
Bradley Cooper Mocks Himself Over His 'Crazy' Demands As 'Maestro' Director
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The Oscar nominee’s comments come after he went viral for his "no chairs" policy on movie sets.
Bradley Cooper is making light of his controversial preferences as a filmmaker, which recently landed him in hot water with fans of his Oscar-nominated film “Maestro.”
At a Friday panel event in Los Angeles with producers of 2024′s Best Picture nominees, the director opened up about the making of his biopic centered on composer Leonard Bernstein.
Poking fun at himself, he joked that the “biggest challenge by far was the fucking director.”
“He had these crazy demands, like shooting in black-and-white 35-millimeter stock and a 1:3:3 aspect ratio, and half the move in black-and-white, and shooting it live and wanting to be on location,” quipped Cooper, who also starred in the movie.
“And we were losing our minds. But we all band together and we tried to give him what he wanted,” he said of the film’s cast, which included Carey Mulligan, Sarah Silverman, Matt Bomer and Maya Hawke.













