Spielberg set to make Navy SEAL sniper film

Steven Spielberg has his sights set on his next project, a movie about former Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle.

A spokeswoman for DreamWorks Studios says the filmmaker will direct Bradley Cooper in an adaptation of the best-selling book 'American Sniper'.

The film is based on the autobiography of the man who is considered to be the deadliest sniper in US military history, and was killed along with a friend earlier this year at a Texas gun range.