Eastwood Narrows Down Cast For ‘American Sniper’

Clint Eastwood has added another five actors to his upcoming biopic AMERICAN SNIPER, which is going to star Bradley Cooper as Navy SEAL sharp-shooter Chris Kyle, the infamous sniper who had over 250 kills with over 160 confirmed kills.  The most lethal sniper in U.S. Military history.

Reports say that Eric Close (“Nashville”), Navid Negahban (“Homeland”), Eric Ladin (”Boardwalk Empire”) and Rey Gallegos (”Gang Related”) have come aboard. Also, former “Greek” and “Shameless” star Jake McDorman is in talks for a role.

Negahban plays Sheikh al-Obeidi, an Iraqi local who is willing to help the SEALs find their target, for a fee. Ladin is Squirrel, a Southern California surfer kid who is part of the SEAL team. Gallegos plays Tony, chief of the SEAL team and one of the instructors during training. No details were available on Close’s character.
McDorman will play Kyle’s comrade Ryan Job, who earned the affectionate nickname ‘Biggles’ from a Navy SEAL instructor. The film’s comic relief, Biggles serves alongside Kyle over the course of multiple tours overseas.

More info on this project as it comes in…

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