Bradley Cooperjust got a Hela great co-star inGuillermo del TorosNightmare Alley.

Cooper landed the male lead after Leonardo DiCaprio wascircling the project earlier this year.

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Production on the film, from Fox Searchlight, is aiming to start production in early 2020.

Shell be seen next as Bernadette Fox inWhered You Go, Bernadette, in theaters this August.