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Cooper, 41, who has been nominated for four Oscars including
acting and producing 2014's "American Sniper," will make his
directorial debut on the movie, while Lady Gaga, 30, will make
her feature film lead acting debut.
Warner Bros did not give a release date for the project.
"A Star is Born," the story of an aspiring young starlet who
arrives in Hollywood and is helped by an aging leading man, was
first told on the big screen in 1937 with Janet Gaynor and
Fredric March.
It was remade with Judy Garland and James Mason in 1954 and with
Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson in 1976.
In the new film, Grammy-winning Lady Gaga will compose and
perform new songs.
The singer made her television acting debut in FX's "American
Horror Story: Hotel," playing the vampire Countess, which landed
her a Golden Globe best actress in a limited series/TV movie
award.
(Story corrects to add "lead" to second paragraph, and
"television" to last paragraph.)
(Reporting by Piya Sinha-Roy; Editing by James Dalgleish)
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