UNITED STATES-. In 2018 Lady Gaga Y Bradley Cooper starred in the fourth remake of the musical film A star Is Born. Although the first of all in 1937 was not sung, the rest were. In 1976 Barbra Streisand He starred in the third version that became a success for the time. Recently, in an interview, the artist gave her opinion on the film that continued her legacy.
When Barbra Streisand took on the challenge of playing Esther Hoffman, the protagonist of A star is born, I knew I had to fill some very big shoes. Who starred in the previous movie was Judy Garland, the actress and singer also known as the eternal Dorothy, the young woman who tries to return to Kansas in the musical classic The Wizard of Oz, in which he interprets Somewhere over the rainbow.
Judy Garland was praised for her role in the 1954 version of A Star Is Born. Streisand He confessed that when he saw her in the musical he wondered how he could continue after her, so he decided to change the character and take his own path. TO Streisand the new version directed and starring Bradley Cooper It seemed too similar to his, the one from 1976.
“At first, when I heard it was going to be done again, it was supposed to be Will Smith y Beyoncé, and I thought, ‘That’s interesting. Really make it different again: a different kind of music, integrated actors. ‘ I thought it was a great idea. So I was surprised to see how similar it was to the version I did in 1976, ″ he revealed. Straisand, which found many similarities between both films, although each one is set in its time.
A star Is Born, starring Lady Gaga, was released in theaters in 2018, becoming the fourth remake in the history of the film. The musical was a success, garnering eight award nominations Oscar, among which he won best song with Shallow. “I can’t argue with success, but I don’t care so much about success as originality,” he said. Streisand, and closed with what he thought “A wrong idea”.
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