‘Not just a war movie’: Excitement surrounds ‘American Sniper’ premiere

Posted at 11:09 pm on December 15, 2014 by Jim Jamitis

There was a lot of excitement over the debut of Clint Eastwood’s movie “American Sniper” about U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle—the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history. The film hits theaters on Christmas Day and stars Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller.

Wow this movie looks unreal #AmericanSniper http://t.co/7x8Kh9Pwud
— Jake Tugnutt (@JakeTugnutt31) December 16, 2014

Intvd Bradley Cooper, Clint Eastwood, Taya Kyle, Sienna Miller, Jason Hall today about Chris Kyle and #AmericanSniper pic.twitter.com/8diPUWX5VQ
— Anderson Cooper (@andersoncooper) December 16, 2014

Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller & more at the #AmericanSniper premiere | PHOTOS: http://t.co/quqIg0rs4m
— Access Hollywood (@accesshollywood) December 16, 2014

Getting ready for premier of #AmericanSniper. Where's Clint?Gonna try for a selfie with Dirty Harry. #truestory
— Boomer Esiason (@7BOOMERESIASON) December 15, 2014

Clint introducing #AmericanSniper. pic.twitter.com/MjQvrA0AOe
— Boomer Esiason (@7BOOMERESIASON) December 16, 2014

Going to #AmericanSniper premier now..sure its going to be an amazing movie..Chris Kyle was hero and book was GREAT! @foxandfriends
— Brian Kilmeade (@kilmeade) December 15, 2014

Was with Bradley Cooper tonight who was visibly moved by the powerful story in his new film @americansniper_
— Bob Woodruff (@BobWoodruff) December 16, 2014

A movie on Chris Kyle. Bring on the inspiration #Murica #MuricanSniper
— Nick Glass (@stained_76) December 16, 2014

Congratulations to Bradley Cooper on his #CriticsChoice nomination for Best Actor in an Action Movie! #AmericanSniper pic.twitter.com/qpohBj0VPb
— Warner Bros Pictures (@wbpictures) December 16, 2014

Not a bad way to spend the afternoon. Bradley Cooper and Clint Eastwood talking about their movie "American Sniper." pic.twitter.com/WrqkA2XqTn
— Natalie Morales (@NMoralesNBC) December 15, 2014

'It's Not Just a War Movie': Chris Kyle's Story Hits the Big Screen in 'American Sniper' http://t.co/idVPoUtsB3
— S C Manson (@chazermann26) December 16, 2014

Bradley Cooper plays Chris Kyle in the book-turned-movie 'American Sniper'…Earlier we heard from the book's authorhttps://t.co/nzbaUy65xE
— FOX & Friends (@foxandfriends) December 15, 2014

Djing the #AmericanSniper Premiere After Party in #NYC tonight for my peeps at @wbpictures ??? pic.twitter.com/o87jLBhY85
— Ryan Best (@DJMRBEST) December 15, 2014

Clint Eastwood on why he decided to make American Sniper. “It wasn’t a pro-war film or an action film. It’s a story about people.”
— Steven Zeitchik (@ZeitchikLAT) December 16, 2014

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