Bradley Cooper wowed CinemaCon attendees in Las Vegas with his debut trailer for A Star is Born on Tuesday. Cooper
showed the emotional first trailer for the film to some hearty, and rare, applause from the crowd of theatre owners and exhibitors, reports IndieWire. A Star is Born marks the directorial debut for Cooper, who also stars in the film alongside Lady Gaga, who plays the aspiring singer. This marks the third remake of A Star is Born, which has classic versions with Judy Garland (the original 1937 film) and Barbra Streisand (1976 version) in the role of the ingénue Lady Gaga is playing. [caption id=“attachment_4445147” align=“alignnone” width=“825”] Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in A Star is Born. Image via Twitter[/caption] The story centres on a fading movie star who helps an aspiring actress while his own career spirals downward. The trailer received glowing reviews on social media calling Cooper’s passion project a potential award season contender with many praising Cooper and Gaga’s “electric chemistry.”
Damn, A Star is Born looks powerful, I cannot lie. #CinemaCon
— Kevin Polowy (@djkevlar) April 25, 2018
Bradley Cooper introduced the first trailer for A Star Is Born. It's obviously a passion project for him and that earnestness shows in the footage. Lady Gaga was really impressive even in a couple minutes of footage. Very natural, real, vulnerable. This one might be something.
— Eric Vespe (@EricVespe) April 25, 2018
I mean, the trailer for "A Star is Born" just made me cry. Signed, sealed, delivered, I'm yours. #CinemaCon
— Amy Kaufman (@AmyKinLA) April 25, 2018
Still thinking about A Star Is Born; it felt radically intimate. Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga have crazy chemistry. A fun tidbit: She made him sing live during production.
— Crystal Bell (@crystalbell) April 25, 2018
Huge applause for first trailer for #AStarIsBorn, which feels like it could definitely be an awards player. Both Cooper and Gaga look great in it. First fall-movie preview I’ve seen where awards will for sure be in the conversation#CinemaCon
— Erik Davis (@ErikDavis) April 25, 2018
“It’s a big swing this movie, I totally get that,” Cooper said. “But you can’t control what moves you. And I always wanted to tell a love story.” He added that Lady Gaga is “kind of a revelation in this movie.” The film is three years in the making, and features live-singing on real stages at festivals like Glastonbury and Coachella. A Star is Born hits theatres on 5 October. With inputs from AP