Bradley Cooper interested in adapting HYPERION for the screen

Bradley Cooper appeared on Charlie Rose last night. While there he spoke candidly about his future roles, including Paradise Lostand The Crow (he implied he was locked in to star in both), as well as a role in The Elephant Man. He also revealed that he is considering adding screenwriter to his resume. 

The actor is a big fan of the Hyperion series from Dan Simmons. He even co-wrote a spec script for the project and turned it in to GK Films, who currenlty own the rights. This is good news for Cooper because GK Films is at Warner Bros, which the actor has a great relationship with.  So it looks very likely he may get his wish to write the whole screenplay.

The project has been really quiet since 2009, when Scott Derrickson was attached to direct based on a screenplay by Trevor Sands. Projects like this fall apart all the time and then pick up steam again, especially if a star like Cooper is interested. Keep in mind, J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof were going to make The Dark Tower at one point.  

I think that Cooper is a solid actor, but he has yet to proven himself as a writer. Only time will tell if this wish becomes a reality. What are your thoughts on the possibility?