Clint Eastwood to replace Spielberg on American sniper

It was earlier this month that Deadline broke the word that Steven Spielberg was withdrawing fromAmerican Sniper, a bio-pic set to star Bradley Cooper as real life Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, Twitchfilm.com reported.

Dreamworks withdrew at the time as well, leaving Warner Brothers fully in control and it appears that they have found their replacement,.

It has learned that Clint Eastwood has got the nod to take over the directing assignment. Will Bradley Cooper stay on as the lead? More than likely yes as he's also on board as a producer, reports the website.