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Beyonce is being lined up to play the lead role in Bradley Cooper's directorial debut film A Star is Born, according to reports.
American Sniper actor Cooper, 40, is swapping lead roles for the director's chair after Clint Eastwood pulled out of directing the remake of A Star is Born.
Eastwood was thought to have approached Beyonce about featuring in the film when the initial remake fell apart in 2011.
It is believed that Warner Bros. - the company behind the production of the movie - are keen to bring the Drunk in Love star on board, according to Deadline.
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While her career has mainly centred around her music, Beyonce made her film debut in 2001 in Carmen: A Hip Hopera, as well as starring in Austin Powers' Goldmember, Dreamgirls and Obsessed.
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But she could well be appearing in two films, as it emerged that she is also wanted by director Adam Kay for a role in The Big Short, an adaption of Michael Lewis' book about the credit bubble.
Speaking about the film, Kay revealed a star-studded line-up could feature the singer.
He said: "[The film will have] an incredible cast... Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell... And I think Beyonce."