Bradley Cooper to join Soderbergh’s Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Following the exit of his boy George Clooney back in August, Steven Soderbergh has been on a manhunt to find a star for his adaptation of the 1960s spy show The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Variety reports Soderbergh has settled on Bradley Cooper to play charming espionage agent Napoleon Solo.

Although Soderbergh’s currently working on male stripper flick Magic Mike, the super prolific director is prepping both U.N.C.L.E. and a Liberace biopic starring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon.

He claims he will retire soon after … but we’ll see about that.

Discuss: Is Cooper a good pick?