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Actor Bradley Cooper to Produce and Star in Movie About Slain Navy SEAL Chris Kyle

Feb. 8, 2013 8:05pm Jason Howerton

Actor Bradley Cooper attends the 85th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 4, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. Credit: AFP/Getty Images

Actor Bradley Cooper will star in a movie about slain Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle, who was killed by a trouble Iraq war veteran earlier this month, the New York Post reports.

A mental health advocate and star of the hit movie “Silver Linings Playbook,” Cooper will also produce the film. Cooper’s production team reportedly bought the rights to Kyle’s best-selling book “American Sniper.” Following Kyle’s death, it was determined that the script would be rewritten to include the tragedy.

On Feb. 2, 2012, Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield were allegedly shot and killed by Eddie Ray Routh, who was apparently struggling with PTSD. The three men went to a shooting range at Rough Creek Lodge in Glen Rose, Texas.

Despite inaccurate media reports, Kyle was not trying to “treat” Routh for his condition; he was just trying to be a brother to his fellow veteran. Routh has been charged with murder.

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uslawman1983
Posted on February 12, 2013 at 8:12pm
I’m staying open minded as I think Cooper can do a good job paying homage to Kyle in the movie. I’ve never heard anyhing about Cooper spouting off about leftie politics and I even remember him being a guest on Huckabee last year. And you just don’t see lib celebs on Huck’s show. Let’s give him a chance. RIP Chris Kyle.

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Grannie4news
Posted on February 9, 2013 at 9:43pm
Why do they choose liberal who have made hateful remarks in the past about people on the right to play the part of a Conservative. They could have chosen Dean Cain for one.

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- RobbieTLHughie
  Posted on February 10, 2013 at 12:42pm
  Oh yes, Dean Cain, Hollywood A-Lister, he’ll get a big box office draw… When the movie goes straight to DVD sold at World Net Daily.
  
  Since when has Bradley Cooper said anything anti-American? You people just make random stuff up when it makes sense to the point you want to prove.
  
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jerseyflash
Posted on February 9, 2013 at 6:04pm
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jerseyflash
Posted on February 9, 2013 at 6:03pm
I’m a Dallas Cowboy fan since the 67 ICE BOWL…I think (RIGHT NOW) we should be talking about the memorial service that will be given to Cris Kylie by Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys…can it be ??…will it be ???…should it be ???…the BIGGEST memorial service of a re-tired military person killed by friendly fire ????…and as far as the movie…I hope that the Seals give…full approval of the film before it comes to the screen

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edie1945
Posted on February 9, 2013 at 12:01pm
Hopefully Mr. Cooper will only deal with factual information,

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david3755
Posted on February 9, 2013 at 9:47am
He needs to do some serious body building if he wants to get close to the combat olympian hero that he will portray.

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TMGallagher
Posted on February 9, 2013 at 8:50am
I find it offensive that a liberal actor will be portraying an American hero who would not agree with Cooper on much. Are there no CONSERVATIVE actors available to play the part? I won’t be going to see ANY movie Bradley Cooper is part of… hopeful a conservative version of the movie will be made.

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- G-WHIZ
  Posted on February 9, 2013 at 9:32am
  …AND…The Next Factual-film will be made and sold-out inda boxoffice…BEFORE THE EVENT EVEN HAPPENS!!
  
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- 00100111
  Posted on February 9, 2013 at 5:31pm
  Actually, from everything I’ve read about him, he’s pretty conservative.
  
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- Grannie4news
  Posted on February 9, 2013 at 9:44pm
  I agree wholeheartedly.
  
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GuruMeditation
Posted on February 9, 2013 at 7:11am
It looks like Cooper need to beef up and hit the weights long before shooting this film if he is to portray Chris Kyle.

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Longslide7
Posted on February 9, 2013 at 2:24am
How many people think Hollywood needs a ” mental health advocate ?”

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- Gonzo
  Posted on February 9, 2013 at 11:21am
  After the last election, I think the whole country could use one.
  
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- Small World
  Posted on February 9, 2013 at 7:10pm
  Well there you go ! I bet this guy is a real pro on PTSD.
  
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RaydocX
Posted on February 9, 2013 at 1:05am
wait… i’m puzzled.
Reagan started what war?
Grenada? that was almost a drill.
Bush invaded Kuwait to start the Iraqi war?

the difference in the parties is that it’s Dems like Kerry bad mouthing our troops.. Both parties put our brave men and women in harm’s way and then throw up impediments to their doing the job and being as safe as possible. BOTH PARTIES. driven largely by concern about the way it ‘looks’ if we are too successful or the defeat of the others is too gory.

