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  • Taya Kyle Opens Up About Late Husband, Real Life ‘American Sniper’ Chris Kyle, Saying Kids Were ‘Robbed’ of Their Dad

    Taya Kyle recently opened up to People magazine about her late husband, real life American Sniper Chris Kyle, and the effect his death in 2013 had on her family.

    “I feel like [the kids] got robbed because they don’t get to see what I would see when I would look at him look at them: the twinkle in his eye and the pure joy and the pride,” Taya Kyle told the magazine. “They had the epitome of a father – a guy who had a good Christian soul, who held them to a high standard of respect and manners and played with them until they were hysterically laughing.”

    Chris Kyle‘s life has been famously documented in the book and film, American Sniper. The veteran’s life was tragically cut short when he was fatally shot on a Texas gun range by a fellow veteran, who was allegedly suffering from PTSD.

    Oscar-nominated screenwriter of the film and family friend Jason Hall said the honorably-discharged Navy SEAL’s demeanor changed when he spent time with his kids.

    “He was real busted up,” said Hall, of Chris Kyle’s return home from Afghanistan. “He was in his thirties at the time, but he looked like he was 50 or 60.”

    Hall said anytime he was with the kids, everything changed for the psychologically damaged veteran.

    “I saw this look on his face,” he said. “I saw this lightness. His eyes lit up for his kids.”

    Taya Kyle said Chris Kyle always put the kids first.

    “He was the kind of dad who was like, ‘First day of school? No, I’m not going to have a business trip,’” said Taya Kyle.

    According to Taya Kyle, every moment was special with Chris, from school parties to the kids’ sporting events to watching TV together.

    “He had the greatest belly laugh. We would love watching America’s Funniest Home Videos together. He would just roll over laughing.”

    It’s obvious from Taya Kyle that her late husband knew how to express love despite all the horror the veteran experienced as a sniper.

    “He had that strong sense about him, along with that soft, loving side,” she said. “You could always cuddle with him and it was always, ‘I love you,’ with a big hug.

    “In his roughest times, they had his affection and so did I,” she says. “I feel blessed that they were old enough to know that, because they will have that forever and they feel that today, still.”

  • “American Sniper” Portrays “Psychopath Patriot” According To Bill Maher

    American Sniper has dominated the box office for two weekends in a row, exceeding expectations even for a Clint Eastwood-directed film. And while audiences are enthralled with the true story of Chris Kyle–a talented sniper in the Iraq War–some are taking issue with the way he was portrayed.

    Real Time host Bill Maher said last week that when comparing the film to, for instance, The Hurt Locker, the difference is that the Bradley Cooper vehicle wasn’t thoughtful.

    “Hurt Locker made $17 million because it was a little ambiguous, and thoughtful. And this one was just, ‘American hero! He’s a psychopath patriot, and we love him,’” Maher said.

    Several big names–including Rupert Murdoch and Michael Moore–feel that American Sniper glorified an unjust war, but Eastwood says there shouldn’t be a political slant to the film, which is meant to be more of a portrait of Kyle than anything else.

    “The movie certainly has nothing to do with any (political) parties or anything. These fellows who are professional soldiers, Navy personnel or what have you, go in for a certain reason … and there’s no political aspect there other than the fact that a lot of things happen in war zones,” Eastwood told the Toronto Star.

    There has been some ambiguity about the film, however; Seth Rogen, who tweeted that the film reminded him of the WWII propaganda-filled movie shown in the Tarantino film Inglorious Basterds, said later that he enjoyed American Sniper and that his comments were blown out of proportion.

    American Sniper star Bradley Cooper says that the movie was just meant to be the story of a soldier and what he goes through during a war.

    “For me, and for Clint, this movie was always a character study about what the plight is for a soldier …But I can’t control how people are gonna use this movie as a tool, or what they pick and choose (to argue),” Cooper said.

    American Sniper made over $100 million during its opening weekend and is still playing in theaters.

  • “American Sniper” Is A Hit…Now What About That Fake Baby?

    American Sniper was a hit over its opening weekend, racking up over $90 million right off the bat. The story is a highly emotional one, the true tale of a Navy SEAL sniper who became a legend for his accuracy and ability to save countless lives in battle. For Bradley Cooper, who gained quite a bit of muscle for the role, the film was a physical one that required him to take part in real Navy SEAL training exercises at the behest of Kevin “Dauber” Lacz, a SEAL who served as a technical adviser on set and eventually played himself in the movie. But the at-home scenes were just as difficult, with Cooper’s Chris Kyle sharing a newborn daughter with his wife, played by Sienna Miller. That’s where things got tricky.

    According to a now-deleted tweet from American Sniper screenwriter Jason Hall, the first two choices for infant “actors” were unavailable, so director Clint Eastwood made a snap decision at the last minute and used a lifelike doll, which apparently was all many moviegoers could look at; type in “American Sniper fake baby” on Twitter and you’ll be inundated with posts embedded with photos of Cooper holding the doll and Sienna Miller breastfeeding it.

    “Hate to ruin the fun but real baby #1 showed up with a fever. Real baby #2 was no show. (Clint voice) Gimme the doll, kid,” Hall wrote.

