Chris Kyle’s Dad Threatened To “Unleash Hell” On Clint Eastwood If Son Is Disrespected In “American Sniper”
On Christmas Day, Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures will release “American Sniper” to the public. From what I’ve seen in the trailers, the movie looks intense. It portrays how the deadliest sniper in United States history, Chris Kyle, came about, and it includes a depiction of his four tours of duty in Iraq and how he managed to be a good father and husband throughout his deployments.
Kyle’s father, Wayne, had some reservations when he was approached by director Clint Eastwood about how Hollywood would portray his son in the film. He knows Hollywood has a tendency to change things to fit a certain agenda, so he went toe-to-toe with one of the most intimidating actors and directors in Hollywood and told him how he felt.
From Daily Mail:
Wayne Kyle said he looked into the eyes of the veteran director and warned him: ‘Disrespect my son and I’ll unleash Hell on you.’
I’m not sure if he can fit in his car with balls that big. Fortunately for Wayne and the Kyle family, Eastwood, along with Bradley Cooper — who plays Chris in the film — assured him that they will keep the integrity of Chris intact, and he has nothing to worry about.
‘They looked me in the eye and told me they would honor my son’s memory. That was good enough for me,’ said 65-year-old Kyle.
‘Both Mr Eastwood and Mr Cooper were men I could trust. They were very open and engaging and did not want to hide anything.’
Good on them. It would be a damn shame to tarnish the legend of an American hero. God bless you, Chris. I can’t wait to see this movie..
[via Daily Mail]
Threatening one of the most influential men in Hollywood. TFM
11 years ago at 11:04 amEspecially considering Clint is pretty fucking intimidating.
11 years ago at 6:40 pmHe was an American hero, to bad some pog ass admin bitch who “claimed ptsd” murdered him on the range. Damn shame
11 years ago at 11:06 amI for one hope this movie does him justice. I think they have the perfect guys to play him. He was an American hero for sure.
11 years ago at 11:13 amapparently the dude killed Chris and his buddy right before they got to the range so that he could take Chris’s customized truck.
11 years ago at 11:40 amYou are wrong. The man that killed Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield was mentally disturbed. If Chris was still alive, he would forgive that man. That is just how great of a man he was.
11 years ago at 11:58 amWow, you two sound like you were really close friends….
11 years ago at 12:11 pmEat shit.
11 years ago at 12:35 pmEvan24 fuck off. He lived in my neighborhood and was an important part of my community. Go ahead and insult you piece of shit
11 years ago at 12:51 pmEvan24, if that is even your real name! Show some fucking respect. This man contributed more to the world than you will ever.
11 years ago at 8:32 amHe also lied about punching Jesse Ventura, just to increase his book sales. Maybe all of you should get off his dick.
11 years ago at 10:35 amSpeaking from someone who is serving, there is nothing unpatriotic about calling a veteran a demented, sick, fuck, when warranted. There should be a rational medium between hating the troops and thinking they can do no wrong. I’ve met some amazing and also amazingly shitty people in the military. And in the case of Kyle’s killer, he told his sister he killed him for his truck, then hid behind “PTSD” like a bitch. Lap me if you want, but there’s no excuse for killing a fellow Brother in Arms.
11 years ago at 1:53 pmunderstood. im just going off of an account that i read about from some of the interviews with Chris’s father
11 years ago at 12:27 pmI don’t know about you, but anybody who thinks that killing the most well known American war hero and also thinking that he can just have his truck after sounds pretty mentally disturbed….
11 years ago at 4:45 pmHe then asked Clint if he was feeling lucky.
11 years ago at 11:12 amYou know you’re a badass when Clint Eastwood is directing a movie about your life. RIP Chris.
11 years ago at 11:12 amWell, it would take big balls to father a legend. RIP Chris.
11 years ago at 11:18 amNo disrespect but if you’ve read the book, written by him, he’ll tell you that he wasn’t a good father or husband while on deployment.
11 years ago at 11:18 am“I’m a better husband and father than I was a killer.” Chris Kyle to Time Magazine.
11 years ago at 11:34 amIt’s hard to be a good father and husband while deployed. I’ve asked many in my unit who have deployed how they made things work, it’s difficult with the distance and all. I hope whenever I deploy I can keep everything together half as well as this great hero who did.
11 years ago at 10:14 pmTranslated to, “any hidden liberal agenda in this movie and ill kill you”.
11 years ago at 11:18 amYeah because Clint Eastwood is known for his openly liberal agenda.
11 years ago at 12:08 pmEastwood wont fuck this up. A true patriot himself and he’s already said that Chris Kyle’s death wont be in the movie. Exceptional respect for Kyle’s father Wayne for looking out for his late son though.
11 years ago at 11:26 amI wouldn’t put it past Hollywood in general to tweak his story, but not Clint Eastwood. Telling a respectful and truthful story of Kyle couldn’t be in better hands. Unlike Angelina Jolie, who has apparently fucked up Unbroken; not even trying to fit any “agenda” just being shitty director. Because she is a woman who isn’t Kathryn Bigalow.
11 years ago at 11:27 amThat is seriously disappointing if that happens. I was wondering if there would be any talk about Unbroken on here with all of the American Sniper articles. Louis Zamperini is as much of an American hero as anyone who has ever lived. Hope they do him right.
11 years ago at 11:45 amAnd a fraternity man to boot. He started as a phi tau pledge at USC, before officially joining kappa sig a few years later.
11 years ago at 1:16 pmFrom what I understand they’ve done nothing to dishonor Zamperiniin any way. It is simply a sub-par movie.
11 years ago at 2:26 pmAnd then Clint Eastwood looked at him and said “Go ahead . . . Make my day.”
11 years ago at 11:40 amDon’t be a fucking moron
11 years ago at 4:44 pm