Bradley Cooper's film "Is This Thing On?" will make its global premiere on New York Film Festival's closing night, on Oct. 10, the festival announced Wednesday.

Bradley Cooper’s Is This Thing On? has been selected as the closing night film of the New York Film Festival, where it will make its world premiere at Alice Tully Hall on Oct. 10. Blending drama and comedy, the film could mark Cooper’s next bid for an Oscar.

Described as 'a pivot' from Cooper's previous directing efforts 'A Star is Born' and 'Maestro,' the new film stars Will Arnett and Laura Dern