    Eastwood hasn’t commented on the now-viral “American Sniper Fake Baby” trend which is hitting the web pretty hard right now, but according to The Hollywood Reporter, having an actual infant on set during filming comes with strict rules that can cause more than a few problems:

    Shooting in California poses some challenges when employing a real baby given the state’s strict laws (part of the movie was shot in Los Angeles). Infants must be at least 15 days old, and babies from that age up to six months can be employed for only one period of two consecutive hours in any given day. Moreover, that time frame has to be between 9:30-11:30 a.m. or from 2:30-4:30 p.m., and one studio teacher along with one nurse must be on set during filming.

    With that knowledge, it’s not so surprising that the veteran director decided to split the baby’s scenes between real newborns and a doll. Fans of American Sniper just wish they’d wrapped it in a blanket or something, at the very least.

  • Sienna Miller Humbled by ‘American Sniper’ Opportunity

    Sienna Miller was humbled by the opportunity she felt she received when awarded the role of Taya Kyle in the Oscar-nominated film American Sniper. She admits it’s hard to say no when Clint Eastwood asks you to play a role in a film he is directing.

    “I would have been happy to make the tea on Clint’s set much less be a part of the actual film,” Miller said during a recent interview with WGAL. “He’s phenomenal. As a young girl dreaming of being an actress, he’s one of the people I dreamed of working with. I still can’t believe this has all happened.”

    American Sniper opened in theaters nationwide this weekend. It is based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Chris Kyle (played in the film by Bradley Cooper), and tells the true story of the Navy SEAL who is credited with being the most prolific sniper in American military history. The film received six Oscar nods this past Thursday, including Best Picture, Best Actor for Bradley Cooper and Best Adapted Screenplay.

    Sienna Miller–in her role as Taya Kyle–plays a wife who stands by her husband’s side throughout four incredibly dangerous tours of duty, She found herself overwhelmingly challenged by the emotional and psychological effects the war had on him when he returned home to her and their two children.

    “Ultimately, the title is American Sniper, and it is a story about Chris Kyle, but I think his and Taya’s relationship is a huge part of the book and the film,” Sienna Miller said. “I do think by looking at the relationship, it grounds the war. It helps you find the human behind the Navy SEAL. It shows what the man faced while trying to raise a family and be a husband, but it also shows the immense sense of duty he felt to serve his country when he wasn’t in active service. He felt that there were people dying that probably wouldn’t be dying if he had been there. I think that dynamic is really interesting, because his relationship with his family was a huge part of his life and was well-represented in the film.”

    Sienna Miller worked closely with Taya Kyle–Chris Kyle’s now-widow–during production of the film.

    “Taya is so unbelievably open, and so wanted this film to be a good representation of his and Chris’ relationship. She was just the easiest woman to talk to and so generous,” Miller said. “She kept all of their email correspondence while he was on his tours, and let Bradley and I have access to them. There were hundreds of really interesting emails, and she let us go through them so we could get a sense of what their relationship was like.”

    “Of course, there were questions you have to ask and you have to be really forensic in your examination of someone if you want to do them justice, but at the same time, she never made me feel uncomfortable at all,” Sienna Miller continued. “She said, ‘Just ask me anything. I want to help. I want you to get this right. Please don’t be shy or worry about me getting upset.’ She told me almost everything, and we became really close as a result of that. So, while by nature I feel uncomfortable to ask those sorts of questions, I felt I had to serve the film and serve the performance and do my work.”

    Chris Kyle, as most people now know, died in 2013–shot down at a gun range in Texas. At the time of his death, the former Seal was being sued by Jesse Ventura, the former Minnesota governor and ex-professional wrestler, over claims in the book that Kyle punched him in a 2006 bar fight over unpatriotic remarks. That suit was transferred to Taya Kyle after Chris died.

    “I have such a new-found respect not only for the men and women in the military and who are serving in combat, but the spouses left behind,” Sienna Miller said. “I think in a way they’re making as much of a sacrifice because it’s impossible to raise a family and not know every day whether your husband is going to live or die. It has to be an unbelievable situation to find yourself in. Of course, Taya Kyle understood who her husband was, but at the same time, it’s an enormous sacrifice on both sides. Before I started the film, I hadn’t given enough thought to that.”

    Sienna Miller’s commentary alone makes it abundantly clear that American Sniper is a must-see, and likely destined for Academy Award fame. Will you be checking out Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller in this powerful film?

  • Bradley Cooper On Taylor Swift Romance Rumor: ‘Horse Sh*t’

    Bradley Cooper reportedly dashed the romantic hopes of Taylor Swift last year, when Swift allegedly sought out a relationship with the American Hustle hottie. Cooper dished about the romance rumor this week while he was a guest on the Howard Stern Show.

    “It’s complete horse-s–t,” Bradley Cooper told Howard Stern. “I never got a call. Nothing.”

    Stern couldn’t just let it go at that, of course. He went on to pressure Bradley Cooper into visualizing a romance with the “Blank Space” singer. He then described the two as an up and coming “power couple.”

    Bradley Cooper insisted that no, he didn’t see himself in a relationship with Taylor Swift, but made the mistake of asking Howard Stern why he saw the two as the next “power couple.”

    “I can tell physically you would make beautiful children together,” Stern replied.

    Cooper also told Stern that contrary to popular belief, women don’t throw themselves at him when he is out on the town. Howard Stern didn’t believe this at all.

    Bradley Cooper is dating Suki Waterhouse, but the couple keeps a very low public profile. In fact, they haven’t been seen out in public together since some time back in November.