Neither party gets a pass for embroiling our troops in wars. I don’t see the GOP climbing over the backs of the dead and living troops to gather political power.

Chris understood that being a soldier means putting it on the line. He knew what was important. He died doing his best to help his fellow soldiers. If the movie gets that across. If it demonstrates the grim reality that he had to kill including women in order to protect other Americans i will support the movie… but i am skeptical about the choice and at what the tone will be.

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yiska8
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 10:30pm
Hollywood can come up with anything original unless it’s trying to demonize the Right and middle America. But, a rehabbed- party boy that believes his own hype will produce and star in a film about a real American MAN who handled his business when his nation called. Cooper will probably win an Oscar. Everyone gets their turn in Hollywood to hold the little golden man, just like in politics, when you get to be Prez. I don’t go to the movies anymore anyway..

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- ERP
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 10:35pm
  Maybe you should breath a little before you start going off on people you don’t understand. Cooper is not your typical obnoxious Liberal Actor. Now, not to say he isn’t Liberal but I’ve never heard or read any comment by him that would compare to D-Bags like Sean Penn and Alec Baldwin. I think the story of Chris Kyle is in good hands.
  
  So bloody relax….
  
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- skunkbear
  Posted on February 9, 2013 at 8:44pm
  An Amish man goes to prison for 15 years for cutting off an others’ beard. Yet Chris Kyle, a federal gubment murderer is buried in “full honors” ?!
  
  Yeah, this republic is worth defending.
  
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- 50calgunner
  Posted on February 9, 2013 at 9:58pm
  Skunk
  
  STFU! last time I checked killing the savages in Iraq that want to destroy us is a great service to all of us. You think I’m wrong go over ther and find out for yourself. He is credited with 160 kills, that’s 160 less threats to you, your family, and every one else.
  
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- skunkbear
  Posted on February 10, 2013 at 8:40am
  50CAL,
  
  “STFU! last time I checked killing the savages in Iraq that want to destroy us is a great service to all of us. You think I’m wrong go over ther and find out for yourself. He is credited with 160 kills, that’s 160 less threats to you, your family, and every one else.”
  
  Not a single one of those 160 innocent people murdered by Kyle posed any threat to me or my family or you and yours. Iragis and Afghanis had every right to fight the invading amerikan forces. That does not make them savages. It does not make them terr’ists, or insurgents. It makes them patriots.Stop the flag draped hypocrisy.
  
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theonlynana
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 9:44pm
This makes me want to cry, please let this family heal some, show some respect, some caring.

RIP…Chris

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- ginger3350
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 10:30pm
  Talk about the vultures circling… he hasn’t even been buried yet and Hollyweird is chomping at the bit to make a buck. Sickening. This creep won’t see a dime of mine.
  
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- AbrahamsSheepdog
  Posted on February 9, 2013 at 9:44am
  Terrible timing. Very disrespectful, I don’t understand how they can’t see that.
  
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Dushman Kush
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 9:29pm
You Just Can’t Fix Stupid. Plain and Simple. Did the Comrades miss anything?

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JACKTHETOAD
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 9:27pm
One small half- step above Anderson Cooper…

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SpankDaMonkey
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 9:13pm
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Oh Goody!!!!! Hollywood gonna dance on the grave of a Hero…..

I wonder when the Sandy Hook Line Dance is coming to the big screen?…..

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barber2
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 9:11pm
So Hollywood Cooper is a ” mental health advocate ?”

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dealer@678
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 9:05pm
Nobody in Hollywood is worthy to play an American hero like Chris Kyle. Give that role to a real life SEAL. He’ll know what to do

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Antares2000
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 9:00pm
I like him. He’s a good actor. I do however have an issue with a fallen brother in arms being used in this way. I mean, is his body even cold yet? Its instances like this that make me sick. It was the same when the director got permission to get info on the bin laden raid right after it happened so she could run off and start making Zero Dark Thirty. Hollywood can be so shallow, its sickening.

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Chuck7884
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 8:50pm
Money to be made strike while the Iron is hot.

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pwatkins
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 8:39pm
Sort of quick to be talking about a movie of Kyle I would think. Hollywierd people are nuts.

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- db321
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 8:50pm
  If they make a Movie and it passes the S.E.A.L.S Test – then I’ll be on of the first in line. God Bless Chris Kyle, his Family and our entire US Military Family.
  
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- Whitey4West
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 9:03pm
  Did you not read the article?? The movie was already being planned and apparently mostly written.
  ” Following Kyle’s death, it was determined that the script would be rewritten to include the tragedy.”
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 11:18pm
  watching people get killed from long distance will be so hilarious!
  
  You know the movie will not be accurate cuz if it were – the movie would be as slow as Castaway
  
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justangry
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 8:25pm
We don’t need these kinds of movies.

