Slated for a Christmas release this year, the upcoming film form the Coen brothers is a new take on the classic John Wayne vehicle True Grit. This is not to be a re-make, but harks directly back to the source material, Charles Portis' 1969 book of the same name. They intend to be more faithful to the book than the original movie, stating that the original film was "much more of a standard western and the book is just and oddity". It sounds like something they would be well suited for, and I`m sure will be very original, but one has to expect comparison to the '69 version. The film will see the Coens re-team with Josh Brolin, and Jeff Bridges who will be taking on the roll of Marshal Cogburn originally played by Wayne, and it will be the first time they have worked with Matt Damon. The Coens have made nothing but great films since No Country For Old Men; this will most likely be no exception. Maybe by Christmas I will finally be over A Serious Man.
Here is an on set picture of Jeff Bridges as Cogburn to hold you over until the trailer is released, .
Quote via Rotten Tomatoes.
Photo Via Joe M. O'Connell blog.
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