Bradley Cooper keeps it casual as he heads to New York City… amid claims he turned down Lex Luthor’s role in Superman: Legacy
Bradley Cooper kept his looks simple during an outing in New York City on Tuesday.
The actor, 48, who brought his mother as his date to the premiere of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, stepped out in a loose-fitting gray T-shirt and gray three-quarter length hiking pants as he walked through Manhattan.
He matched the look with black ankle socks and a pair of black Air Jordans with red trim. The A Star is Born actor’s dark blonde hair was styled in bed style spikes. He wore sepia aviator sunglasses and his beard was cropped short.
This comes after the news that he turned down a very big role.
It is rumored that the acclaimed actor turned down the role of Lex Luthor in Superman: Legacy.
Casual: Bradley Cooper kept his looks simple during an outing in New York on Tuesday. The actor, 48, stepped out in a loose-fitting gray T-shirt and gray three-quarter hiking pants as he walked through Manhattan
The Guardians of the Galaxy actor and his co-stars have concluded the popular franchise on a high note.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 debuted at the top of the box office on May 5 and maintained its lead through Mother’s Day weekend.
To date, the film has grossed nearly $530 million.
The nine-time Oscar nominee plays the character of Rocket the Racoon in the movie, and he admitted that he got emotional when he heard about the feisty fighter’s origin story.
“I saw a piece of it a while ago,” he said Entertainment tonight at the film’s premiere, “and I cried pretty hard… I mean, it’s pretty hard on little Rocket, he’s been through a lot.”
The BAFTA winner said his portrayal of Rocket is the cause of most of the autograph requests he receives.
During the interview, Bradley expressed his admiration for the film’s writer and director, James Gunn, who has been signed to direct the upcoming Superman: Legacy.
However, the Screen Actors Guild Award winner reportedly turned down an offer to play bad guy Lex Luthor, according to a supposed insider at the Twitter handle My Time to Shine Hello, in response to another rumor the director had been talking about. featuring a member of the Guardians cast.
Bed head: The A Star is Born actor’s dark blonde hair was styled in bed head style spikes
Cool kicks: Bradley stepped out in ankle socks and a pair of black Air Jordans with red trim. He wore sepia aviator sunglasses and his beard was cropped short
Top of the box office: Bradley and his co-stars have closed out the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise on a high note. Full. 3 debuted at the top of the box office on May 5 and maintained its lead through Mother’s Day weekend. To date, the film has grossed nearly $530 million
Rumor: While Bradley has expressed his admiration for Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn, 56, he has reportedly turned down an offer to play villain Lex Luthor in the upcoming Superman: Legacy, which James is set to direct.
Bradley has plenty to do.
He completed work on the film Maestro. The versatile actor starred in and directed the film about famed composer Leonard Bernstein, which will be released on Netflix sometime this year.
In the meantime, he is preparing for more duplication.
He will star in and produce a movie based on the Steve McQueen character Frank Bullitt.
Steven Spielberg, 76, will direct.