AFTER BREAKING SEVERAL box office records and just generally being a bit of a phenomenon, American Sniper is now setting social media alight for a slightly embarrassing reason.
A few eagle-eyed viewers noticed that the film doesn’t use a real baby. In fact, it uses a doll that looks like it came straight from Smyth’s.
Cue mockery.
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So, why were such obviously fake baby dolls used? Screenwriter Jason Hall explained.
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The perils of filmmaking.
