Reese Witherspoon and Bradley Cooper are not going to war. Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Cooper has dropped out of the spy comedy, This Means War. He was set to star opposite the Walk the Line star, but now she’s looking for a new leading man.

EW says the actor has exited the long-gestating project, ostensibly due to scheduling conflicts with The Hangover 2. The magazine, however, points out that This Means War — which Terminator Salvation director McG is in negotiations to helm — is set to begin filming in July, while Hangover director Todd Philips isn’t planning on shooting his sequel until fall. Theoretically, this would give Cooper time to do both roles if he so chose. But EW says a source close to Cooper has told them the actor actually had creative concerns regarding the project, which centers on best friends whose relationship falls apart when they both fall for the same woman (Witherspoon). The source says Cooper had some issues with the script, which has been rewritten several times since it was first purchased – 12 years ago.

No word on what the plan is for the project from here.

The Hangover was the sleeper hit summer, 2010, grossing $227 million. Meanwhile, Cooper is currently working on the A-Team movie, in which he plays Templeton “Faceman” Peck. He also stars opposite Renee Zellweger in the horror flick Case 39, the release date of which keeps getting pushed back and is, as of now, undetermined.