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"Beyonc\u00C3\u00A9 has dropped out of A Star is Born. She will no longer star in the Clint Eastwood-directed remake of the 1937 original movie, reports Variety.   While no official word has been released, sources have said that Beyonc\u00C3\u00A9 had to depart the project over scheduling difficulties. Eastwood is said to be interested in Grammy award-winning jazz musician Esperanza Spalding taking on the role last played by Barbara Streisand in 1976. The film is also lacking a male lead, with Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Cruise, Christian Bale, Johnny Depp and Bradley Cooper all reported to have been approached to play the fading star who falls for a promising young performer. George Cukor&amp;#039;s 1954 version of the film, which starred Judy Garland and James Mason, is probably the best known of the three previous versions. Warner Bros is yet to announce a start date for shooting on A Star is Born. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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