<Li> Max Charles as Colton Kyle </Li> <P> On May 24, 2012, it was announced that Warner Bros. (WB) had acquired the rights to the book with Bradley Cooper set to produce and star in the screen adaptation . Cooper had thought of Chris Pratt to play Kyle, but WB agreed to buy it only if Cooper would star . In September 2012, David O. Russell said he was interested in directing the film . On February 2, 2013, Chris Kyle was murdered . On May 2, 2013, it was announced that Steven Spielberg would direct . 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 . Spielberg's ideas contributed to the development of a lengthy screenplay approaching 160 pages . Due to WB's budget constraints, Spielberg felt he could not bring his vision of the story to the screen . On August 5, 2013, Spielberg dropped out of directing . On August 21, 2013, it was reported that Clint Eastwood would instead direct the film . </P> <P> On March 14, 2014, Sienna Miller joined the cast . On March 16, 2014, Kyle Gallner was cast, as was Cory Hardrict on March 18, 2014 . On March 20, 2014, Navid Negahban, Eric Close, Eric Ladin, Rey Gallegos, and Jake McDorman also joined the cast, as did Luke Grimes and Sam Jaeger on March 25, 2014 . Kevin Lacz, a former Navy SEAL, was also cast and served as a technical advisor . Another former Navy SEAL, Joel Lambert, also joined the film, portraying a Delta sniper . On June 3, Max Charles was added to the cast to portray Kyle's son, Colton Kyle . </P> <P> Principal photography began on March 31, 2014 in Los Angeles; it was also shot in Morocco . On April 23, the Los Angeles Times reported that ten days of filming set in an Afghan village was set to begin at the Blue Cloud Movie Ranch in the Santa Clarita area . On May 7, shooting of the film was spotted around El Centro; a milk factory was used as the abandoned date factory which insurgents close in on from all directions at the climax of the film . Later on May 14, Cooper was spotted filming some scenes in Culver City, California, and then he followed by shooting scenes again in Los Angeles on May 16 . 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 . On June 3, Cooper was spotted in the uniform of a Navy SEAL marksman aiming during the filming of some scenes at a Los Angeles shooting range . The pier and bar scenes were filmed in Seal Beach, California . </P>

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