    Cooper has opened up in the past about wanting to settle down, but there’s been no mention of Waterhouse being the one.

    “I’m sorry my father won’t be around to see his grandchildren, but he knows fatherhood was something I was looking forward to,” he shared. “That’s my next big step in life.”

    Did you think there was something going on between Taylor Swift and Bradley Cooper or were you aware of his relationship with Suki Waterhouse?

    Do you love how Howard Stern loves to stir things up–even when there’s nothing in the proverbial pot to be stirred?

    Will you be checking out Bradley Cooper in his latest film American Sniper? It opened in theaters on Christmas Day.

  • Amy Adams Cut from ‘Today Show’ for Not Talking Sony

    Amy Adams spent the past several days in New York City, hosting SNL this weekend and promoting her upcoming film Big Eyes. She was supposed to appear on the Today Show, too, but when she refused to discuss the recent Sony hack during her interview she was cut from the show.

    One of the emails revealed during the hacking scandal stated that Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence made less money than their male costars, Bradley Cooper and Christian Bale. It seems when Adams refused to discuss it, she was out.

    “As a news program, the Today show doesn’t allow guests to put restrictions on interviews. In this case, after hours of discussion we felt uncomfortable with the demands being made, and we determined the best course of action for all parties involved was to cancel the interview,” a spokesperson for the show told the Hollywood Reporter.

    Amy Adams was wholeheartedly supported by the Weinstein Company–the producers of Big Eyes.

    “We firmly stand behind Amy Adams. We’ve been lucky enough to have had her talents grace several of our films. We are certain her fellow actors and directors would all agree, she is nothing but the consummate professional both on and off set. Amy decided to speak up for herself and express her disappointment that Today would feel the need to ask her a question she did not feel comfortable, and rather than respect her opinion or continue the discussion, the reaction was to pull her appearance from the show,” they said in a statement released on Tuesday.

    Do you feel the Today Show was right or wrong in cutting Amy Adams from their show this week? Surely while promoting Big Eyes there was plenty she could have discussed besides the Sony email hacking.

  • Sienna Miller Says Friend Keira Knightley Will Be An ‘Amazing’ Mother

    Sienna Miller says her friend, Keira Knightley, will be a great mother.

    The 32-year-old actress shared her thoughts to Page Six at the premiere of her new film, American Sniper.

    Knightley, 29, and husband James Righton, who were married in May 2013, revealed they are expecting their first child earlier this week.

    “We’ve spoken a lot and I know she will be amazing,” Miller told the newspaper. “She doesn’t need any advice. She will be perfect.”

    Miller knows a bit about what it takes to be a great mom. She and boyfriend, Klaxons star Tom Sturridge, welcomed their own beautiful daughter, Marlowe Ottoline, in July 2012.

    In the January edition of Vogue, Miller said she couldn’t imagine life without her little girl.

    “I was overwhelmed by how normal it felt,” she said. “It was like, ‘There you are — that’s what I’ve been missing.’ Like we’re both in on something only we know. An amazing sense of being complicit with a little being.”

    Miller currently stars with Bradley Cooper in American Sniper, and will next appear in Mississippi Grind with Ryan Reynolds.

    Knightley will portray Jan Hall in Everest in 2015.

  • American Sniper: Chris Kyle Story Buzz Says Bradley Cooper Third Oscar Nom [Video]

    American Sniper, the story of U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, hits theaters on Christmas Day. The Clint Eastwood-directed film is based on the 2012 memoir by Kyle himself.

    In the film version of American Sniper, Bradley Cooper plays Chris Kyle. Kyle was a sharpshooter, and is known as “the deadliest sniper in US history.” He took it as his personal mission to protect his fellow soldiers on the ground in battle after battle. He saved so many Marine lives — and took so many enemy lives — that his fellow SEALS called him The Legend.

    The enemy called him “Al-Shaitan Ramadi” — “The Devil of Ramadi.” Before he left the Middle East for the last time, Chris Kyle had 160 confirmed kills out of 255 probable kills, including one from over a mile away.

    “After the first kill, the others come easy. I don’t have to psych myself up, or do anything mentally — I look through the scope, get the target in the cross hairs and kill my enemy before he kills one of my people,” Kyle wrote in “American Sniper.”

    Saving the lives of fellow American servicemen was what it was all about for Kyle. The fact that he was later killed by a fellow serviceman lends an ugly irony to his story.

    Clint Eastwood took on the America Sniper project, and cast Bradley Cooper to play the storied hero. Word around the campfire is that Bradley Cooper could walk away from this film with his third Oscar nomination in a row. The first two were for Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle.

    Lots of people are hoping the film does well at the box office. Before his death, Kyle was sued by former Minnesota governor and former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura over a story he recounted in his book. Ventura continued with the lawsuit even after Kyle’s death, naming his estate in the suit. Ventura won that suit, and was awarded $1.8 million. Ventura has said that Kyle’s publisher — or their insurance — will pay the asard, not Kyle’s widow. But she insists that is not the case.

    “I think insurance is responsible for $500,000 because of the way the law is written,” Taya Kyle said. She insists that the rest is coming out of her pocket.

  • Jennifer Lawrence, Amy Adams Paid Less Than Male Counterparts in ‘American Hustle,’ Leaked Sony E-mails Reveal

    Compared to their male counterparts, Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Adams sure got the short end of the stick when it comes to getting paid for American Hustle.

