Bradley Cooper is providing an evidence on why he selected to put on a prosthetic nostril within the new Leonard Bernstein biopic, Maestro.
“My nose is very similar to Lenny’s actually, and so, the prosthetic is actually, like, a silk sheet,” Cooper, 48, stated of the make-up throughout a Tuesday, November 21, interview on CBS Mornings. “And I thought, ‘Maybe we don’t need to do it because we could take down time of prep,’ but it’s all about balance.”
To realize that steadiness, Cooper sported a number of prosthetic items on his face whereas portraying Bernstein at completely different factors all through his life within the movie. “When he’s young, we had a prosthetic [around my nose] and then it just moves out so by the time he’s older, it’s the whole face,” Cooper defined. “So, we just had to do it, otherwise I wouldn’t believe he’s a human being.”
Cooper, who is just not Jewish, has confronted backlash for taking over the function of the notable Jewish musician, in addition to perpetuating Jewish stereotypes by carrying a prosthetic nostril. Nonetheless, Bernstein’s youngsters — Jamie, Alexander and Nina — defended Cooper’s casting through a prolonged X (previously Twitter) assertion earlier this 12 months.
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“It breaks our hearts to see any misrepresentation or misunderstandings of his efforts. It happens to be true that Leonard Bernstein had a nice, big nose. Bradley chose to use makeup to amplify his resemblance, and we’re perfectly fine with that,” the trio wrote on August 16. “We’re also certain that our dad would have been fine with it as well. Any strident complaints around this issue strike us above all as disingenuous attempts to bring a successful person down a notch — a practice we observed all too often perpetrated on our own father.”
Their assertion continued: “At all times during the making of this film, we could feel the profound respect and yes, the love that Bradley brought to his portrait of Leonard Bernstein and his wife, our mother Felicia. We feel so fortunate to have had this experience with Bradley, and we can’t wait for the world to see his creation.”
On Tuesday, Cooper stated he discovered the siblings’ message “very moving,” sharing that he contacted Alexander not lengthy after to thank him. “I called him on the phone and I heard his voice. And then, I couldn’t believe it, but this huge, emotional exhalation came out and I was just crying so hard, I couldn’t even thank him,” the actor shared. “And he started crying, and it was an incredible moment. I couldn’t believe that gesture.”
On the finish of the day, Cooper isn’t caught off guard by the backlash over his portrayal of Bernstein, however he famous that he’s “done this whole project out of love and it’s so clear to me where I come from.”
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The movie additionally stars Carey Mulligan as Bernstein’s spouse, Felicia Montealegre, Matt Bomer as musician David Oppenheim, Maya Hawke as Jamie, Sam Nivola as Alexander and Alexa Swinton as Nina.
Maestro premieres in choose theaters on Wednesday, November 22, and hits Netflix on December 20.
