Steven Spielberg on the set of one of his films.
The Big Picture In what registers as a complete anomaly today, the highest-grossing film released domestically in 2014 was not a Disney release, nor was it part of an extended franchise or based on an existing IP. In fact, it wasn't even a traditional blockbuster. The film, released at the tail end of the year, was a biographical war drama, American Sniper.
Clint Eastwood, a Hollywood legend defined by his performances as cowboys and cops, was naturally drawn to a story about an American soldier using violence to restore peace and justice. Considering that the accuracy of Chris Kyle's kill count in combat was intensely scrutinized following American Sniper's release, Eastwood puts the modern American soldier through the wringer of mythmaking like the Western outlaw.
Related Clint Eastwood Gave Us the Best 10 Minutes of Any Western Movie It's a masterpiece of the genre, and the culminating shootout is its pinnacle. Shortly after Kyle's death, Spielberg got hold of Hall's script and expressed interest in directing, with Spielberg's own studio, DreamWorks, co-producing the film with Warner Bros, who purchased the script and book rights.
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