‘The Place Beyond the Pines’ Director Says Bradley Cooper Nearly Quit After Rewrite and Told Him: ‘I’m Out…That’s Not the Movie We Signed Up to Do’

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‘The Place Beyond the Pines’ Director Says Bradley Cooper Nearly Quit After Rewrite and Told Him: ‘I’m Out…That’s Not the Movie We Signed Up to Do’

Derek Cianfrance, director and co-writer of “The Place Beyond the Pines,” told IndieWire at the New Directors/New Films festival that Bradley Cooper almost bowed out of the production after receiving a rewritten script. Just before principle photography began, Cianfrance brought in screenwriter Darius Marder to rewrite “every word” of “The Place Beyond the Pines.” Cooper […]