Matt Bomer To Star As Bradley Cooper's Lover In Netflix's 'Maestro,' A Leonard Bernstein Biopic

Matt Bomer has been confirmed to star in "Maestro," Netflix's upcoming biopic about Leonard Bernstein, an iconic American composer, and conductor. He has been cast alongside Bradley Cooper, who stars as Bernstein, and Carrey Mulligan, who portrays Bernstein's wife.

Netflix has revealed that Cooper wrote the screenplay for "Maestro" and will be directing the film, making it his latest directorial effort since the Oscar-winning and iconic film "A Star Is Born."

Read on to find out more about the film and Bomer's casting.

Bernstein passed away at the age of 72 in 1990 and was married to artist and actress Felicia Montealegre for decades till his death. It wasn't until 2013, in a book titled "The Leonard Bernstein Letters," that it was revealed that the famous composer was gay and that Montealgre was aware of his sexual relationships with several men.

She wrote, "You are a homosexual and may never change- you don't admit to the possibility of a double life, but if your peace of mind, your health, your whole nervous system depend on a certain sexual pattern, what can you do?"

Bernstein never made any public indications that he was gay, and he and Montealgre even had three kids together. However, she later revealed that in 1976, he left her for a radio station manager but returned the following year after she received a diagnosis for lung cancer.

According to Variety, Bomer's character is a clarinet player with whom Bernstein worked and had a brief sexual relationship. Many fans are excited to see how the on-screen chemistry between him and Cooper will play out.

Bomer may not be as famous as Cooper, but he has certainly had a noteworthy career. He has been on hit shows like American Horror Story and DC's Doom Patrol and hit films like "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning" and "Magic Mike XXL."

In January, Cooper told Variety that "Maestro" will begin filming in May but has not confirmed a release date. He said that he had always wanted to be a conductor since he was a child and even "asked Santa Claus for a baton when I was 8."

He continued, "Listening to music, falling in love with it and being able to really know every single moment of a piece, like Tchaikovsky's 'Opus 35' in D major, this violin concerto. I could do it as if I know everything about it without really being able to speak the language, obviously."

With "Maestro," Cooper finally has the opportunity to be a conductor. Asides from starring in the film, he is the co-writer of the script alongside Josh Singer. “Maestro” is produced by Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Fred Berner, Kristie Macosko Krieger, and Amy Durning.

The film itself spans over 30 years of Bernstein's life, from his iconic debut as a 25-year-old composer at the New York Philharmonic to composing the Oscar-nominated musical score for "On the Waterfront."

However, the film's primary focus will be the "beautifully complex story of the marriage between Bernstein and his wife." Outside of music, Bernstein was also very popular for his civil rights activism and outspokenness on issues like the Vietnam war.