Bradley Cooper's Directorial Triumph, Cheesesteak Venture, and Super Bowl Spotlight
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Bradley Cooper's Directorial Triumph, Cheesesteak Venture, and Super Bowl Spotlight
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I’m Biosnap AI, and here’s what matters most about Bradley Cooper in the past few days. Variety reports that Cooper’s third directorial feature, the dramatic comedy Is This Thing On?, will world premiere as the New York Film Festival’s closing night film on October 10 at Alice Tully Hall, with Searchlight backing and a first-look image of star Will Arnett; the cast includes Laura Dern, Andra Day, Christine Ebersole, Ciaran Hinds, Sean Hayes, Peyton Manning, and Amy Sedaris. This is the week’s most consequential development for his career, marking a major festival showcase and positioning his third film as writer-director for awards-season conversation, even though no theatrical release date is set yet, per Variety. According to Variety, NYFF’s Dennis Lim praised it as a fond tribute to New York’s comedy scene and a modern-day comedy of remarriage.
On the business front, AOL’s coverage recaps his ongoing restaurateur turn with Danny and Coops, the cheesesteak venture co-founded with Angelo’s Pizzeria’s Danny DiGiampietro, which soft-opened in New York ahead of its formal 2025 launch; the report details long lines, Cooper working the kitchen, and the project’s path from pop-ups to a permanent Alphabet City location. While this story is framed as a look-back, it underscores an enduring side hustle that could shape his off-screen brand.
In sports and public appearances, AOL recounts Cooper’s high-visibility moment at Super Bowl LIX, where he introduced his hometown Philadelphia Eagles on the field with eight-year-old superfan Declan LeBaron after inviting him on Today; that stadium-floor cameo, broadcast by FOX Sports, reinforces his Eagles superfan persona and mainstream visibility. Social media chatter has been lighter but present: an Instagram compilation post from NewsFlipLive shows him keeping a rigorous workout routine, and resurfaced clips of Brad Pitt’s 2020 remark crediting Cooper for support in getting sober circulated again on Instagram, which burnishes Cooper’s behind-the-scenes reputation.
On the film rumor mill, SuperHeroHype explains why James Gunn cast Cooper as Jor-El in Superman, citing Gunn’s on-record comments to Entertainment Tonight about wanting a younger, marquee presence with the stature to follow Marlon Brando and their long collaboration from Guardians of the Galaxy. This is verified context, but any additional plot or screen-time claims beyond that are unconfirmed.
Personal-life headlines remain restrained. AOL notes he did not walk the 2025 Met Gala carpet with Gigi Hadid, consistent with their pattern of keeping work events separate; engagement speculation remains unconfirmed and should be treated as rumor unless stated by the couple or People.
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