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‘Maestro’ Cinematographer Matthew Libatique on Collaborating with Bradley Cooper: ‘He’s Evolved’


Awards Circuit Podcast: 'Maestro' cinematographer Matthew Libatique discusses working with Bradley Cooper. Also: The Roundtable on the best actress race.

One person he turned to early on in that process was his collaborator on his directorial debut (“A Star is Born”), cinematographer Matthew Libatique. In prepping for “Maestro,” the Oscar-nominated Libatique tells Variety: “What Bradleywanted to do was crack the code on the makeup and how he was going to physically transform into Lenny and working with Kazu (Hiro, the film’s prosthetics artist).” Variety’s “Awards Circuit” podcast, hosted by Clayton Davis, Jenelle Riley, Jazz Tangcay, Emily Longeretta and Michael Schneider, who also produces, is your one-stop source for lively conversations about the best in film and television.

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