Plot
U.S. Navy SEAL
Chris Kyle (
Bradley Cooper) is sent to Iraq on a mission to protect his brothers-in-arms.
Cast
Production
On May 24, 2012, it was announced
Warner Bros. had acquired the rights to the book with
Bradley Cooper set to produce and star in the film.
[1] In September 2012,
David O. Russell stated that he was interested in directing the film.
[12] On May 2, 2013, it was announced that
Steven Spielberg would direct the film.
[13] On August 5, 2013, Spielberg dropped out of directing the film.
[14] On August 21, 2013, it was reported that
Clint Eastwood would instead direct the film.
[15] On March 14, 2014,
Sienna Miller joined the cast of the film.
[2] On March 16, 2014,
Kyle Gallner was cast.
[5] On March 18, 2014,
Cory Hardrict was cast in the film.
[8] On March 20, 2014,
Navid Negahban,
Eric Close,
Eric Ladin, Rey Gallegos and
Jake McDorman also joined the cast, as did
[7][9] Luke Grimes and
Sam Jaeger, on March 25, 2014.
[4][6] Kevin Lacz, a former Navy SEAL, is portraying himself and serving as a technical advisor.
[11] Another former Navy SEAL, Joel Lambert, also joined the film; he'll portray a Delta sniper.
[10] On June 3,
Max Charles was added to the cast to portray Kyle's son, Colton Kyle.
[3]
Filming
Principal photography and production began on March 31, 2014 in
Los Angeles;
[16] it was also partly shot in
Morocco.
[17] On April 23,
LA Times reported that 10 days of filming in an Afghan village was set to begin at the Blue Cloud Movie Ranch in the
Santa Clarita area.
[18] On May 7, shooting of the film was spotted around
El Centro.
[19][20] Later on May 14, Cooper was spotted filming some scenes in
Culver City, California,
[21] and then he followed by shooting scenes again in Los Angeles on May 16.
[22]
On May 30, Cooper and Miller were spotted during the filming of their
characters' wedding scenes; they were filming aboard a yacht in
Marina del Rey.
[23]
On June 3, Cooper was spotted in the form of a Navy SEAL marksman
aiming during the filming of some scenes at a Los Angeles shooting
range.
[24]
Release
On August 12, 2014, it was announced that the film would receive a
limited release on December 25, 2014, before opening wide on January 16,
2015.
[25]
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