Bradley Cooper's Next Movie Adds Oscar-Nominated Star

Bradley Cooper ’s breakup dramaIs This Thing On?adds an Oscar - nominated virtuoso to the cast . Already a three - time Oscar nominee himself for his performances inSilver Linings Playbook , American HustleandAmerican Sniper , Cooper accept it to the next level by garnering three nominations in one year for his blockbusterremake ofA Star Is yield . Cooper ’s follow - upMaestrosnagged him an player and screenplay nominating speech , and the multi - hyphenate will try on for Oscar gold again with his upcoming projectIs This affair On ?

Cooper ’s next movie looks like a possible contender in at least one acting category , as it just added another retiring campaigner in Andra Day ( The United States vs. Billie Holiday ) . Details of Day ’s role have not been give away ( viaVariety ) .

What Day’s Casting Means For Is This Thing On?

The Movie’s Cast Is Becoming Quite Stacked

Cooper will apply many of his skills to his upcoming pic , performing , head and , for the first time , acting as a photographic camera manipulator . Unlike on his premature two Oscar - nominated acting / directing efforts , Cooper will not take the lead story inIs This matter On ? , relegate himself to a support role . The leads instead go to Will Arnett and Laura Dern , play a yoke dealing with the unraveling of their marriage , with Sean Hayes also onboard in a secondary role .

Is This matter On?was co - write by Arnett and Mark Chappell , with a logline that read “ Alex ( Arnett ) seeks young design in the New York clowning scene while Tess ( Dern ) confronts the ritual killing she made for their phratry — force them to navigate Colorado - parenting , identity , and whether love can take a new form . ”

The addition ofThe United States vs. Billie Holiday ’s Day givesIs This matter On?a roll of player with impressive resumes , including that of Dern , who shoot a line a profits forMarriage Story . Day lose the 2020 Oscar raceway to Frances McDormand ( Nomadland ) , but the multi - talented performing artist does have plenty of other statues on her ledge , including a Golden Globe for her Billie Holiday performance , and a Grammy for that moving-picture show ’s soundtrack .

Our Take On Day Joining Cooper In Is This Thing On?

Might Is This Thing On? Be Cooper’s Annie Hall?

Cooper ’s 12 nominations across multiple categories make him one of the Academy ’s best-loved multi - hyphenates of recent vintage . Unfortunately , though the Academy loves acknowledging Cooper ’s work with nominating speech , it has yet to bestow upon him a individual amber statue .

Cooper’sartsy biopicMaestrolooked like the major Oscar play that would finally garner him a winnings , but the motion-picture show was completely shut out , despite 7 nominations . The wizard - turn - auteur change gears for hisMaestrofollow - up , tackling not a far-famed real - living figure like Leonard Bernstein , but a fictional couple conduct with familiar problems .

Cooper wo n’t get a penning Oscar forIs This affair On ? , nor will he be nominated for Best Actor , but Best Director and Best Supporting Actor are both in romp . Cooper ’s directorial efforts will certainly be aided by cause applaud stars the likes of Dern and Day in the cast . The movie ’s logline suggests Cooper ’s Modern flick will wade into Woody Allen territorial dominion , dealing with relationships in a way both comedic and spectacular . Allen cracked the code for unlock the Academy ’s love , and Cooper perhaps skip that by emulating theAnnie Hallauteur , he can finally do so himself .