Bradley Cooper Almost Quit ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’ After Script Changes

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Bradley Cooper Almost Quit ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’ After Script Changes

Bradley Cooper almost bowed out of “The Place Beyond the Pines.” Writer/director Derek Cianfrance, who co-wrote the feature with future “Sound of Metal” director Darius Marder, revealed during IndieWire’s Screen Talk live at the New Directors/New Films festival that Academy Award-nominated Cooper wavered after receiving an updated script. Cianfrance brought writer Marder onboard to help rewrite “every word” of “The Place Beyond the Pines” shor…