Bradley: I considered Adele or Bey before landing on GaGa for ASIB

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“I thought about Adele for a while,” said Cooper in conversation at the 2024 Santa Barbara International Film Festival, where he was there to accept the Outstanding Performer of the Year Award for his performance as Leonard Bernstein in “Maestro.” 

Cooper confirmed that prior to those considerations, he had still pursued starring opposite Beyoncé in “A Star Is Born” after he took over directing duties from Clint Eastwood. “She was incredible. And we went down the road and then it didn't work out,” he said.23 hours ago

https://www.indiewire.com/news/festivals/bradley-cooper-considered-adele-a-star-is-born-1234952924/

[Bling 31,331]

It's been confirmed for a long time that B was involved before Gaga and omg, Beyonce is not a good actress and I cannot imagine her in this role 

This is the first I'm hearing of Adele though, now THAT would be interesting to see!

 

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I love how GaGa was underdog but ultimately the role fit her like a glove and she brought success to the film. She is the true underdog of Pop  Always have to prove herself time and time again and she dont complain for do that! Take notes gurls! 

[Ziggy 11,757]

2 minutes ago, BlingNotTheMusic said:

It's been confirmed for a long time that B was involved before Gaga and omg, Beyonce is not a good actress and I cannot imagine her in this role 

This is the first I'm hearing of Adele though, now THAT would be interesting to see!

I wonder if she would be good the way Gaga was bc it relies on mostly lived experiences from the industry to make the role believable. I could see her surprise killing it

[EGOT2027 10,893]

i think beyonce was involved before bradley was involved. like she was involved when the movie had an entirely different director, etc. 

 

i love adele so much but cannot imagine her in this role at all. 

 

i’ve scrolled through a lot of the comments on the various news accounts that have posted this news, and it seems the general public agrees that gaga was the perfect choice

[Bling 31,331]

Just now, Ziggy said:

I wonder if she would be good the way Gaga was bc it relies on mostly lived experiences from the industry to make the role believable. I could see her surprise killing it

Idk, it would be a completely different vibe. Beyonce faced different experiences as Gaga because she gained success in a girl group and then went solo and gained even more success. 

I enjoyed Beyonce's performance in Dreamgirls, mostly for her singing, her acting was still just ok. I haven't seen Beyonce act in anything where I was blown way.

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1 minute ago, EGOT2027 said:

i think beyonce was involved before bradley was involved. like she was involved when the movie had an entirely different director, etc. 

 

i love adele so much but cannot imagine her in this role at all. 

 

i’ve scrolled through a lot of the comments on the various news accounts that have posted this news, and it seems the general public agrees that gaga was the perfect choice

yes but he said specifically that he was still looking to keep Beyonce even after he aquired the right to direct the film from CLint Eastwood apparently which is a new detail we didnt know! We all assumed that once CLint dropped out and Beyonce left that Bradley was looking elsewhere! Surprising he still wanted Bey and considered Adele!

[Bronco 10,837]

It's hard to imagine anyone other than Gaga being in the role or the film as we know it being successful with another choice. 

Like the soundtrack WAS Gaga she wrote & produced on the majority of it. 
The lasting legacy of ASIB is Shallow & Always Remember Us This Way which are all Gaga

[Lextyr97 19,879]

The hilarious thing is that the movie would not have been NEARLY as big as it was if it weren’t for Gaga. 
 

all you need as proof is the La Vie En Rose scene, Richy Trash, Joanne Stage, her vocals, and the fact that she at least cowrote most of what was there based on what we have from official leaks.
 

Gaga was meant for this movie and it would have been CRAP without her. Nothing will convince me otherwise. Look at the legal leaks from years ago. A Star is Born was nothing without her. Seriously

[Stephen 30,423]

Because everyone knows Bey and Adele are powerhouse vocalists and superstars. In 2016 people still weren't sure if Gaga was sticking around or on her way out. Lots of people still didn't know she could actually sing. To this day whenever she sings on TV there will be comments shocked that she can sing. People are stupid. Once Bradley saw her at the Sean Parker event, it all clicked.

[Anderson123 38,200]

Imagine the songs Adele would've written for this.  The A Star Is Born we got was massive but this would've been Bodyguard / Titanic level.

[Bling 31,331]

2 minutes ago, Stephen said:

Because everyone knows Bey and Adele are powerhouse vocalists and superstars. In 2016 people still weren't sure if Gaga was sticking around or on her way out. Lots of people still didn't know she could actually sing. To this day whenever she sings on TV there will be comments shocked that she can sing. People are stupid. Once Bradley saw her at the Sean Parker event, it all clicked.

This is so true, and ASIB fit perfectly in her career right after C2C and Joanne

[Celloo Deng 54,843]

bradley knows talent when he sees it, all of these ladies slay 

[Lextyr97 19,879]

7 minutes ago, Anderson123 said:

Imagine the songs Adele would've written for this.  The A Star Is Born we got was massive but this would've been Bodyguard / Titanic level.

I highly disagree. ASIB was at that level with Gaga. 30 came after ASIB. Imagine it at the time. It would’ve been worse. Please do your absolute best to convince me otherwise that it would’ve been better with Adele or Beyonce. You won’t but please try. Gaga was the underdog for this. She earned and strived for the success she got.
Anything Beyonce acts in is panned. Adele hasn’t acted in anything. Gaga WAS MEANT for it

[RenegAde 19,127]

6 minutes ago, Stephen said:

Because everyone knows Bey and Adele are powerhouse vocalists and superstars. In 2016 people still weren't sure if Gaga was sticking around or on her way out. Lots of people still didn't know she could actually sing. To this day whenever she sings on TV there will be comments shocked that she can sing. People are stupid. Once Bradley saw her at the Sean Parker event, it all clicked.

They literally said "who is the Barbara Streisand of today" and went through the list.