Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Input: Beyonce is set to take the coveted leading role in the latest version of A Star Is Born It's the leading role that has crowned the career of some of Hollywood's finest actresses. And now Beyoncé is set to follow in the footsteps of Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand by taking the coveted part in the latest version of A Star Is Born. The film would provide Beyoncé, 33, with her biggest role yet, playing an unknown who rises to stardom as her famous husband's career spirals downwards. The movie will be directed by American Sniper actor Bradley Cooper, who is also expected to play the leading man.Beyonce set to take coveted leading role in latest version of A Star is BornShe will follow the lead of actresses Judy Garland and Barbra StreisandThe singer considers it to be a chance to win herself an Academy Award 
 Question:But now _, 40, fresh from his Oscar-nominated success in American Sniper, has come to the fore.

Bradley Cooper