Bradley Cooper to make directorial debut with 'A Star is Born' remake

LOS ANGELES, March 25 (UPI) -- Oscar-nominated actor Bradley Cooper is about to make his debut as director in a remake of A Star is Born.

According to Deadline, the production team is eying singer Beyonce Knowles for the starring role. Cooper is also slated to produce and possibly play the male lead in the Warner Bros. film.

A Star is Born tells the story of a jaded movie star who helps an aspiring actress find fame. The original version of the film was released in 1937 with Janet Gaynor and Fredrick March. The first remake of the film came out in 1954 starring Judy Garland as Vicki Lester/ Esther Blodgett and James Manson as Norman Maine.

A second remake featuring Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson as the leads was released in 1976.

The new iteration was originally set to be directed by Clint Eastwood. He had intended to have Beyonce and Cooper play the leads. The singer has not yet been approached again about the new picture.

Cooper last starred as real-life Navy SEAL Chris Kyle in Eastwood's Oscar-nominated blockbuster biopic American Sniper.