CLINT Eastwood’s latest movie, American Sniper, has already stirred up controversy for its politics.
Now it’s ruffling feathers for the quality of its props because of its use of a doll instead of a real baby.
In a scene in the film, Bradley Cooper and his onscreen wife, Sienna Miller, can be seen passing the faux baby between one another, reports The Hollywood Reporter.
Eastwood, 84, and the actors try to lend the lifeless prop some hint of vitality, but it’s impossible to miss, and according to the website, the audience at a media screening laughed aloud at its obvious artificiality.
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Doting mum ... Sienna Miller looks lovingly into her doll’s eyes. Source: Supplied
Trying his best ... Cooper deserved his Oscar nomination for pretending this baby was real. Source: Supplied
The Hollywood Reporter goes on to suggest that California’s strict child labour laws may be to blame for the use of the doll, but the film’s screenwriter/executive producer Jason Hall claimed the two babies filmmakers had expected to play the role just didn’t come through.
“Hate to ruin the fun but real baby #1 showed up with a fever. Real baby #2 was no show. (Clint voice) Gimme the doll, kid,” he wrote in a since-deleted tweet at journalist Mark Harris.
While the faux infant might be raising eyebrows, it’s not keeping people away from the film.
The fake baby from American Sniper
Over the holiday weekend, the film brought in a massive $US105.3 million ($129 million), a record for January (its three-day total of $US89.5 million is the second-best for an R-rated film, trailing only The Matrix Reloaded).
The film is nominated for six Oscars including best picture.
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