It will also mark Cooper's directorial debut, and he will also co-produce alongside Clint Eastwood and various others. There will also be roles for Sam Elliott, Dave Chappelle, and singer Halsey. Lady Gaga will star as rising singer Ally, alongside Bradley Cooper as Jackson Maine.
I wanted to explore the realities of loving another human being, and what that demands. "We're also dealing with the idea of abandonment - when you put too much stock in a relationship and not in your own worth - how that affects your ability to fully be there for someone else, and for yourself. "What happens when you're 30 and you you might not make it? And what happens when the idea that maybe you're not going to make it creeps into your artistic brain, but then you meet somebody who inspires you to run away from that idea and embrace what it is that moves you. She's not an ingénue she's not this innocent person.
"I was also very interested in the character of Ally being a bit different than the other versions. " what unconditional love is, how hard it is to love someone in this world as a human being, and what that demands: those are the things I was interested in," Cooper told Entertainment Weekly last year. Similar to previous versions, the remake will follow country music star Jackson Maine ( Bradley Cooper), who discovers an unknown but talented singer named Ally (Lady Gaga).Īs her career quickly takes off, Jackson starts to realize that his best days may be behind him.