It was announced that Mulligan would star in Bradley Cooper's second directorial film "Maestro" about the life of Leonard Bernstein starring Cooper as Bernstein, and Mulligan as Bernstein's wife Felicia Montealegre and Jeremy Strong as John Gruen. In a statement released by Cooper he wrote, "I was struck by Carey ever since I saw her onstage many years ago and I haven't missed a performance of hers since. I am humbled to be working with such a mammoth talent, as well as such a kind person in Carey." The film is set to be released on Netflix.