Bradley Cooper has closed a deal to play no-nonsense San Francisco cop Frank Bullitt in a Steven Spielberg film at Warner Bros. Pictures.
The project is NOT a remake of the iconic 1968 thriller starring Steven McQueen as the character who is on the hunt for a mob kingpin that killed his witness. That film was famous for a legendary car chase sequence and was one of McQueen’s defining roles.
The modern “Bullitt” is said to be a new original story featuring the character. Further plot specifics are under wraps. Josh Singer is penning the script whilst Cooper, Spielberg and Kristie Macosko Krieger produce.
Cooper is currently in post-production on Netflix’s Leonard Bernstein biopic “Maestro” which he co-wrote, directed, produced and stars in, alongside Carey Mulligan. The new Bullitt could be Spielberg’s next project now that his “The Fabelmans” has been released.
Source: Deadline
