Warner Bros. is bringing a special reprise version of Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper starrer ‘A Star Is Born’ back to the big screen on Friday with approximately 12 additional minutes of footage.
The new edition will feature extended performances of songs sung by Gaga like “Alibi,” and a cappella “Shallow,” which won the Oscar for best original song, the studio said on Wednesday.
Lady Gaga has won her first Oscar, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, and a Grammy in the same year for her song “Shallow.”
The extended version of the film will be screened for one whole week, starting from Friday on over 1,150 screens in the U.S. and Canada.
‘A Star Is Born’ is a musical romantic drama film produced and directed by Bradley Cooper. It is the directorial debut of Cooper and it is written by Eric Roth, Cooper, and Will Fetters. It is the third remake of the 1937 original film of the same name, after 1954 and 1976 musicals.
The film explores the story of a hard-drinking musician (Cooper) who discovers and falls in love with a young singer (Gaga). All four of the movies have been nominated for at least four Academy Awards.
It had its theatrical release in the United States on October 5, 2018, by Warner Bros. The film received eight nominations at the 91st Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Cooper), Best Actress(Gaga) and Best Supporting Actor (Elliott), and earned Best Original Song award for “Shallow”. The lead actors gave a live performance on the song the Oscar event and received two stand ovations.