like that’s awesome and normal?” @hrt_beats tweeted.
“just looked up a image of the true leonard bernstein…. the huge antisemitic prosthetic nose on bradley cooper was absolutely not necessary….” @stabfreeman tweeted alongside pictures of the primary maestro.
“Bradley Cooper is enjoying a renowned Jewish person by carrying a significant prosthetic nose that doesn’t really make him glance like Bernstein,” @Sturgeons_Law posted. “I consider this was meant to be Oscar bait, far too.”
Other folks pointed out that Bernstein experienced been famously fantastic wanting in his working day.
“The difficulty is that Lenny was hotter than Bradley Cooper. He was famously unbelievably very hot!” @RachelShukert tweeted alongside comparison shots.
Some people today also commented on Mulligan portraying the Costa Rican actor.
“So… was there any person (Jewish or not) who considered ‘hmm, possibly we should not perpetuate a stereotype rooted in antisemitism?’ Have been any Ashkenazi Jewish actors even thought of for the role?! And Carey Mulligan participating in a Costa Rican girl?!” one particular human being tweeted.
Another additional, “Why is Carey Mulligan taking part in a Costa Rican female?”
“….so am I going to be the a person to talk to why an English lady is portraying a Costa Rican girl,” still another person commented.
At age 25, Bernstein made his New York Philharmonic debut at Carnegie Corridor. He also composed quite a few stage musicals, including “On the City” and “West Aspect Tale.”
The forged of “Maestro” also includes Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke, Sarah Silverman, Josh Hamilton, Scott Ellis, Gideon Glick, Sam Nivola, Alexa Swinton and Miriam Shor.
Cooper had earlier spoken about his admiration for the composer and how Steve Spielberg questioned him to possibly star in his model of the film. For each Assortment, the director was originally hooked up to immediate a Bernstein biopic.
“I (explained to Spielberg), ‘I always felt like I could enjoy a conductor, but may I research the material and see if I can publish it and direct it? Would you let me do that?’” Cooper told Mahershala Ali for Variety’s Actor on Actor in 2022. “Steven has a good deal of interests — he’ll just pick one particular factor and all of the other points will be on hold. I assume he realized he wasn’t heading to make that film for a while. He was sort sufficient to hand it off to me, and that’s what I have been undertaking for the final 4 and a fifty percent many years.”
In a pivot from the streaming company’s regular roll out, the movie will have a minimal theatrical launch on Nov. 22. It will debut on Netflix on Dec. 20.
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