Paul Thomas Anderson Says Leonardo DiCaprio Was Never Up For Bradley Cooper’s Role in ‘Licorice Pizza’

It’s not a hot take to say Denzel Washington is one of the best actors in the world. The man has earned nine Oscar nominations and taken home two Academy Awards for his performances over the decades.

Clayton Davis Bradley Cooper is an established awards magnet, with eight nominations in the past nine years. Four of those have been in the acting category — for “Silver Linings Playbook” (2012), “American Hustle” (2013), “American Sniper” (2014) and “A Star Is Born” (2018).

“Licorice Pizza” with special menu items, 70mm screenings, a programming series and an interactive photo op at the Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan. The film, which stars Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman, Sean Penn, Tom Waits, Bradley Cooper and Benny Safdie, will expand to theaters nationwide on Christmas Day, Dec.

On this episode of the Deep Focus podcast, my guest is none other than Alana Haim from the rock group Haim, but more appropriate for this conversation, she is the star of Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film, “Licorice Pizza.” Anderson’s latest film is a nostalgic, shaggy return to his San Fernando Valley roots, but it’s really nothing like “Boogie Nights” or “Magnolia” and actually is more in line with George Lucas’ “American Graffiti”—a hangout movie— as if it were made by Lucas, Hal Ashby, and

Eve Barlow Guest ColumnistFor Variety‘s Writers on Writers, Eve Barlow pens a tribute to “Licorice Pizza” (screenplay by Paul Thomas Anderson).You can smell the acne on Cooper Hoffman’s chin. You can feel the heat on the pavement as Alana Haim sprints toward a feeling.

Lady Gaga is using her star power to help out a friend.The singer and actress, who starred alongside Bradley Cooper in A Star is Born, took to Twitter on Monday to encourage fans to see her friend‘s latest film, urging her followers to head to the theater and see Nightmare Alley, a psychological thriller that boasts a star-studded cast.“Nightmare Alley is an amazing film with an amazing cast, congratulations to @RealGDT,” Lady Gaga tweeted.

Leonardo DiCaprio found himself in a Titanicesque rescue mission after his huskies Jack and Jill jumped into a frozen lake while filming “Don’t Look Up.” The actor and the rest of the cast joined Entertainment Weekly where they shared some hilarious stories on set. While the Netflix Comedy features an A-list cast, it seems like DiCaprio’s dogs were the real stars on set- or “absolute psychotic tornadoes” if you ask the cast.

Lady Gaga can’t recommend Bradley Cooper‘s new movie enough.

After the release of “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” Leonardo DiCaprio was reportedly offered quite a few films. Obviously.

“Nightmare Alley,” and he originally planned to team up with another known cinephile: Leonardo DiCaprio. The Oscar-winning “The Revenant” actor was originally attached to star in “Nightmare Alley” for del Toro, but was eventually replaced with Bradley Cooper in the role of Stanton Carlisle.While speaking with TheWrap about the journey of getting “Nightmare Alley” to the screen, del Toro explained exactly why DiCaprio’s casting didn’t happen.

There are many stars who have shared their unpopular opinions about Marvel movies.

Lady Gaga revealed she "absolutely" asked Bradley Cooper for advice before taking a role in the film "House of Gucci." The 35-year-old musician credited the support given to her by Cooper as what landed her in the position she's in now.

Bradley Cooper is still Lady Gaga’s one person in a room of 100.

Lady Gaga is getting some career advice from Bradley Cooper.

Licorice Pizza, was asked about the current cultural landscape within Hollywood, when the conversation turned towards Marvel and DC’s impact.Speaking to The New Yorker, Anderson said: “Boy, it warms my heart to be able to tell you that I feel happier than ever working in this business. I’ve got my own little corner of the sandbox and am working with people that I really admire, like at M-G-M.“I’m incredibly happy right now.

Paul Thomas Anderson is a master filmmaker, that much is certain. But even though he has won a ton of awards and been nominated for quite a few Oscars, the writer-director has yet to sign that big streaming deal to create a TV series.

Paul Thomas Anderson makes great films, full stop. And his new film, “Licorice Pizza,” is no exception.

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