As Bradley Cooper prepares to bring Barry Gibb’s life to the silver screen, one Hollywood star steps into the shoes of a music icon. Capturing the essence of a man whose voice defined a generation is no easy task—his rise, his heartbreaks, his brilliance. Every note sung, every glance shared, every act of transformation echoes with history, as the Bee Gees’ timeless melodies continue to resonate. This is more than just a biopic; it’s an invitation to step into the mind of a legend and experience the magic that shaped the music.

Introduction

Bradley Cooper is in line to play bouffant-haired Bee Gee Barry Gibb in a forthcoming film about the huge-selling band, it has been reported.

Cooper, who is preparing to direct and star in a biopic of celebrated composer Leonard Bernstein, has apparently been approached for the role of the eldest of the singing Gibb brothers in a production being developed by Bohemian Rhapsody’s Graham King. Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment is also listed among the film’s producers.

According to reports, writer Anthony McCarten (Bohemian Rhapsody, The Theory of Everything) is attached to the project, which is seeking to capitalise on previous box office success with 70s music-industry stories Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman, biopics of Queen and Elton John respectively.

Barry Gibb is the only surviving member of the Bee Gees, the band he formed with his younger twin brothers Maurice and Robin. Another brother, Andy, became a successful solo act at the same time. The Bee Gees’ 1977 record Saturday Night Fever is still the bestselling soundtrack album ever, and spawned a string of hits including Stayin’ Alive and Night Fever.

Cooper received multiple Oscar nominations for his directing debut A Star Is Born, and sang on Shallow, the Oscar-winning song from the film.

Barry Gibb – Stayin’ Alive

Lyrics

Two, three, four
One, two, three
Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk
I’m a woman’s man no time to talk
Music loud and women warm, I’ve been kicked around
Since I was born
And now it’s all right, it’s okay
And you may look the other way
But we can try to understand
The New York Times’ effect on man
Whether you’re a brother or whether you’re a mother
You’re stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive
Feel the city breakin’ and everybody shakin’
And we’re stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin’ alive
Ah when you want
Well now, I get low and I get high
And if I can’t get either, I really try
Got the wings of heaven on my shoes
I’m a dancin’ man and I just can’t lose
You know it’s all right, it’s okay
I’ll live to see another day
We can try to understand
The New York Times’ effect on man
Whether you’re a brother or whether you’re a mother
You’re stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive
Feel the city breakin’ and everybody shakin’
And we’re stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin’ alive
Life goin’ nowhere, somebody help me
Somebody help me, yeah
Life goin’ nowhere, somebody help me
I’m stayin’ alive
Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk
I’m a woman’s man no time to talk
Music loud and the women warm
I’ve been kicked around since I was born
And now it’s all right, it’s okay
And you may look the other way
We can try to understand
The New York Times’ effect on man
Whether you’re a brother or whether you’re a mother
You’re stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive
Feel the city breakin’ and everybody shakin’
And we’re stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin’ alive
Life goin’ nowhere, somebody help me
Somebody help me, yeah
Life goin’ nowhere, somebody help me, yeah
I’m stayin’ alive
Life goin’ nowhere, somebody help me
Somebody help me, yeah
Life goin’ nowhere, somebody help me, yeah
I’m stayin’ alive
Life goin’ nowhere, somebody help me
Somebody help me, yeah
Life goin’ nowhere, somebody help me, yeah
I’m stayin’ alive
Life goin’ nowhere, somebody help me
Somebody help me, yeah
Life goin’ nowhere, somebody help me, yeah
I’m stayin’ alive