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Hell Yes: Damon and Brolin Join the Coen Bros. True Grit
Hell Yes: Damon and Brolin Join the Coen Bros. True Grit
Joel and Ethan Coen are preparing to shoot their own take on the Charles Portis novel that became the John Wayne film True Grit . We’ve known for a month that the brothers plan to give Jeff Bridges the role of Wayne’s character Rooster Cogburn . The drunk, stubborn, eyepatched ...
Damon, Brolin Have "True Grit" for Coens
Damon, Brolin Have "True Grit" for Coens
weblogs.variety.com — Matt Damon and Josh Brolin are in discussions with Joel and Ethan Coen to join Jeff Bridges in “True Grit,” the re-imagining of the iconic 1969 Western that Paramount Pictures will put into production next March for late 2010 release. The Coens, who ... Damon, Brolin Have "True Grit" for Coens
Damon, Brolin show Coens their 'Grit'
Damon, Brolin show Coens their 'Grit'
variety.com — Duo in talks to star in Paramount redo Matt Damon and Josh Brolin are in discussions with Joel and Ethan Coen to join the cast of "True Grit," the redo of the 1969 Western that Paramount will put into production in March for release late next year. ... Damon, Brolin show Coens their 'Grit'
Damon, Brolin in 'True Grit' talks
Damon, Brolin in 'True Grit' talks
hollywoodreporter.com — Matt Damon is in discussions to star in Ethan and Joel Coen's remake of "True Grit." Josh Brolin, who starred in the brothers' "No Country for Old Men," is also in talks for a major role. Paramount Pictures and the Oscar-winning writer-director team ... Damon, Brolin in 'True Grit' talks
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Damon and Brolin in True Grit
Pajiba — ... let this happen. Make this happen. We announced a few weeks back that the Coen brothers were going to adapt True Grit , and had already cast Jeff Bridges as Rooster Cogburn, the role originally made famous by none other than John Wayne (he won an Oscar for his performance). As Dustin mentioned in his original post, the film will be less a remake of the Henry Hathaway-directed 1969 film, and more a straight-up, true-to-source adaptation of the novel by Charlie Portis. Well, (via Slashfilm ) the casting news has just gone from “awesome” to “really fucking kickass,” with the ...

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