American Sniper (2014, D: Eastwood) S: Bradley Cooper
05-02-13 | 02:43 PM
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American Sniper (2014, D: Eastwood) S: Bradley Cooper
BREAKING: DreamWorks has set Steven Spielberg’s next film, American Sniper,with Bradley Cooper aboard to star in the autobiography of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle. Jason Hall (Paranoia) wrote the script and will executive produce, with Spielberg, Cooper, Andrew Lazar, and Peter Morgan producing. The film will be a coproduction between Warner Bros and DreamWorks. It is based on the book American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History by Chris Kyle, Scott McEwan and Jim DeFelice. The film chronicles Texas native Kyle’s journey from rodeo cowboy to SEAL Chief with the highest number of sniper kills in U.S. military history. The book spent 18 weeks on the New York Times best-seller list and 13 weeks at number one. Cooper’s production company, 22nd & Indiana Pictures, optioned the rights to the book a year ago. Sheroum Kim overseeing for 22nd & Indiana Pictures and Jon Berg is overseeing for Warner Bros.
05-02-13 | 02:59 PM
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This is the same guy who was shot to death at a gun range a few months back I assume.
The smarm factor will be over the top with SS at the helm.
The smarm factor will be over the top with SS at the helm.
05-02-13 | 02:59 PM
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I can't wait for the part where the sniper has a strained, but heartfelt moment with his "not exactly the most attentive" dad.
05-02-13 | 03:00 PM
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Saw Cooper and assumed it would feature Chris Cooper. That would have been awesome.
05-02-13 | 03:09 PM
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Obligatory the entire film will consist of Cooper taking out enemies with a walkie talkie.
05-02-13 | 03:20 PM
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05-02-13 | 03:29 PM
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Great Time Magazine article about his death here
There's no way the schmaltz-meister leaves that part of the story out of the film, is there?
Then again, he did omit the scene of the death of his last bio-pic character, so who knows?
05-02-13 | 03:34 PM
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Are we sure Steven is directing this...the blurb makes it sound like he's just producing with a director TBA.
EDIT: An LA Times piece seems to confirm that Spielberg will direct. Also, ROBOAPOCALYPSE seems to be DOA.
EDIT: An LA Times piece seems to confirm that Spielberg will direct. Also, ROBOAPOCALYPSE seems to be DOA.
05-02-13 | 03:38 PM
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05-02-13 | 03:38 PM
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Let's see if Spielberg doesn't open the movie with the death and then flashback to the events of his life.
05-02-13 | 03:53 PM
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05-02-13 | 04:13 PM
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Of course that's EXACTLY what Spielberg did with his last movie so who knows.
05-02-13 | 04:47 PM
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I disagree. His death had everything to do with his career as a sniper and his experiences there. As I said, it's probably the most interesting thing about his story. Even though it's not part of his book, it would be a huge mistake not to include the accident/murder in the film. It's too important a detail to leave to an-end credit tag.
Actually, without the death, I don't think the film gets green-lit. It's just Zero Dark Thirty with a less sympathetic protagonist. But with that ending, now it's a Spielberg film.
Actually, without the death, I don't think the film gets green-lit. It's just Zero Dark Thirty with a less sympathetic protagonist. But with that ending, now it's a Spielberg film.
05-02-13 | 06:07 PM
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I disagree. His death had everything to do with his career as a sniper and his experiences there. As I said, it's probably the most interesting thing about his story. Even though it's not part of his book, it would be a huge mistake not to include the accident/murder in the film. It's too important a detail to leave to an-end credit tag.
Actually, without the death, I don't think the film gets green-lit. It's just Zero Dark Thirty with a less sympathetic protagonist. But with that ending, now it's a Spielberg film.
Actually, without the death, I don't think the film gets green-lit. It's just Zero Dark Thirty with a less sympathetic protagonist. But with that ending, now it's a Spielberg film.
05-03-13 | 06:39 AM
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Not to speak ill of the dead but the guy he took...didn't seem like someone you'd give a gun to anymore. I should probably read more on that whole event.
05-17-13 | 02:58 PM
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I'm 100 pages into the book, it's really good. That being said, I'm wondering if Spielberg will have the balls to show Chris Kyle as the politically incorrect guy that he was. Saying things like "killing people in Iraq was the most fun time of my life" or if he's going to portray him as a reluctant hero "oh, war is so awful I hate doing this but have to because it's my country" type BS.
05-17-13 | 03:10 PM
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I'm 100 pages into the book, it's really good. That being said, I'm wondering if Spielberg will have the balls to show Chris Kyle as the politically incorrect guy that he was. Saying things like "killing people in Iraq was the most fun time of my life" or if he's going to portray him as a reluctant hero "oh, war is so awful I hate doing this but have to because it's my country" type BS.
05-18-13 | 04:16 AM
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