After reprising the role of Rocket Raccoon in '' Avengers : Infinity War '' ( 2018 ) , Cooper directed his first film , '' A Star Is Born '' , a remake of the 1937 musical film of same name . Cooper starred in the film as an established singer , Jackson Maine , whose romance with a woman named Ally ( played by Lady Gaga ) becomes strained after her career begins to overshadow his . Having long aspired to direct a film , Cooper was keen on making a love story . People had warned him against directing a third remake , and he feared that the film would end his directing career if it failed . The film premiered at the 75th Venice International Film Festival in August 2018 , and was released worldwide in October to critical acclaim . On Cooper 's directing , Owen Gleibermann of '' Variety '' wrote that " to say that Cooper does a good job would be to understate his accomplishment " and that he " gets right onto the high wire " . Brian Tallerico , writing for critic Roger Ebert 's website , found that Cooper " does some of the best work of his career as the kind of man who 's always restless " and gives " an excellent performance " , praising his singing abilities and his chemistry with Gaga . The film earned over $ 425 million at the box office against a production budget of $ 36 million
75th Venice International Film Festival
75th Venice International Film Festival
Bradley Cooper