“It’s terrific and Bradley is excellent in it,” De Niro raved. “The movie is wonderful. I hope it gets the attention I feel it should when it opens.Bradley learned to sing. He is terrific. He really worked hard and it paid off. You see all the hard work he did, it’s special.” Cooper shot the movie over 42 days after spending nearly three years in development. The film is set in the country-music world and stars Cooper in the lead role opposite Lady Gaga, who is making her film-acting debut.