Bradley Cooper had in mind another rocker to play the opposite of Lady Gaga in "A star is born"

Although it's hard to imagine people other than Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga playing the lead role in their critically acclaimed remake of the series. A star is bornthere were other big names for their roles.

In a new interview with Variety, Cooper reveals that he first met a "real musician" to play the role of Jackson Maine – Cooper ended up directing the film and playing the role of Jackson – and explains why that does not happen. did not work. Although Cooper does not name the musician, Variety reports that it was the singer of the White Stripes, Jack White.

"I saw this other person I wanted to do, who is a real musician," says Cooper. "But [the studio] would not do the movie with him. "

Lady Gaga was also not the first star of the role of Ally in a remake of the film. In addition to the well-known discussions about Beyonce's commitment to the project while Clint Eastwood was still ready to lead, producer Bill Gerber reveals more surprising choices.

"Whenever a big pop star breaks, we talk about it," says Gerber. "Hey, should we do" A star is born "with Lauryn Hill or Aaliyah? Whitney Houston was mentioned a long time ago.

During the interview, Cooper and Gaga talk about their song "Shallow", which became a real hit in the music charts. The duo says that they will be playing Oscars next year if he is nominated for the best song.

"One hundred percent," says Gaga.

"We talked about it, actually, because I'm a maniac," says Cooper. "I started telling him how we should do it. So we'll see. There could be a cool and unorthodox way to run it. "

The award-winning singer at GRAMMY Variety and actually poses in one of Jackson's shirts from the movie for the photo shoot – which has taken place at her home in Malibu, which she recently had to evacuate due to the Woolsey Canyon fire. During the interview, she admits that she saw A star is born between five and ten times and is still deeply affected. She says that she's recently snuck into a local movie theater to watch her.

"I spent most of my time," notes Gaga. I had to retire before the end. The film touches me so deeply. I am so deeply rooted in the character that the second half of the film – without revealing what is happening – is so moving and tragic. I have to get out of it. "

She also kept several memories of the movie, including Jackson's shirt, the collection of Ally songs and a bottle of Mr. Bubble from a love scene of the tub.

"It's very precious," she says. "These are legacies, or they will be one day. These are things I want to show my little girl or girl and say, "Here they are. You can touch them. "I want them to have a close, tangible and poetic experience of the film as I do."

AND recently spoke to Gaga at the 3rd annual SAG-AFTRA Foundation Artists Award, where she spoke about her commitment to Talent Manager Christian Carino.

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