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Damon and Brolin Join The Coen’s True Grit
heyuguys.co.uk - 10/27/2009
Damon and Brolin Join The Coen’s True Grit
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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 ...
Damon, Brolin Have "True Grit" for Coens
weblogs.variety.com - 10/26/2009
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 ... (more) Damon, Brolin Have "True Grit" for Coens

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Damon, Brolin show Coens their 'Grit'
variety.com - 10/27/2009
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. ... (more) Damon, Brolin show Coens their 'Grit'

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True Grit Exclusive
uk.movies.ign.com - 10/27/2009
True Grit Exclusive
— uk.movies.ign.com — UK, October 27, 2009 - With the trades this morning carrying a casting announcement for the Coen... brothers adaptation of True Grit , we thought we'd go straight to the horse's mouth and ask the siblings about the news and their plans for the story.  ... (more) True Grit Exclusive

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Matt Damon up for True Grit
totalfilm.com 10/27/2009 — The Coen brothers are talking to Matt Damon and Josh Brolin to join the cast of their planned new version of True Grit. Jeff Bridges is already aboard for the lead as US Marshal Rooster Cogburn (originally played by John Wayne) and Brolin would continue the run of the brothers using actors ...
Coen Brothers To Remake True Grit
filmshaft.com 10/27/2009 — Bloody remakes. They pop up everywhere don’t they, and more often than not they are completely shit. Which leads me on to the Coen Brothers and their new project. The siblings have been working on making a remake of the iconic 1969 western True Grit for some time now. For those of you ...
Damon, Brolin to Show Their Grit?
atomicpopcorn.net 10/26/2009 — Paramount Pictures and the Oscar-winning duo of the Coen brothers have teamed up to remake the 1969 John Wayne film True Grit . The movie, based on Charles Portis’s novel of the same name, focuses on a young girl traveling with two lawmen to find her father’s murderer. Jeff ...
Damon, Brolin Complete Window Dressing for ‘True Grit’
filmschoolrejects.com 10/27/2009 — I have never hid my ire for the idea of a True Grit remake even though I’m generally not against remakes, and I’m also generally not against remakes who cling closer to the source material. For whatever reason – the classic status of John Wayne’s best performance, ...
Coen Brothers Talk Casting and Storyline for True Grit Remake — FirstShowing.net
Just yesterday we tipped you off about the recent talks of Matt Damon and Josh Brolin joining Jeff Bridges in the Coen Brothers remake of the classic 1969 western True Grit that starred John Wayne. After it was announced IGN took it upon themselves to get this info straight from the ...
Coen Brothers Mock Trades; Say 'True Grit' Adaptation Will Be Closer To The Novel & Funnier — :: The Playlist ::
Ok, funny. Yesterday it was announced that Matt Damon and Josh Brolin were in talks to join Jeff Bridges (who's still evidently in discussions) to star in the Coen Brothers' remake of the John Wayne-starring 1969 Western, "True Grit," for Paramount, and producers Scott Rudin and Steven ...
Matt Damon & Josh Brolin In Talks For ‘True Grit’ Remake — Screen Rant
Variety is reporting that Matt Damon and Josh Brolin are in talks to join the previously announced Jeff Bridges in the Coen Bros.’ remake of the John Wayne classic, True Grit . On top of directing, the Coens have also written the script (as they do with virtually all their films) ...
True Grit gets Brolin and Damon? — Filmstalker
It would appear that Matt Damon, Jeff Bridges and Josh Brolin are in talks to appear in the Coen Brothers remake of True Grit, the classic John Wayne film. Remember though that this isn't a remake of the film, the Coen's are going back to the source book written by Charles Portis (Amazon.co.uk / ...
Brolin & Damon in talks to join Bridges in the Coens’ TRUE GRIT redo — GeekTyrant
