{"id":707438,"date":"2026-01-19T23:58:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T23:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/707438\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T23:58:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T23:58:22","slug":"laura-dern-joins-co-stars-bradley-cooper-and-will-arnett-in-londons-leicester-square-as-they-lead-the-red-carpet-glamour-at-uk-gala-screening-of-is-this-thing-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/707438\/","title":{"rendered":"Laura Dern joins co-stars Bradley Cooper and Will Arnett in London’s Leicester Square as they lead the red carpet glamour at UK gala screening of Is This Thing On?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Laura Dern<\/a> and Bradley Cooper<\/a> lead the glamour as they arrived at the Is This Thing On? gala screening in London on Monday.<\/p>\n

The actress, 58, who plays wife Tess Novak, looked incredible as she stepped out in a black and white, low-cut, chevron dress<\/a>.<\/p>\n

She completed her red carpet look with an elegant pearl necklace and a set of matching earrings.<\/p>\n

Actor Bradley, 51, who is the director of the new movie, cut a sophisticated look as he stepped out in a grey wool, double-breasted trench coat<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bradley, who also stars as the character Balls in the movie, slipped his coat over a crisp white shirt and charcoal trousers.<\/p>\n

Balls is the best friend of the main character, Alex Novak (played by Will Arnett<\/a>), and is a constantly loaded, deluded actor.<\/p>\n

\"Laura <\/p>\n

Laura Dern, 58, (pictured) and Bradley Cooper, 51, lead the glamour as they arrived at the Is This Thing On? gala screening in London on Monday<\/p>\n

\"The <\/p>\n

The actress, 58, who plays wife Tess Novak, looked incredible as she stepped out in a black and white, low-cut, chevron dress (pictured with Bradley and co star Will Arnett)<\/p>\n

Is This Thing On? is a story about marriage and self-discovery, loosely inspired by the life of British comedian John Bishop.<\/p>\n

The film follows Will Arnett’s character, Alex, as he faces an impending divorce from his wife, Tess.<\/p>\n

As their marriage quietly unravels, Alex seeks new purpose in the New York comedy scene while Tess confronts the sacrifices she made for their family.<\/p>\n

Their decisions force them to navigate co-parenting, identity, and the question of whether love can take a new form.<\/p>\n

For the red carpet, Will looked handsome in a shiny navy suit, which he paired with brown boots and a black shirt.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, John stepped out in a black two-piece suit, which he layered over a grey turtle neck jumper.<\/p>\n

Co-producer Kris Thykier stepped out in a navy two-piece suit, a matching jumper and a crisp light blue shirt.<\/p>\n

Andra Day looked effortlessly chic in a beige trench coat, which she paired with flared trousers and black platform boots.<\/p>\n

\"She <\/p>\n

She completed her red carpet look with an elegant pearl necklace and a set of matching earrings<\/p>\n

\"Actor <\/p>\n

Actor Bradley, who is the director of the new movie, cut a sophisticated look as he stepped out in a grey wool, double-breasted trench coat<\/p>\n

\"Bradley, <\/p>\n

Bradley, who also stars as the character Balls in the movie, slipped his coat over a crisp white shirt and charcoal trousers<\/p>\n

\"Is <\/p>\n

Is This Thing On? is a story about marriage and self-discovery, loosely inspired by the life of British comedian John Bishop<\/p>\n

\"The <\/p>\n

The film follows Will Arnett’s character, Alex, as he faces an impending divorce from his wife, Tess<\/p>\n

\"Co-producer <\/p>\n

Co-producer Kris Thykier (pictured with wife Claudia Winkleman) stepped out in a navy two-piece suit, a matching jumper and a crisp light blue shirt<\/p>\n

\"Andra <\/p>\n

Andra Day looked effortlessly chic in a beige trench coat, which she paired with flared trousers and black platform boots<\/p>\n

\"Pictured <\/p>\n

Pictured L to R:\u00a0Bradley, Laura, Will, John and Andra<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Other actors attached to the film include Sean Hayes, Amy Sedaris, and Emily Blunt.<\/p>\n

Bradley previewed the project in February while appearing on ESPN’s The Pat McAfee Show.<\/p>\n

He said: ‘Filmmaking truly, honestly, is very similar to sports – team sports. It’s very, very similar to football in particular. If one of the 11 messes up, the whole thing’s screwing up. Same thing in a movie set.<\/p>\n

‘Anybody that’s ever made a movie knows that the camera operator and the dolly grip and the sound mixer and the first AD, these are key positions that are as important as the actors or anybody else.’<\/p>\n

A synopsis for the movie reads: ‘As their marriage unravels, Alex faces middle age and divorce, seeking new purpose in the New York comedy scene.<\/p>\n

‘Meanwhile, his wife Tess confronts sacrifices made for their family, forcing them to navigate co-parenting and identities.’<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Laura Dern and Bradley Cooper lead the glamour as they arrived at the Is This Thing On? gala…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":707439,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7757],"tags":[33137,748,92,393,4884,33138,36223,257,4447,813,16,15,212341],"class_list":{"0":"post-707438","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-london","8":"tag-bradley-cooper","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-dailymail","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-john-bishop","14":"tag-laura-dern","15":"tag-london","16":"tag-new-york","17":"tag-tvshowbiz","18":"tag-uk","19":"tag-united-kingdom","20":"tag-will-arnett"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115924481469367447","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/707438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=707438"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/707438\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/707439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=707438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=707438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=707438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}