Bradley Cooper reportedly had his eyes set on musician Jack White to play the lead role in A Star Is Born.

The drama, which was released in October, eventually had Cooper as the lead character of Jackson Maine. Lady Gaga played his love interest.

“I saw this other person that I wanted to do this, who is an actual musician,” he told Variety. “But [the studio] wouldn’t make the movie with him.”

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