The lights are going down and the orchestra is tuning up — it’s almost time for “Maestro” to take the stage. Netflix has dropped a new trailer for a highly anticipated film, “Maestro.”
“Maestro” is directed by Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born), who co-wrote the script with Josh Singer. Cooper also stars as cultural icon Leonard Bernstein; the film focuses on Bernstein’s lifelong relationship with actress Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein (Carey Mulligan). You can catch a glimpse of their very first meeting and the ensuring love story in the new trailer for the film above.
Find out more about “Maestro” below, before the film hits Netflix in December.
What is Maestro about?
“Maestro“ is a towering and fearless love story chronicling the lifelong relationship between Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein. A love letter to life and art, Maestro at its core is an emotionally epic portrayal of family and love.
“I think people will see the complexity of marriage and the many forms love can take,” co-writer Singer said. “I think those are both powerful themes.”
Carey Mulligan as FELICIA MONTEALEGRE COHN BERNSTEIN
ABOUT THE CHARACTER
Mulligan takes on the role of celebrated Broadway actress Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein, who marries Bernstein after a whirlwind courtship. The two support each other’s ambitions and raise three children together. “It was just the most exciting part and felt akin to some of the roles that I’ve been privileged to play on stage, but had not found the equivalent of on screen so much,” Mulligan said. “It was so rich and there was so much breadth to her character and so much change in her life.
I was just amazed that [Bradley] was asking me to do it.”
Mulligan has received tow Oscar Nominations, for her performances in “An Education“ and “Promising Young Woman.” After “Maestro,” she’ll next be seen in the upcoming Adam Sandler film, “Spaceman.”
Bradley Cooper
as LEONARD BERNSTEIN
ABOUT THE CHARACTER
Cooper, who also directed, co-wrote, and produced Maestro, plays celebrated composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein. The film follows Bernstein from his unexpected Carnegie Hall debut to the autumn years of his life.
It’s Cooper’s second film as a director, after 2018’s luscious remake of “A Star Is Born.” He took on the responsibility of portraying Bernstein with excitement and gratitude. “In A Star Is Born, the nuclear weapon was always Lady Gaga’s voice,” said Cooper. “For Maestro I figured it was mine to mess up because I had a nuclear weapon and that’s Leonard Bernstein’s music. Just the breadth of it, how diverse it is, and how moving it is.
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Cooper has been nominated for nine Academy Awards — four for acting performances (“Silver Linings Playbook,” “American Sniper,” “American Hustle,” “A Star Is Born“), four for Best Picture (“American Sniper,” “A Star Is Born,” “Joker,” “Nightmare Alley“), and one for his “A Star Is Born” screenplay.
Maya Hawke
as JAMIE BERNSTEIN
ABOUT THE CHARACTER
Hawke plays Jamie Bernstein, Leonard and Felicia’s eldest daughter. As she grows up, Jamie is caught up in pernicious rumors about her father’s love life that threaten her understanding of their relationship.
Hawke is the daughter of Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman; she made her acting debut in the 2017 “Little Women“ miniseries on the BBC. In 2019 she made her first appearance as Scoops Ahoy! employee Robin Buckley in Season 3 of “Stranger Things“— we last saw Robin watching Upside Down spores fall on Hawkins in the Season 4 finale.
Sarah Silverman
as SHIRLEY BERNSTEIN
ABOUT THE CHARACTER
Leonard’s patient sister Shirley is played by Emmy-winning comedian and actress Sarah Silverman.
Silverman rose to fame as the star and co-creator of “The Sarah Silverman Program,” for which she nabbed her first two Emmy nominations.
Gideon Glick as TOMMY CATHRON
ABOUT THE CHARACTER
Glick plays Tommy Cathron, a young protege of Leonard.
Glick is a familiar face for Broadway audiences; he’s appeared in productions of “Spring Awakening,” “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” and “To Kill a Mockingbird“ (for which he was nominated for a Tony Award)
Matt Bomer
as DAVID OPPENHEIM
ABOUT THE CHARACTER
Bomer appears as David Oppenheim, a musical contemporary of Leonard’s early in both of their careers (Oppenheim was a clarinet player and classical music producer).
Bomer rose to prominence on the soap opera “All My Children,” before making his film debut in “Flightplan” starring Jodie Foster. He’s had a long-running collaboration with star producer Ryan Murphy, starting with “American Horror Story“ and running through films like “The Normal Heart“ and “The Boys in the Band.”
When is the Maestro release date?
Maestro will have a limited theatrical release on Nov. 22 before streaming on Netflix on Dec. 20.