Clint Eastwood's 'American Sniper' nominated for six Oscars
- 9 years ago
‘American Sniper’ is based on the autobiography of US Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, known as the most lethal sniper in US military history.
Having served in the Iraq war, Kyle was rewarded for acts of heroism in combat for saving lives on the battlefield.
US actor Bradley Cooper plays the lead character: “The fact that you’re basically putting the trust of his family in your hands to tell this man’s story, their family members’ story, so I’d say a lot of pressure that I put on myself. And so I should because it’s a huge honour to be able to play this man,” he said at the film’s premiere in New York.
Taya Kyle, Chris Kyle’s real-life wife attended the film’s New York premiere.
“I feel happy to see it because I love our love story, and I love him. So to be able to just go and see him again in that way tells me what a good job Bradley did portraying him,” she said.
‘American Sniper’ is the 34th film by legendary Hollywood actor and director Clint Eastwood, who choses to focus not on
Having served in the Iraq war, Kyle was rewarded for acts of heroism in combat for saving lives on the battlefield.
US actor Bradley Cooper plays the lead character: “The fact that you’re basically putting the trust of his family in your hands to tell this man’s story, their family members’ story, so I’d say a lot of pressure that I put on myself. And so I should because it’s a huge honour to be able to play this man,” he said at the film’s premiere in New York.
Taya Kyle, Chris Kyle’s real-life wife attended the film’s New York premiere.
“I feel happy to see it because I love our love story, and I love him. So to be able to just go and see him again in that way tells me what a good job Bradley did portraying him,” she said.
‘American Sniper’ is the 34th film by legendary Hollywood actor and director Clint Eastwood, who choses to focus not on