    The Sony e-mail leaks continue to reveal new behind-the-scenes goings-on in Hollywood, and the fallout is not pretty.

    The latest slew of e-mails — presumed to have been leaked out of North Korea in retaliation for the less-than-flattering portrayal of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un in The Interview, starring Seth Rogen and James Franco — reveal that Adams and the Hunger Games actress were paid considerably less than their male co-stars on American Hustle.

    According to Page Six, “the e-mails detail the ‘points’ — or back-end payments — that each of the actors in American Hustle would be receiving, and Lawrence and fellow female star Amy Adams were arguably getting hustled.”

    The Daily Beast revealed Friday that Lawrence and Adams received seven percent, while director David O. Russell and male co-stars Bradley Cooper, Christian Bale and Jeremy Renner received nine percent.

    Andrew Gumpert, president of business affairs for Sony’s Columbia Pictures, said in a Dec. 5, 2013 e-mail that he got a “rush call” complaining that the men were getting more than the female stars.

    The email says: “Got a Steve Warren/Gretchen rush call that it’s unfair the male actors get 9 percent in the pool and Jennifer is only at 7pts (percentage points).

    “You may recall Jennifer was at 5 (Amy was and is at 7) and WE anted in 2 extra points for Jennifer to get her up to 7. If anyone needs to top Jennifer up its Megan (Ellison from Annapurna Pictures, which co-financed American Hustle).

    “BUT I think Amy and Jennifer are tied so upping JL, ups AA.”

    This is just the latest in several stories coming out of Hollywood about ticked-off celebrities, who are hearing of details they may have never wanted to know about how they are perceived, talked about and treated by executives in the film industry. And it’s likely not the last.

    You have to have been living under a rock to have not heard about the exchange between Sony Pictures Co-Chairman Amy Pascal and Brian Helgeland, the screenwriter for Angelina Jolie’s project, Cleopatra, in which Pascal suggests Helgeland dump Jolie in favor of Lawrence, calling the Unbroken actress a “minimally talented spoiled brat.”

  • Clint Eastwood’s “American Sniper” An Early Hit

    Clint Eastwood seems to have done it again. At 84, the incredibly talented director debuted his latest film, American Sniper, on Tuesday at the AFI Fest.

    As expected, Clint Eastwood has put together a moving film that is sure to be a great tribute to the life of a true American hero.

    The movie follows the life of Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle. He is the most successful sniper in American history with 160 confirmed kills out of 255 possible.

    Chris Kyle claimed the Iraqi insurgents gave him the nickname “The Devil of Ramadi” and had a bounty on his head.

    He was heavily awarded for his service. He received awards for acts of heroism and meritorious service in combat and numerous medals. Those in his possession included two Silver Star Medals, five Bronze Star Medals, one Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, and two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals.

    Chris Kyle died in February of last year when a fellow veteran who he was trying to help shot him at a gun range.

    Clint Eastwood in the director’s chair and Bradley Cooper in the starring role are definitely a winning combination and the best pair thinkable to tell the amazing story of Chris Kyle in active duty, as well as a struggling father and husband at home.

    Critics are already raving over the movie’s intense story.

    Bob Strauss of Los Angeles Daily News said of the film, “Some will find it all a stirring tribute to a genuinely exceptional warrior (and whether or not you know how the story ends, Eastwood addresses it in the most respectful way imaginable). Others will see a more nuanced, non-judgmental portrait of a certain kind of American achiever. Others still might wish it had more political insight than it bothers to. Whatever the reaction, American Sniper should hit most viewers where they live.”

    According to Pete Hammond at Deadline Hollywood, “After today’s unveiling, the studio can probably feel pretty good it could receive a number of [Oscar nominations] including Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay for Jason Hall, Film Editing and Tom Stern’s Cinematography.”

    Are you excited for Clint Eastwood’s latest masterpiece to hit theaters?

  • Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence: ‘Serena’ Trailer

    Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence are set to star in a new film called Serena. And even though there is as yet no release date for the film in the U.S., a new trailer has been released featuring the Silver Linings Playbook duo back in action together. Fans of Cooper and Lawrence are in for a treat.

    According to the L.A. Times, Serena is a Depression-era drama. It tells the tale of a North Carolina timber baron (Bradley Cooper) and his enterprising new wife (Jennifer Lawrence), who doesn’t take kindly to finding out that her husband has a son from a previous relationship. The twists and turns in the plot even include murder.

    Work on Serena actually started way back in 2012, long before Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper thrilled movie goers with Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle, and before she was the internationally renown Hunger Games star in her role as Katniss Everdeen.

    Serena’s content may be a bit heavy for U.S. theaters, so it isn’t set to open here until some time next year. It will be interesting to see if the U.S. version deviates in any way from the one released in London. Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence will premiere on the big screen in London on October 24th, however. It will be fun to learn if the British reviews give the pair a thumbs up or a thumbs down.

    Based on the short trailer of Serena, do you believe Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper will make big film news yet again? Do you wish Serena was being released in the U.S. next month rather than in the U.K.?

  • Jennifer Lawrence Film Too Dark for Release in U.S.?

    Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper star in yet another film together, but unlike Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle, this one might not be released to theaters in the U.S. Called Serena, the film has a premiere date set for U.K. theaters. Some speculate the subject matter might simply be too dark for U.S. audiences.

