Ray Liotta may be joining Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper in the remake of A Star Is Born. The film, based over at Warner Bros. is currently in pre-production and is eyeing a 28 September, 2018 release date.
Liotta is in talks to join the production in an unnamed role. Bradley Cooper is making is directorial debut with the film, which already has versions produced in 1937, 1954 and 1976.
Here’s the story from the 1937 original.
When a young actress (Janet Gaynor) arrives in Hollywood with hopes of stardom, a chance encounter places her under the wing of older actor Norman Maine (Fredric March). Adopting the stage name Vicki Lester, she co-stars with Norman in a major motion picture, but his success is clearly fading even as her career begins. After the couple wed, Vicki’s fame continues to grow, but Norman descends into alcoholism, and she must decide between pursuing her dream and caring for him.
We’ll bring you more on the Cooper version as soon as it comes in.
