I wanted to take a deeper look at that. Write to Eliana Dockterman at eliana.dockterman@time.com. Nobody anticipated it being this much of a success. I texted him back and got a “LOL” text back. Did you know what kind of script you were looking to write already? [44] It became the seventh Warner Bros.' film to earn over $300 million in the U.S. and Canada and the 50th film to reach the mark. [9][15] Kevin Lacz, a former Navy SEAL, was also cast and served as a technical advisor. Action. [51], The film began its wide debut across North American theaters on January 16, 2015 (Thursday night showings began at 7:00 pm). 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In his memoir, he recounts traveling from city to city to do so. [63][64] It also set an IMAX January opening and single weekend record with $10.6 million (previously held by Avatar in its fourth weekend) and an R-rated IMAX debut record (previously held by Prometheus). I told him I wasn’t going anywhere. Kyle wrote a memoir about his experiences in 2013, also called American Sniper, in which he recounted his deeds and those of his fellow SEALs. Now there is some effort to help people through it. Chris Kyle killed an Iraqi sniper named Mustafa, According to screenwriter Jason Hall, there really was an Iraqi sniper named Mustafa. When he returns home to a newborn daughter, Kyle becomes increasingly distant from his family. [22] On August 5, 2013, Spielberg dropped out of directing. Hall talked to Rolling Stone about befriending his subject and the controversy over the movie’s political viewpoint (or whether it’s outright propaganda), and why American Sniper is less of a catch-all statement than a character study. Going in or coming out. [7] Cooper had thought of Chris Pratt to play Kyle, but WB agreed to buy it only if Cooper would star. [36], American Sniper grossed $350.1 million in North America and $197 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $547.1 million, against a budget of around $58 million. Sometimes he’d get back to me right away, sometimes it would take a while. © Copyright 2020 Rolling Stone, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. It was more about what happened when he was over there, which was useful. He was created to help give the film a dramatic arc. [81] In total earnings, its largest market outside of the U.S. are Italy ($23 million) and France ($22.8 million). [122][123][125] The film depicts Ryan "Biggles" Job as dying shortly after he is shot by Mustafa; in reality, Job survived for several years after the incident but died after surgical complications from an operation on his face. [50] American Sniper holds the record for the most entries in the top 20 Top Weekend Theater Averages with 3 entries (at #12, #14 and #17). In the midst of the gunfight, and low on ammunition, Kyle tearfully calls Taya and tells her he is ready to come home. After a whirlwind romance, the two married relatively quickly before his first tour. Two days later, a friend called to tell him that Chris had been killed by a Marine who’d been suffering from PTSD. [12] Another former Navy SEAL, Joel Lambert, also joined the film, portraying a Delta sniper. What are your thoughts on the intensity of debate surrounding it?To me, the point of art is to promote discussion — and this film is doing that. "[98] Rafer Guzman of Newsday gave the film three out of four stars, saying "Cooper nails the role of an American killing machine in Clint Eastwood's clear-eyed look at the Iraq War. [34][35] The film also features the song "Someone Like You" by Van Morrison, which plays during the wedding scene, and "The Funeral" by Ennio Morricone. Want more Rolling Stone? And no, it doesn't. [45] It earned as much as the combined earnings of all of the other 2014 Best Picture nominees. [21] Spielberg had read Kyle's book, though he desired to have a more psychological conflict present in the screenplay so an "enemy sniper" character could serve as the insurgent sharpshooter who was trying to track down and kill Kyle.

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