![]() Yeah, we found a compelling story in that struggle of this man and wife, this family, who have to deal with the aftermath of war. One of the riveting aspects of American Sniper, which differentiate it in many ways from other war films, is its intimacy, its attention to the domestic drama that surrounds both war veterans and their families. “It became important to me to tell that story, and I wasn’t going to let anything stop me from doing my best.” ![]() “The first time I saw him open up his arms to his kids, there was this light that flashed through his eyes, and it became totally clear to me: before all of this war stuff, this guy had been a different man,” Hall says. By the end of Kyle’s life, the unlikely duo had become good friends, and it became more than a job, but a mission, for Hall to pay proper homage to the veteran and his surviving family. On February 2, 2013, Kyle and friend Chad Littlefield were gunned down at a Texas shooting range, victims of a war veteran they were helping assimilate after a particularly punishing tour of duty. I just had no idea how the story would end.” “He was this sort of Achilles-like character, and I felt like I’d been dropped somewhere close to the second act turning point of his life. “He was always cordial, but there was also some distance in his eyes, and he made it clear, without saying a word, that he wasn’t going to be saying much,” Hall remembers. The relationship between writer and soldier was tentative at first, but deepened through the years. ![]() In 2010, Hall was a writer searching for a story to tell, sent to Kyle’s Texas home by a mutual acquaintance with the notion that there might be a great film in Kyle’s life story. The film, directed by Clint Eastwood, starring Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller, is hitting theaters now, but Hall’s “overnight success” as screenwriter – more akin to a second act, after an abortive stab as a professional actor resulted in but a few television guest spots ( Buffy the Vampire Slayer, CSI: Miami) – is eclipsed, in his heart and mind at least, by the grim tragedy that befell Kyle, a husband and father to two young children, and with whom Hall had formed a very close friendship through the years. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, whose four tours in the Iraq War landed him the jagged mantel as the most lethal sniper in American military history. The 42 year-old Hall is today a magnet for kudos and awards buzz for his breakthrough work, American Sniper, the true story of U.S. Most people forget that the original Cinderella story is actually a pretty brutal saga, physically, psychologically, and emotionally, so when the phrase is applied to the tale of Jason Dean Hall, the screenwriter cringes more than a little. I hope you work again!’… The next day I got a call from one of Chris’ good friends and he said, ‘Chris just got murdered.’” “I told that the big day was coming up, that I was turning in the script, and he texted me: ‘Good luck, man. Screenplays of the 21st Century (so far).Discrimination in Hiring & Representation.
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