<Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $30 million </Td> </Tr> <P> A Star Is Born is an upcoming American musical romantic drama film produced and directed by Bradley Cooper, in his directorial debut . Cooper also wrote the screenplay with Will Fetters and Eric Roth . A remake of the 1937 film of the same name, it stars Cooper, Lady Gaga, Andrew Dice Clay, Dave Chappelle, and Sam Elliott, and follows a hard - drinking country musician (Cooper) who discovers and falls in love with a young singer (Gaga). It marks the third remake of the original 1937 film (which featured Janet Gaynor and Fredric March), which was adapted into a 1954 musical (starring Judy Garland and James Mason) and then remade as a 1976 rock musical with Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson . </P> <P> Talks of a third A Star Is Born remake began in 2011 with Clint Eastwood attached to direct and Beyoncé set to star . The film languished in development hell for several years with various actors, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Will Smith and Tom Cruise, approached to co-star . In March 2016, Cooper signed on to star and make his directorial debut, and Lady Gaga joined the cast in August 2016 . Principal photography began at the Coachella music festival in April 2017 . </P>

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