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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 8:30pm
  absolutely correct. too many people worship war and dont understand the human toll
  
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- barber2
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 9:17pm
  SOY: Perhaps you need to visit the idea that some people do not worship the idea of being bullied by criminals who are power- hungry, twisted, angry, and want to subjugate them. Some egomaniac bullies, like Hitler , Stalin, Gaddafi, Castro , and ” anonymous ” just must be confronted .
  
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- Timberline
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 9:57pm
  then don’t watch it
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 10:40pm
  @Barber
  
  Like……Obama?
  
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- grimmster
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 10:46pm
  @soy aka encinom.
  Just a little history lesson for you.You have in the past accused the repubs of being “warmongers”,a term you and the rest of the commie left love to throw around.Now the history lesson, major wars sinice 1900,wwI, wilson was president,a liberal progressive democrat, wwII,FDR, a liberal progressive democrat,vietnam, harry s truman, a liberal progressive democrat,vietnam escaladed LBJ.So it was the left NOT the right that got us into every major war since 1900,now who are the war mongers?! Yes,i know bush got us into iraq…..big whoop….
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 11:11pm
  @Grimmster
  Yes, democrats were the party of war and the republicans WERE the party who got us out of wars. But that has changed. Since Reagan, republicans cannot resist going into war. The republican brass and a great many posters on this website are itching to go to war with Syria and Iran. This is a plain truth
  
  Originally, the democrat party was the party of Constitution and freedom. And when the republican party was formed, many of them were whigs – who basically wanted keynesian economics and anti free market
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 11:14pm
  it doesnt matter how bad democrats were in the 1960′s, that does not excuse the war faction of the republican party today….
  
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- Jarhead 88
  Posted on February 9, 2013 at 5:02am
  SoyBoy – “the war faction of the republican party today….” You are such an idiot, when was the last time the Repubs where in charge of anything? 10 years ago? You better WTFU boy and see who is making war now and on American people. I consider myself just an American and a Marine and that’s it. All parties are dead, even the poor attempt at a 3rd party. This isn’t getting fixed, not without tons of blood.
  
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- Jarhead 88
  Posted on February 9, 2013 at 6:41am
  Correction: I meant 6 years instead of 10 years.
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on February 9, 2013 at 7:42am
  @Jarhead 88
  I guess you missed the republican primary and debates….republican party is obsessed with war
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on February 9, 2013 at 7:42am
  FYI – republicans have control of the house and almost half of the senate
  
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TSUNAMI_22
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 8:19pm
Should have picked Bruce Willis or someone that understands the 2nd Amendment sentiment and purpose. Definitely NOT Cooper.

Cooper will only mock and tarnish the name of a true patriot.

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- The-Monk
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 8:49pm
  Hi TSUNAMI_22,
  
  Agreed….
  
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- VRW Conspirator
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 8:53pm
  Capitalism….Kylie sold him the rights…at least that means Kylie’s family will be receiving a big paycheck….not what they wanted but at least they will be taken care of….
  
  All we really know about Cooper’s political bent is he donated to Hillary in 2008, voted for Obama openly, but now doesn’t like talking about that he did it “supposedly” reluctantly in 2012 after cracking jokes about Romney on MSNBC.
  
  Take that as you will as to how he will direct and produce Kylie’s story….maybe the ghost of the greatest American sniper hanging over him will make him at least do away with poetic license and just stick to the book….
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 10:11pm
  TSUNAMI_22, You got that right. Willis played a killer roll in Tears Of The Sun. And SOY, it does anything but actually glorify warfare. The greater majority of war movies that come out of Hollyweird are written in hopes of being anti-war movies. Take the making of Saving Private Ryan for example.
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 10:41pm
  if it is anything like the book, it will glorify warfare
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 10:55pm
  SOY, if you are addressing me, do some research. Interviews regarding the making of Saving Private Ryan that were out there and on TV at the time revered this movie as the best anti-war movie of it’s day. You should be able to find them online, and if you know me I refuse to spoon feed anybody with my research. If you are not addressing me, please pardon my mistake.
  
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- soybomb315_II
  Posted on February 8, 2013 at 11:15pm
  when i say, ‘the book’ – i am referring to the same thing as this article – which is Chris Kyle’s book
  
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The_Almighty_Creestof
Posted on February 8, 2013 at 8:10pm
I don’t know what to think of this. The last movie I watched about a real life, inspirational person which ended in a horrible tragedy was “Patch Adams” and I about screamed at the TV when it ended. I didn’t know at the time it was a real life incident…so it came completely out of the blue.

I have never watched it since. When I get the itch to…I pop in “What dreams may come” instead.

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