    Serena tells the tale of a lumber baron–played by Bradley Cooper–with Jennifer Lawrence in the role of his strong-willed wife. Lawrence runs the business along side her husband and the two get along famously until she learns she cannot bear him a child. Derailing into a bit of a mentally ill abyss, Lawrence’s character decides to kill her husband’s ex-wife and take his child to raise as her own.

    The film was to star Angelina Jolie, but she dropped out. Jennifer Lawrence won the role and suggested Bradley Cooper for the role of her husband. The two shot the film between March and May of 2012.

    In addition to the dark material featured in Serena, the filming took place in Prague against a backdrop of aircraft noise. This required a lot of dubbing. Jennifer Lawrence was too expensive to hire for a day’s worth of filming for the dubbing, thus further delaying the release of the film.

    Fans of Jennifer Lawrence would no doubt love to see her on the big screen playing opposite Bradley Cooper once again. And since the dynamic is completely different in Serena than in Sliver Linings Playbook, all stereotypes would likely be shot down right away.

    It will be interesting to learn what becomes of Serena–and to find out whether or not Jennifer Lawrence winds up winning awards for her role in the film that may not even make it to U.S. theaters.

    Does the subject matter of this film starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper sound like something U.S. viewers would find uncomfortably dark for entertainment viewing? Maybe Lawrence’s British boyfriend, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, can explain why those in the U.K. can handle such subject matter but Americans can’t.

    Serena, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper, opens in the U.K. in October.

  • Clint Eastwood Already Generating Oscar Buzz

    We’re still in the heart of summer blockbuster season, however, Clint Eastwood’s latest directorial effort American Sniper is already receiving Oscar buzz.

    The war drama is about Chris Kyle, a former Navy Seal who served in four combat tours in Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was considered the best sniper in American history. The film is an adaptation of Kyle’s bestselling book American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History . Kyle wrote the book before being killed by a fellow veteran on a shooting range.

    Warner Bros. announced that the film will be in limited release on Christmas 2014 and will continue to roll out nationwide on January 16, 2015.

    Of course, the timing of the Christmas release is significant because it ensures that the film will make the cut for the 2015 award season. Eastwood will most likely be in consideration for Best Director at next year’s Oscars ceremony. The 84-year-old won Best Director Academy Awards for the western Unforgiven (1992) and the weepie boxing drama Million Dollar Baby (2004).

    Also sure to benefit from the Christmas release is Bradley Cooper who plays Kyle in the film. If Cooper is nominated for an acting Oscar again this year, it would make it his third year in a row. He was previously nominated for his roles in Silver Linings Playbook (2012) and American Hustle (2013).

    Of course, despite Eastwood’s impressive resume as a director, he is probably still mostly known for his iconic acting roles. Who could forget his turn as troubled cop Harry Callahan in the five Dirty Harry films? Or how about the Man with No Name in Sergio Leone’s spaghetti western trilogy Dollars?

    Eastwood has not appeared in front of the camera since Trouble with the Curve (2012) starring Justin Timberlake. However, it’s not that Eastwood has given up acting all together, especially if the right role came along, “Gran Torino, that was a successful film, and it also had a nice little message,” Eastwood said. “I liked that it dealt with prejudice, [and] that it was about never being too old to learn.” He added, “If I see another, that’s great, but I don’t have the urge, or let’s say, the need to always be in front of the camera.”

  • Bradley Cooper Reaches Out To Jennifer Lawrence Amid Breakup With Nicholas Hoult

    Bradley Cooper has been quite busy this year.

    He recently starred in the box office hit Guardians of the Galaxy and he’ll be making his way back to the big screen in December with the release of the biographical action film American Sniper.

    However, his most recent efforts have absolutely nothing to do with the big screen. The 39-year-old actor is reportedly spending a lot of his time being a supportive friend to famed Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence.

    For those who missed it, Lawrence has reportedly broken up with her long-time boyfriend and X-Men co-star, Nicholas Hoult, reports Cover Media.

    Now, a source close to Cooper recently spoke with Heat magazine about his role in the 24-year-old actress’ life. The Hangover star has reportedly been a strong shoulder for Lawrence to lean on.

    “Jen has been in touch with Bradley a lot recently. And it seems Suki [Waterhouse, his girlfriend] is a bit worried about it. Brad’s insisting he was just trying to cheer Jen up,” a source explained to the British publication.

    Although several media outlets leaked news about their apparent split earlier this month, another source close to Lawrence revealed the two actually called it quits long before the media began speculating.

    “Jen has been sleeping on friends’ couches for the past few weeks. She actually split up with Nick in July, after accusing him of flirting with other girls,” another insider claimed. “They break up and get back together all the time, but, on this occasion, she was really determined to show him it was over.”

    The source also revealed what possibly caused their split. Hoult has been spending a substantial amount of time with Twilight star Kristen Stewart. The two are currently in Japan filming the upcoming the science-fiction, romantic drama film Equals. During a recent interview, Hoult even expressed how easy it is to act as if he were falling in love with Stewart on camera.

    According to the source, the comments didn’t sit well with Lawrence.”[Jennifer] contacted Nick and told him that he has two weeks to move his stuff out of their West Hollywood house – she wants him gone,” the source said.

