A Star is Born?

[engchickie]

I didn't see another thread for this. There's some speculation that Gerry might do a remake of A Star is Born: screencrave.com/2010-05-20/gerard-butler-to-replace-crowe-in-a-star-is-born/

Imdb.com ran a more definitive story 5 hours ago: www.imdb.com/name/nm0124930/news#ni2538887

You'll have to scroll down.

From what I've read, it doesn't sound like the idea of Gerry in this role is being too well-received by many.

[Leppardlady]

Please don't hate me anyone, but I hope he doesn't do this film.

[kamoani]

WHY?

[jeaniebirdie78]

I am not really sure how I feel about this one. If it meant we would get to hear Gerry sing in a movie again, that would definitely be a treat, but all these remakes??? I don't know.

[shellie]

I love Beyonce but if she is in the project I'm not so enthusiastic about Gerry being involved. She is a decent actress but I think the film could turn out to be a 2 hr long music video for her.
I also have gotten a little peeved that bloggers are questioning if Gerry has the acting chops for the role and not even questioning Beyonce's acting chops. I'm thinking Russell Crowe would like to do this film but I could never never see him in a movie with Beyonce in the lead.

[Leppardlady]

jeaniebirdie said it: remake. As much as I would love to hear him sing in a movie again, I'm not enthusiastic about remakes.

[dawne27]

and yet another article from online Topix....writes:

"Will Gerard Butler Be There When A STAR IS BORN?
by Brendan Bettinger Posted:May 20th, 2010 at 9:18 am 0diggsdigg


There are already three versions of A Star Is Born scattered throughout film history, but since over thirty years have passed since the last, it’s time for a new one. Russell Crowe was being considered for the male lead, but no offer has been made and the Robin Hood star may move on to other projects before one can be extended. LA Times reports that Warner Bros. has a list of names they fancy for the role, and near the top is Scottish hunk Gerard Butler. It would be new territory for Butler, who is known for action films like 300 and romantic comedies like The Bounty Hunter rather than more dramatic fare.

The female lead has not been chosen either, but Beyonce has been rumored for the part. She would play an aspiring actress, while Butler would play an aging movie star who helps launch her career. Check out the full plot synopsis after the jump.


Here’s the synopsis for the 1937 original via Amazon:

“This is Mrs. Norman Maine,” proclaims Janet Gaynor, fighting back the tears as she addresses her fans while still rocked by personal tragedy. It’s the kind of grandiose gesture we love in a movie star, and the original A Star Is Born is gloriously......." www.collider.com/2010/05/20/will-gerard-butler-be-there-when-a-star-is-born/....

hmmm? what to think? why not. some other bloggers speculated it may be a musical. (POTO and PSILY shows it's not a far reach for gerry). either way a remake is a remake is a remake. its been approached 3 times since its first release. if its done right it could prove to be great entertainment...if not, end up in a $5 for 5 walmart bin? whatever the case may be, the story is a familiar theme which most can identify with....experience gently nudging the novice to fly free..................

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An oldie but this movie looks to be made but not with Gerry as rumored years ago:

deadline.com/2015/03/bradley-cooper-beyonce-a-star-is-born-directing-debut-warner-bros-1201381195/

Bradley Cooper To Make Directing Debut, Hopes To Star With Beyonce In ‘A Star Is Born’ For Warner Bros


EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros is negotiating with its American Sniper star Bradley Cooper to make his feature directorial debut on the remake of A Star Is Born. The hope is for Cooper also to star in the film. Once his deal is done, their first stop will be to Beyonce, who once was positioned to play the role of the young woman whose dreams of stardom are helped by a self-destructive icon whose best days are behind him. She was circling when Clint Eastwood was going to helm the remake, and the director discussed that male lead role with Cooper. She hasn’t yet been re-approached formally. Cooper will take a pass at the script with Will Fetters, who wrote the most recent draft, and the hope is that he can get into this wholeheartedly when he finishes performing The Elephant Man in its London transfer from Broadway.

He also will become a producer on this through Warners-based 22 Green, the banner he shares with Todd Phillips. Jon Peters, Billy Gerber and Basil Iwanyk also are producers. Cooper is coming off a double Oscar nomination for American Sniper, which has surpassed $528 million worldwide and growing, remarkable for an R-rated war film that cost $58 million to produce. There is some symmetry to these two films. When Steven Spielberg dropped out of American Sniper, Warner Bros worldwide production president Greg Silverman told Cooper that Eastwood was reading the book for recreation. Cooper was able to call Eastwood directly because of the relationship they developed when Eastwood offered Cooper that male lead in A Star Is Born.

First directed by William Wellman in a 1937 film that starred Fredrick March and Janet Gaynor, A Star Is Born was first made at Warner Bros in 1954 with a George Cukor-directed film that starred Judy Garland and James Mason and then was done in 1976 with Frank Pierson directing Kris Kristofferson and Barbra Streisand. This long has been a priority at Warner Bros, with leading men such as Will Smith, Tom Cruise, Leonardo DiCaprio and Christian Bale all circling at some point. Beyonce has been most often mentioned for that female lead, and really, how can you beat that? She’s displayed her acting chops in films that included Austin Powers In Goldmember, and her singing creates an opportunity not really seen since Warner Bros’ The Bodyguard with Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner.

Warner Bros production executives see this as a natural extension for Cooper. They think he can make the kind of transition to multihyphenate status that Ben Affleck did when he began directing on Gone Baby Gone, The Town and then Argo, which won Best Picture for the studio. Cooper was very hands-on for American Sniper, through all its ups and downs, and he has shown an eye for details that include postproduction. Directing has been on Cooper’s mind for some time. He has been circling the New Line film Honeymoon With Harry, which got Dan Fogelman to write the latest draft. Cooper wants to star in that film with Robert De Niro, and he also hopes to direct that sometime down the line.

It looks like A Star Is Born will be his first turn behind the camera. He’s repped by CAA, Beyonce by ICM Partners.