Oscar winner Clint Eastwood may replace Spielberg in "American Sniper"August 21, 2013 - 17:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - It might not take long for Warner Bros. to find the man who serves behind the lens for "American Sniper" following Steven Spielberg's exit earlier this month. Twitch claims that the studio has Oscar winner actor/director Clint Eastwood in sight, writing that the "Million Dollar Baby" helmer "has gotten the nod to take over the directing assignment," AceShowbiz said. Spielberg bowed out of the production after having been attached since May. According to Deadline which first reported his inclusion and his departure, the "Saving Private Ryan" director could not "square his vision of this movie with the budget" planned by Warner Bros. At the same time, co-producer DreamWorks followed in his footsteps. Whoever is eventually appointed to direct the adaptation of the autobiography of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle seemingly won't affect leading man Bradley Cooper at all. As he once said in an interview on NPR's "Fresh Air", the project really matters to him. "His [Kyle] story really needs to be told, and it's also relevant on two fronts: gun control and the need to address the many soldiers who are coming back with PTSD," said the "Silver Linings Playbook" actor, who is also committed to produce the movie. "American Sniper" chronicles how Chris Kyle came to record the highest number of sniper kills for an American. Last February, Kyle died at a shooting range near Chalk Mountain, Texas after being shot dead by fellow veteran Eddie Ray Routh. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |