class=”alignleft size-full wp-image-2509″ style=”margin: 10px;” title=”damon brolin true grit” src=”https://www.heyuguys.com/images/2009/10/damon-brolin-true-grit.jpg” alt=”damon brolin true grit” width=”220″ height=”150″ />The Coens track record of attracting star names to their upcoming projects is testament their cinematic capability and the fact that so many actors want to work with them. After announcing that Jeff Bridges will be starring in their remake of the 1969 John Wayne vehicle True Grit, about a U.S. Marshall (the role marked out for Bridges) who is joined by a Lawman in his hunt for the killer of a young girl’s father, deep in Indian terrority. Matt Damon is in talks to play the lawman who accompanies Bridges character, splendidly named Rooster Cogburn, and Josh Brolin is talking to the Coens to return to the fold as the killer they hunt.
Given the incredible reaction to their modern Western, the Oscar winning adaptation of No Country for Old Men, it is not hard to seen the appeal of The Coen’s next venture, and we’ll be keeping an expectant eye on this one.
I don't know about this one. It's a remake of a classic and all, but the two younger leads almost killed the original….I don't know. I'll be curious to see how this one pans out. Then again, I was one of the few who really liked the new Ladykillers (though not as much as the original).
[…] by Jon Lyus on January 20, 2010 · View commentsComments We’ve watched as an amazing cast gravitates to the new film by the Coen Bros. Variety today reported Paramount’s chosen […]