    Image via Bradley Cooper, Wikimedia Commons

  • Clint Eastwood’s ‘American Sniper’ Gets Earlier Release Date, Will Vie For Oscar

    Actor-director Clint Eastwood will be among the Oscar hopefuls this season as Warner Bros. announced that the film American Sniper will have a select run beginning Christmas Day and will continue to roll out nationwide on January 16, 2015.

    American Sniper, based on the autobiography by real-life former Navy Seal Chris Kyle, is directed by Eastwood.

    It stars Bradley Cooper in the role of Kyle, a decorated marksman with a rocky marriage and troubled home life. Its cast also includes Sienna Miller, Luke Grimes, Kyle Gallner and Sam Jaeger. The film is co-produced by Eastwood and Cooper with Andrew Lazar and his company, Mad Chance Productions.

    Kyle, who was killed in a shooting incident in February 2013 by a fellow veteran, was awarded several commendations for his heroism and meritorious service. He served four tours in Iraq and was given the nickname “Devil of Ramadi” by Iraqi insurgents. His autobiography claimed him to be the most lethal sniper in American military history, although this has never been corroborated by the Department of Defense.

    The book has received great reviews for being frank and straightforward in its accounts of the life of a sniper. Critics are looking forward to seeing how the story will translate to film, as it has been a while since Eastwood has delivered Oscar-worthy material.

    The film was initially a Steven Spielberg project but Eastwood took over after Spielberg and Warner Bros. parted ways. The Dirty Harry star has worked on a long string of films with the studio, which historically launches his films in December.

    Warner Bros also announced the release of Guy Ritchie’s Man From U.N.C.L.E. – the feature adaptation of the classic TV series. The movie will star Hugh Grant, Armie Hammer and Henry Cavill and will now be showing on August 14, 2015 instead of the previously announced January 16, 2015. The remake of the 1991 action crime film Point Break was moved up to a new summer date of July 31, 2015 from August 7, 2015. The studio has also announced that it has two other untitled horror films set for January 2016 and September 2016.

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  • Uma Thurman Joins Bradley Cooper in “Adam Jones”

    The cast of The Weinstein Company’s new film Adam Jones is filling out. Uma Thurman has singed on to appear alongside Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Emma Thompson, and Daniel Bruhl in the movie.

    Thurman is hopping onto the project a bit late, principal photography has already started. The Weinstein Company recently changed the name of the film from Chef to Adam Jones, most likely because there is currently a film called Chef in theaters.

    Here’s the synopsis of the movie from The Hollywood Reporter:

    The film, which was originally titled Chef, follows a rock-star chef (Cooper) who is known for his wild style and creating explosions of taste. Hoping to land his own kitchen and that elusive third Michelin star, he’ll need the best of the best on his side, including the beautiful Helene (Miller).

    The film will be directed by John Wells (August: Osage County, Company Men). Production will take place in both New Orleans and London.

    The 44-year-old actress recently made a return to the silver screen in controversial Danish director Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac. It was her first film performance after a three year hiatus from acting following the birth of her daughter. Her role in the 2013 film was a small one but had a major impact on the tone of the story and was met with rave reviews by critics.

    In the movie, Thurman played a wife whose husband cheated on her. In an extremely memorable scene, she confronts her husband and the nymphomaniac that he is having an affair with.

    It’s also possible that Thurman could return for another round of playing The Bride. Rumors have been circulating around Hollywood for the past few years that Quentin Tarantino is ready to start work on Kill Bill: Vol 3.

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  • Zoe Saldana: Husband ‘Treats Her as an Equal’

    It has been said that to have a lasting marriage, marry your best friend.

    Zoe Saldana, who says she always felt “underestimated” by the men she dated, finally found a husband she can call her friend.

    It apparently came as a surprise when the Rosemary’s Baby star married her long-time friend, artist Marco Perego in 2013. After all, they’d only been dating a few months when they decided to tie the knot. However, she married him because he made her feel very different from any other man she has dated.

    “Zoe felt other guys she dated treated her like a trophy and underestimated her,” a friend revealed. “But Marco treats her as an equal.”

    The “chase” for Perego’s affection was another draw for the actress.

    “She says it was a challenge to win him over!” said the source.

    Like many smart celebrities who value their privacy and wish to protect relationships, Zaldana rarely opens up about her life with Perego. The only comment she has ever made about her marriage was to announce the marriage in England and to say she is very happy.

    She will talk about other people’s relationships however. She has said she has trouble understanding couples who decide to “take a break” when things get difficult. She believes it would be much better to realize it’s time to move on.

    “I’m not one of these people who’s going, ‘Oh, because I was with someone for so long I need to take a break,’” she explained. “What if love is just around the corner?”

    The 35-year-old actress was previously engaged to Keith Britton — a relationship that lasted 11 years. She also dated her The Words costar Bradley Cooper.

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  • Bradley Cooper To Attend Tony Awards

    Bradley Cooper is one of the many Hollywood and Broadway stars that are scheduled to attend this year’s Tony Awards.

    The producers of the awards announced the stars that would be hosting, attending, and presenting on Tuesday. Hugh Jackman will be hosting the event, and Maggie Gyllenhaal, Will Ferrell and Liev Schreiber are set to make a glamorous appearance as well.

