Bradley Cooper Working On 'Hyperion' Script

Bradley Cooper

Bradley Cooper, star of The Hangover and The Hangover: Part II as well as Limitless and The A-Team, has been linked to the script development of Dan Simmons' sci-fi novel Hyperion. It seems he isn't just an action man but can also write and create.

Cooper made the unexpected announcement on Charlie Rose. He said "[We] went to [producer] Graham King, who own the rights to Hyperion, and we wrote a treatment on spec. I said, 'I know this is a very audacious endeavour, but can you just read this spec we wrote? I think we have a way in to tell the story.' So now we're negotiating to write the script for it."

Cooper's aspirations don't stop there. He also said "This is an example of trying to get things started... Ideally I'd like to direct it, but there's no way."

First Showing revealed the unexpected news and it seems Cooper has taken on rather a lot, with the sci-fi epic

Limitless Star Bradley Cooper denies a cameo for Charlie Sheen in The Hangover 2

Bradley Cooper, star of the new film 'Limitless' with Robert De Niro, has denied any rumours that Charlie Sheen was to make a guest role in the upcoming film 'The Hangover: Part 2'. How disappointing is this?? He could have had a few minutes either acting like a drug addict, which shouldn't be too hard, or coming out with some of his new phrases we see on Twitter every day. It would have been so funny, and not because I like Charlie Sheen in any way, but because I could laugh at him for being so pathetic.

Despite the news, Cooper stated that the script was solid and in some ways better than the first. This all sounds very promising, but will the backdrop of Bangkok enable as much comedy as the first? The inclusion of a drug dealing monkey and the return to the film of the other three members of the wolfpack make it entirely possible. The film is set for release on May 27th and I would advise you book your seat, it looks like it could be a popular one.