Going Deadline we have learned that Sarah Silverman (‘I Smile Back’) will star in the future Leonard Bernstein biopic directed by and starring Bradley Cooper,‘Teacher’It will be the second behind-the-scenes project for the actor and filmmaker after ‘A Star Is Born’, in a cast that will also include Carey Mulligan (as Bernstein’s wife, Felicia Montealegre), Matt Bomer and Maya Hawke. Silverman’s role will be that of Bernstein’s sister, Shirley Anne. We are talking about the first conductor born in the United States to achieve worldwide fame, famous for having conducted the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, for his Youth Concerts on television between 1958 and 1972 or for his many compositions for the cinema, including those of ‘One day in New York’ (1944), ‘Candide’ (1956) or especially ‘West Side Story’ (1957). He was also an activist in the civil rights movement, and was outspoken on issues such as the end of the Vietnam War. The drama will tell the complex love story of Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre, a story that spans more than 30 years, from the moment they met in 1946 at a party to a marriage of 25 years and three children: Jamie Bernstein, Alexander Bernstein and Nina Bernstein Simmons. Cooper has also collaborated on the film’s script with ‘Spotlight’ screenwriter Josh Singer, who had been behind this story for some time. Both have been working closely with the Bernstein children in recent years. The film, which will be distributed by Netflix instead of Paramount Pictures, will be produced by Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg and Todd Phillips, among others. The film is already in full production, with a premiere that will have a significant run through theaters. before coming exclusively to the king of streaming.
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