    Zachary Quinto, Zachary Levi, Leighton Meester and Ethan Hawke were not up for any awards, however they will be presenting an award. Other presenters include: Emmy Rossum, Kate Mara, Lucy Liu, Patricia Clarkson, Matt Bomer, Anna Gunn, Gloria Estefan, Fran Drescher, Wayne Brady, Carole King, Emilio Estefan, Tony Goldwyn, Vera Farmiga and Alessandro Nivola.

    Below are the 2014 nominations:

    BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
    Samuel Barnett, “Twelfth Night”
    Bryan Cranston, “All the Way”
    Chris O’Dowd, “Of Mice and Men
    Mark Rylance, “Richard III”
    Tony Shalhoub, “Act One”

    BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
    Tyne Daly, “Mothers and Sons”
    LaTanya Richardson-Jackson, “A Raisin in the Sun”
    Cherry Jones, “The Glass Menagerie”
    Audra McDonald, “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill”
    Estelle Parsons, “The Velocity of Autumn”

    BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
    Neil Patrick Harris, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”
    Ramin Karimloo, “Les Miserables”
    Andy Karl, “Rocky”
    Jefferson Mays, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder”
    Bryce Pinkham, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder”

    BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
    Mary Bridget Davies, “A Night With Janis Joplin”
    Sutton Foster, “Violet”
    Idina Menzel, “If/Then”
    Jessie Mueller, “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical”
    Kelli O’Hara, “The Bridges of Madison County”

    BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
    “The Cripple of Inishmaan”
    “The Glass Menagerie”
    “A Raisin in the Sun”
    “Twelfth Night”

    BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
    “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”
    “Les Miserables”
    “Violet”

    BEST PLAY
    “Act One”
    “All the Way”
    Casa Valentina”
    “Mothers and Sons”
    “Outside Mullingar”

    BEST MUSICAL
    “After Midnight”
    “Aladdin”
    “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical”
    “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder”

    BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
    Chad Beguelin, “Aladdin”
    Douglas McGrath, “Beautiful – The Carole King Musical”
    Woody Allen, “Bullets Over Broadway”
    Robert L. Freedman, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder”

    BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (MUSIC AND/OR LYRICS) WRITTEN FOR THE THEATRE
    “Aladdin” Music: Alan Menken, Lyrics: Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Chad Beguelin
    “The Bridges of Madison County” Music & Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown
    “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder” Music: Steven Lutvak, Lyrics: Robert L. Freedman & Steven Lutvak
    “If/Then” Music: Tom Kitt, Lyrics: Brian Yorkey

    BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
    Reed Birney, “Casa Valentina”
    Paul Chahidi, “Twelfth Night”
    Stephen Fry, “Twelfth Night”
    Mark Rylance, “Twelfth Night”
    Brian J. Smith, “The Glass Menagerie”

    BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
    Sarah Greene, “The Cripple of Inishmaan”
    Celia Keenan-Bolger, “The Glass Menagerie”
    Sophie Okonedo, “A Raisin in the Sun”
    Anika Noni Rose, “A Raisin in the Sun”
    Mare Winningham, “Casa Valentina”

    BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
    Danny Burstein, “Cabaret”
    Nick Cordero, “Bullets Over Broadway”
    Joshua Henry, “Violet”
    James Monroe Iglehart, “Aladdin”
    Jarrod Spector, “Beautiful – The Carole King Musical”

    BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
    Linda Emond, “Cabaret”
    Lena Hall, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”
    Anika Larsen, “Beautiful – The Carole King Musical”
    Adriane Lenox, “After Midnight”
    Lauren Worsham, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder”

    BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY
    Beowulf Boritt, “Act One”
    Bob Crowley, “The Glass Menagerie”
    Es Devlin, “Machinal”
    Christopher Oram, “The Cripple of Inishmaan”

    BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
    Christopher Barreca, “Rocky”
    Julian Crouch, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”
    Alexander Dodge, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder”
    Santo Loquasto, “Bullets Over Broadway”

    BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY
    Jane Greenwood, “Act One”
    Michael Krass, “Machinal”
    Rita Ryack, “Casa Valentina”
    Jenny Tiramani, “Twelfth Night”

    BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
    Linda Cho, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder”
    William Ivey Long, “Bullets Over Broadway”
    Arianne Phillips, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”
    Isabel Toledo, “After Midnight”

    BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY
    Paule Constable, “The Cripple of Inishmaan”
    Jane Cox, “Machinal”
    Natasha Katz, “The Glass Menagerie”
    Japhy Weideman, “Of Mice and Men”

    BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
    Kevin Adams, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”
    Christopher Akerlind, “Rocky”
    Howell Binkley, “After Midnight”
    Donald Holder, “The Bridges of Madison County”

    BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A PLAY
    Alex Baranowski, “The Cripple of Inishmaan”
    Steve Canyon Kennedy, “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill”
    Dan Moses Schreier, “Act One”
    Matt Tierney, “Machinal”

    BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
    Peter Hylenski, “After Midnight”
    Tim O’Heir, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”
    Mick Potter, “Les Miserables”
    Brian Ronan, “Beautiful – The Carole King Musical”

    BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY
    Tim Carroll, “Twelfth Night”
    Michael Grandage, “The Cripple of Inishmaan”
    Kenny Leon, “A Raisin in the Sun”
    John Tiffany, “The Glass Menagerie”

    BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
    Warren Carlyle, “After Midnight”
    Michael Mayer, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”
    Leigh Silverman, “Violet”
    Darko Tresnjak, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder”

    BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
    Warren Carlyle, “After Midnight”
    Steven Hoggett & Kelly Devine, “Rocky”
    Casey Nicholaw, “Aladdin”
    Susan Stroman, “Bullets Over Broadway”

    BEST ORCHESTRATIONS
    Doug Besterman, “Bullets Over Broadway”
    Jason Robert Brown, “The Bridges of Madison County”
    Steve Sidwell, “Beautiful – The Carole King Musical”
    Jonathan Tunick, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder”

    SPECIAL TONY AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE THEATRE
    Jane Greenwood

    REGIONAL THEATRE AWARD
    Signature Theatre, New York, N.Y.

