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LA TIMES: Steven Spielberg, Bradley Cooper to team for 'American Sniper'
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-steven-spielberg-bradley-cooper-to-team-on-american-sniper-20130502,0,6075950.story
Steven Spielberg, Bradley Cooper to team for 'American Sniper'
By Steven Zeitchik
May 2, 2013, 1:30 p.m.
Steven Spielberg is returning to the charged terrain of real-life American events, with the “Lincoln” director announcing Thursday he'll tackle the story of U.S. sniper Chris Kyle as his next directorial project. Bradley Cooper will star as the late Navy SEAL.
The news clears up the uncertainty over Spielberg’s immediate future that arose when he decided not to move forward with the large-scale sci-fi adventure “Robopocalypse” earlier this year. A spokeswoman confirmed the new film, titled "American Sniper," and said it would be based on a script from screenwriter Jason Hall ("Spread"
as well as Kyle’s own memoir of the same name.
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Kyle’s story has been making headlines for several months. Known as the most accurate sniper in U.S. military history, the Texas native served for several years in Iraq, where his lethal aim earned him the nickname "the Devil of Ramadi" from Iraqi insurgents after one of his more high-profile kills.
After leaving the Navy in 2009, Kyle moved back to the Lone Star state, where he ran a security corporation and wrote his autobiography, which became a bestseller when it was published last year. But his story ended tragically. In February, Kyle and a friend were shot and killed by a 25-year-old military associate named Eddie Routh apparently suffering from PTSD when the three went out for shooting practice. Kyle was 38.
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Steven Spielberg, Bradley Cooper to team for 'American Sniper'
By Steven Zeitchik
May 2, 2013, 1:30 p.m.
Steven Spielberg is returning to the charged terrain of real-life American events, with the “Lincoln” director announcing Thursday he'll tackle the story of U.S. sniper Chris Kyle as his next directorial project. Bradley Cooper will star as the late Navy SEAL.
The news clears up the uncertainty over Spielberg’s immediate future that arose when he decided not to move forward with the large-scale sci-fi adventure “Robopocalypse” earlier this year. A spokeswoman confirmed the new film, titled "American Sniper," and said it would be based on a script from screenwriter Jason Hall ("Spread"
as well as Kyle’s own memoir of the same name.
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Kyle’s story has been making headlines for several months. Known as the most accurate sniper in U.S. military history, the Texas native served for several years in Iraq, where his lethal aim earned him the nickname "the Devil of Ramadi" from Iraqi insurgents after one of his more high-profile kills.
After leaving the Navy in 2009, Kyle moved back to the Lone Star state, where he ran a security corporation and wrote his autobiography, which became a bestseller when it was published last year. But his story ended tragically. In February, Kyle and a friend were shot and killed by a 25-year-old military associate named Eddie Routh apparently suffering from PTSD when the three went out for shooting practice. Kyle was 38.
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