Bradley Cooper is faced with a hard decision

Oct 3, 2014 10:31 GMT  ·  By
Bradley Cooper has to make a hard decision in first "American Sniper" trailer
   Bradley Cooper has to make a hard decision in first "American Sniper" trailer

Just watching the first trailer for “American Sniper,” Bradley Copper's latest action project, is going to leave you blown away, or at least biting your nails in anticipation. It's the story of real-life SEAL sniper Chris Kyle, and unlike previous movies in the genre, is not all about pulling the trigger.

In the short video, you're going to see Bradley's character make one of the hardest decisions a sniper has to take – that of pulling the trigger. Staring through his scope, the sniper has to call taking down a mother and her son running towards a convoy of American troops.

And just to make the video all the more hard-hitting, it's interspersed with shots from the sniper's own family, his wife (played by Sienna Miller) giving birth to their daughter, and him holding her in her arms.

The movie is directed by Clint Eastwood, who has made a masterful job in bringing the real dramas of snipers to the big screen. “American Sniper” aims to tell the tale of Chris Kyle, his life and career in the military, as the Texan with the highest number of sniper kills in his four tours in Iraq.

“American Sniper” is set to be released in theaters in January 2015.