    ISABELLE STEVENSON AWARD
    Rosie O’Donnell

    TONY HONORS FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE THEATRE
    Joseph P. Benincasa
    Joan Marcus
    Charlotte Wilcox

    The awards will broadcast on CBS from Radio City Music Hall on June 8.

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  • Bradley Cooper Packs on the Pounds for New Role

    Bradley Cooper put on 40 lbs. for his latest role, and many fans believe that this extra weight is in all the right places.

    The Silver Linings Playbook star has transformed his body to play a Navy SEAL in the new Clint Eastwood film American Sniper. Cooper will play real life SEAL Chris Kyle. The story follows his decade-long military career, which includes over 150 confirmed kills.

    Cooper has been lifting weights and gaining muscle mass to look the part of Kyle.

    “He’s really been working hard,” said co-star Eric Close in an interview. “He looks great. He’s really taken on this character. He really takes this story personally and wants to do an honorable job for Chris’ memory and for his family.”

    Here’s Twitter’s response to Cooper’s new look:

    Adding to Cooper’s dramatic body transformation is a new, bushy beard. The combination of muscles and the facial hair makes the actor look almost unrecognizable.

    American Sniper will also star Sienna Miller, Kyle Gallner, and Luke Grimes, and is expected to hit the screens sometime in 2015.

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  • Bradley Cooper Proves Louis C.K. Wrong

    Bradley Cooper Proves Louis C.K. Wrong

    Bradley Cooper has proven a notion believed by comedian Louis C.K. to be completely wrong. The American Hustle star isn’t gloating, however, and he really had no hand in making that proof public. It just goes to show that evidence on the internet never, ever goes away.

    Here’s the scoop. Louis C.K. remarked during an interview back in 2008 that whenever an acting student in the audience during Inside the Actor’s Studio asks a famous actor a question, that’s when you know that student will fail. Louis C.K. specifically cited Sean Penn when he made his comments, too.

    “You know it always occurs to me, when you have an actress stands up during, one of the people in the audience and says ‘I’m an actor, what can I do, and asks Sean Penn or whoever. What can I do to reach your level, or whatever,’” the 46-year-old said. “And you just want to say, ‘that’s it. You never will be famous. You’ll never be famous. There’s no way you asked Sean Penn a question and then you’re gonna be huge.’”

    Well, Sean Penn visited Inside the Actor’s Studio back in 1999, and guess who was in the audience?

    That’s right. It was Bradley Cooper. And Cooper asked Penn a question about Hurlyburly–a film Sean Penn starred in the year before.

    Louis C.K. certainly didn’t set out to deliberately diss Bradley Cooper–but it’s kind of funny how this all turned out.

    Note to famous comedians: Be very careful when you switch from funny lines to seemingly calculated speculation. Thanks to the internet, it just might come back to bite you in the butt.

    Do you think Louis C.K. owes Bradley Cooper an apology? It will certainly be fun to learn the comedian’s reaction to his unwitting mistake.

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  • Liza Minelli Tries and Fails at Being Part of Ellen DeGeneres’s Epic Tweet

    Liza Minelli tried but failed miserably at being part of Ellen DeGeneres’s epic Oscars tweet at Sunday night’s Academy Awards. It seems Minelli was simply much too short to make it into the shot that’s now been seen around the world and back several times via Twitter. The star-studded selfie was actually taken by American Hustle star Bradley Cooper, whose long arms and position in front of the group allowed for him to both snap the shot while still staying in the frame. In addition to Cooper and DeGeneres, the selfie included Meryl Streep, Brad Pitt, Jennifer Lawrence, Lupita Nyong’o and her brother Peter, Julia Roberts, Kevin Spacey, Angelina Jolie and more.

    If Liza Minelli had perhaps worn some taller heels, she might have made her way into the shot as well. The 67-year-old is very short, however, and therefore was only seen by those behind the photo as it was being taken–as she tried desperately to be part of the gang.

    Ellen DeGeneres was able to take a selfie that included Liza Minelli at a different point during the evening, however neither of the women looks especially pleased in the shot. Perhaps neither realized when the picture was actually being taken. Or was Liza really miffed at Ellen’s lack of attention?

    Liza Minelli was likely pleased later in the evening when Pink sang a hauntingly beautiful tribute to The Wizard of Oz, performing the song Minelli’s mom Judy Garland was best known for–Somewhere Over the Rainbow. It was a simply amazing and absolutely beautiful rendition of the classic song.

    Maybe Liza Minelli will consider wearing higher heels next time or trying harder to position herself in the front of any sort of group photo that is taken. She doesn’t stand a chance at much of anything if she sticks to the back of the crowd with her obvious lack of physical stature.

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