Bradley Cooper Says He Would Do Hangover 4 in an ‘Instant’

Bradley Cooper is always up for a “fun” role, he told The New Yorker Radio Hour host David Remnick on a Nov. 24 episode, and that would include jumping back into an already proven comedy film franchise.

In a conversation about his new film, Maestro, Cooper, 48, revealed that despite his recent transition into more serious roles, he isn’t opposed to going back to his comedy days. When Remnick asked if the actor would do another Hangover movie, Cooper did not hesitate to say yes.

“I would probably do Hangover 4 in an instant,” the filmmaker said. “Just because I love Todd [Phillips], I love Zach [Galifianakis], I love Ed [Helms] so much, I probably would.”

He added about the movie’s director, “I don't think Todd is ever going to do that,”

Cooper noted that although he no longer takes on traditionally funny roles, he is enjoying what he is currently doing more than ever. While many might think the heavier films are “exhausting,” Cooper said he doesn’t see it that way.

“There’s nothing more fun that I've experienced than Maestro and a Star is Born,” he said.

In his new film Maestro — which the Oscar winner directed, co-wrote and stars in alongside Carey Mulligan — Cooper plays the late composer and music director of the New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein. This role required years of research, a handful of prosthetics and hours of makeup to perfectly depict Bernstein. 

“If I'm lucky enough to have another idea come in that I'm willing to exert this much energy [in] — if I can do it two more three more times in my life — I’d be very lucky,” he admitted to Remnick.

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In this week's issue of PEOPLE, Bernstein's daughter Jamie, the oldest of his three children, opened up about Cooper’s performance of her father: "We had no idea that Bradley had this level of intensity and commitment about a thing when he got it in his grip. There are even certain moments in the film, when he's in motion, where he looks so exactly like our dad it makes us gasp."

Cooper also worked closely with makeup-effects master Kazu Hiro — who won an Oscar for turning Gary Oldman into Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour — to transform into Bernstein throughout his career from 1943 until his 70s when he died.

"All in all, I crafted 137 individual pieces, ranging from small to large," Hiro told PEOPLE, adding: "Bradley's transparency and relentless pursuit of perfection were awe-inspiring.”

Maestro is in select theaters now before streaming on Netflix Dec. 20.