Bradley Cooper Latest to Leave Jane Got a Gun—What Is Up With This Film?!

Ill-fated movie has yet another casting issue

By Lily Harrison May 02, 2013 6:18 PMTags
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Another one bites the dust for the upcoming Western flick starring Natalie Portman, Jane Got a Gun.

Bradley Cooper has confirmed his exit from the film, Deadline reports.

"Regretfully, due to date conflicts between the film I am currently shooting for David O'Russell and Jane Got a Gun, I am unable to join Natalie, Joel [Edgerton], Noah [Emmerich] and Gavin [O'Connor] on this truly exciting project," the Silver Linings Playbook star said. "I was really looking forward to being a part of it and hope to work with each and every one in the future."

Cooper is the latest to drop out of the seemingly cursed film. He originally replaced Jude Law as the film's villain in early April.

Law backed out of the film after the director, Lynne Ramsay, abruptly quit the film a day before production was set to begin, according to THR. And earlier on, Michael Fassbender departed after being cast as the male lead.

Producers are said to be working around the clock to replace Cooper with a short list of Hollywood actors that include Jake Gyllenhaal, Tobey Maguire, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Tom Hiddleston.