Author: Julie Miller / Source: HWD
When Bradley Cooper signed on to direct and star in a remake of A Star Is Born, he knew exactly how his rock-star character, Jackson Maine, would sound. So he began working with a vocal coach to approximate Sam Elliott’s gravelly delivery before even approaching Elliott about playing his character’s brother, Bobby.
(When Cooper did finally meet Elliott, he played audio of his best Sam Elliott impersonation before asking the actor to be a part of his film—essentially giving Elliott an elaborate, promposal-esque casting request.)It turns out that Cooper had a similarly clear idea of who to base Jackson’s look on—another legend in his artistic field, Pearl Jam front man Eddie Vedder.
In a new interview, Cooper revealed that he actually flew to Washington to shadow the musician and pick up his mannerisms before filming his A Star Is Born remake, which is already considered an Oscar contender.
“I went up to Seattle and spent four or five days with [Vedder] and I asked him 9,000 questions,” Cooper told Yahoo. “And he gave me minor, little things that only musicians know about what to do, just aesthetically and the inner workings. . . . He was wonderful.”
When Cooper told Vedder about his plan to actually sing in the film, the Pearl Jam front man was less than encouraging: Cooper laughed. “He was like, ‘What? Bro, don’t do that.’”
At the Toronto International Film…
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