 Carey stars alongside the actor-turned director in the new movie (Picture: Netflix) The footage featured scenes of the lovers catching each other's attention in crowded rooms and slowly showed Bradley ageing as Leonard's life unfolded. Growing some grey hair, the trailer began flipping back and forth between colour and black-and-white scenes as the actor's transformation occurred. He shredded his usual Hollywood looks and with the help of prosthetics, appeared with a slightly wrinkled, sagging face and salt and pepper locks on his head. The new film follows the life of the composer and conductor (Picture: Netflix) The star was almost unrecognisable as the older composer (Picture: Getty Images) The project directed by The Silver Linings Playbook star also featured Maya Hawke – who played){kind=link}
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Bradley Cooper shocked fans with his on-screen transformation as the first trailer for his upcoming Leonard Bernstein biopic hit the airwaves.
The 48-year-old Hollywood actor starred in Maestro – a Netflix project that aimed to tell the life story of the legendary conductor – and looked worlds away from his normal self.
Taking on his second directorial feat, the star embodied Leonard in the biographical romance, which he produced and co-wrote, in addition to his acting contributions.