Steven Spielberg has cast actor Bradley Cooper as Frank Bullitt in his upcoming film that is based on the Steve McQueen character of the 1968 film Bullitt. Sources told Deadline that Cooper has closed a deal to star in the film and to serve as producer alongside Spielberg and Kristie Macosko Krieger. Josh Singer, who wrote the screenplay for Spielberg’s The Post, will serve as the screenwriter for the movie. Steve McQueen’s son and granddaughter (Chad and Molly) will serve as the executive producers. While Bradley Cooper has only just recently closed the deal, it turns out that he and Spielberg have been speaking since the pandemic about what this story would look like. Spielberg and Cooper have been eager to work together for years, and they are finally going to make it happen with this Frank Bullitt movie.
Bradley Cooper Portrays Iconic Character in Spielberg’s Frank Bullitt Movie
In 1968’s Bullitt, the title character was a San Francisco cop hunting down a mobster responsible for killing his witness. Among other things, the movie is known for having one of the best car chases in movie history. Steven Spielberg’s Frank Bullitt movie will not be a remake of that film. Instead, it will be an original story centered on the same character.
Bradley Cooper is currently in post production on Maestro, his second project as a director after the major success of A Star is Born. With several Oscar nominations to his name as an actor, director, screenwriter, and producer, Cooper is a man of clear talent and acclaim who will surely put a unique spin on Frank Bullitt.
