MUMBAI: Fresh from the box office success and critical accolades of ‘Lincoln‘ director Steven Spielberg‘s next film will be about the late Navy Seal Chris Kyle. It is scheduled to be released next year.

The film is based on the autobiography of the man who is considered to be the deadliest sniper in US military history. He was killed along with a friend earlier this year at a Texas gun range.
 
The film will star Bradley Cooper ‘Silver Linings Playbook‘. Cooper will next be seen in ‘The Hangover III‘ which releases later this month.