See The Fake Baby In 'American Sniper'

Christopher Rosen
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When people aren't trashing Michael Moore and Seth Rogen over "American Sniper," they're talking about the film's fake baby. First noticed by HitFix's Drew McWeeny and later mocked in articles posted by Jezebel, The Hollywood Reporter, The Telegraph, USA Today and a lot of comments on Twitter, the doll has been described as "creepy," a "robot," "plastic" and "dead."

On Twitter, "American Sniper" screenwriter Jason Hall explained that director Clint Eastwood had planned to use a real baby for the film, but the first child was ill and the second didn't show up at all. As a result, a doll was used instead. (Hall's tweet, which was posted in response to a joke made by Grantland writer Mark Harris, has since been deleted.)

HuffPost Entertainment contacted representatives for Hall and one of the film's production designers for comment on the fake baby. This post will be updated if and when they respond. Until then, watch the baby scene from "American Sniper" below.

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Bradley Cooper

Nominated for Best Actor in "American Sniper."
Nominated for Best Actor in "American Sniper."

Wes Anderson

Nominated for Best Director for "The Grand Budapest Hotel."
Nominated for Best Director for "The Grand Budapest Hotel."

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

Nominated for best Director for "Birdman"
Nominated for best Director for "Birdman"

Richard Linklater

Nominated for best Director for "Boyhood"
Nominated for best Director for "Boyhood"

Bennett Miller

Nominated for best Director for "Foxcatcher"
Nominated for best Director for "Foxcatcher"

Morten Tyldum

Nominated for best Director for "The Imitation Game"
Nominated for best Director for "The Imitation Game"

Marion Cotillard

Nominated for Best Actress in “Two Days, One Night.”
Nominated for Best Actress in “Two Days, One Night.”

Felicity Jones

Nominated for Best Actress in "The Theory of Everything."
Nominated for Best Actress in "The Theory of Everything."

Julianne Moore

Nominated for Best Actress in "Still Alice."
Nominated for Best Actress in "Still Alice."

Rosamund Pike

Nominated for Best Actress in "Gone Girl."
Nominated for Best Actress in "Gone Girl."

Reese Witherspoon

Nominated for Best Actress in "Wild."
Nominated for Best Actress in "Wild."

Steve Carrell

Nominated for Best Actor in "Foxcatcher."
Nominated for Best Actor in "Foxcatcher."

Benedict Cumberbatch

Nominated for Best Actor in "The Imitation Game."
Nominated for Best Actor in "The Imitation Game."

Michael Keaton

Nominated for Best Actor in "Birdman."
Nominated for Best Actor in "Birdman."

Robert Duvall

Nominated for Best Supporting Actor in "The Judge."
Nominated for Best Supporting Actor in "The Judge."

Ethan Hawke

Nominated for Best Supporting Actor in "Boyhood."
Nominated for Best Supporting Actor in "Boyhood."

Edward Norton

Nominated for Best Supporting Actor in "Birdman."
Nominated for Best Supporting Actor in "Birdman."

Mark Ruffalo

Nominated for Best Supporting Actor in "Foxcatcher."
Nominated for Best Supporting Actor in "Foxcatcher."

JK Simmons Portrait Session

American actor in the 2014 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize-winning film "Whiplash" J.K. Simmons poses for a portrait, on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Dan Hallman/Invision/AP)
American actor in the 2014 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize-winning film "Whiplash" J.K. Simmons poses for a portrait, on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Dan Hallman/Invision/AP)

Patricia Arquette

Nominated for Best Supporting Actress in "Boyhood."
Nominated for Best Supporting Actress in "Boyhood."

Laura Dern

Nominated for Best Supporting Actress in "Wild."
Nominated for Best Supporting Actress in "Wild."

Keira Knightley

Nominated for Best Supporting Actress in "The Imitation Game."
Nominated for Best Supporting Actress in "The Imitation Game."

Emma Stone

Nominated for Best Supporting Actress In "Birdman."
Nominated for Best Supporting Actress In "Birdman."

Meryl Streep

Nominated for Best Supporting Actress in "Into The Woods."
Nominated for Best Supporting Actress in "Into The Woods."

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