We reported last month, that writer/directors Joel and Ethan Coen were to reunite with their Big Lebowski star Jeff Bridges , in their more faithful adaptation of the Charles Portis novel, True Grit . The iconic 1969 original starred John Wayne, in a performance that earned him an Academy ...
Brolin & Damon in talks to join Bridges in the Coens TRUE GRIT redo — GeekTyrant
We reported last month, that writer/directors Joel and Ethan Coen were to reunite with their Big Lebowski star Jeff Bridges , in their more faithful adaptation of the Charles Portis novel, True Grit . The iconic 1969 original starred John Wayne, in a performance that earned him an Academy ...
Josh Brolin and Matt Damon to Star in Coen's 'True Grit' Remake — Cinematical
It's impossible to top an icon like John Wayne, but the Coen Bros' True Grit is shaping up to have a better supporting cast than the original did. (Hey, Wayne supposedly didn't like Kim Darby either.) Variety has just announced that Matt Damon and Josh Brolin are in talks to join Jeff ...
Matt Damon & Josh Brolin Joining The Coen Brothers' True Grit — FirstShowing.net
Over a month ago we found out that Jeff Bridges was set to take on the lead role in Joel and Ethan Coen's remake of the classic John Wayne western True Grit . While there certainly seems to be some dissension amongst the hardcore western/John Wayne fans out there, the Coens are still ...
The Coen Brothers Think Matt Damon and Josh Brolin Have TRUE GRIT — Collider
Committed to putting out one film per year, the Joel and Ethan Coen have been speeding ahead with their re-adaptation of Charles Portis’ novel, “True Grit”. Known as the film that finally won John Wayne an Oscar, the Coens’ version will remain much closer to the ...
True Grit, take two — MovingPictureBlog
Look like all those rumors about a remake of True Grit ... aren't just rumors. According to Variety , filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen are scheduled to start production next March -- for a late 2010 release -- with Jeff Bridges (a veteran of the Coens' cult-fave The Big Lebowksi ) filling in ...
Hell Yes: Damon and Brolin Join the Coen Bros. True Grit — /Film
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 ...
Matt Damon and Josh Brolin Join the Coen's 'True Grit' Remake — RopeofSilicon.com
Variety 's Mike Fleming is reporting Joel and Ethan Coen are ready to roll on True Grit , the remake of the 1969 John Wayne classic and have brought on Matt Damon and Josh Brolin to star alongside Jeff Bridges who will step into The Duke's shoes and play U.S. marshal Rooster Cogburn. Damon ...
Matt Damon & Josh Brolin In Talks To Join Jeff Bridges In Coen Bros.' 'True Grit' Remake — :: The Playlist ::
Jesus, talk about killer cast. The Coen Brothers had been threatening to remake the Henry Hathaway-directed, John Wayne-starring 1969 Western, "True Grit," for almost two years now and made inroads just one month ago when they started having discussions with Jeff Bridges, immortalized forever ...
I Am Link — my new plaid pants
. --- Got Grit - Looks like the Coen Bros next movie really will be that remake of True Grit . I have never seen the original film, for the record, unless it counts possibly being subjected to it when I was young and my father was always watching John Wayne movies therefore giving me a ...
Damon, Brolin Have “True Grit” — At The Movies - Film News and Reviews
Josh Brolin: good guy, bad guy. Variety reports that Matt Damon and Josh Brolin are in talks to join the cast of the Coen brothers “reimagining” of the 1969 film “True Grit.” Jeff Bridges has already been cast as Rooster Cogburn, the role which won John Wayne. The ...
Cast coming together for the Coen Bros' TRUE GRIT. — Crimespree Cinema
Back in March, word came out that Joel and Ethan Coen were going to remake TRUE GRIT. But rather than follow directly in the footsteps of The Duke, the plan is to revisit the source novel by Charles Portis and stay closer to that, instead of the John Wayne film. Now, we have some news regarding ...
Damon, Brolin, Coens — Hollywood Elsewhere
I'm tapping the iPhone while waiting for my number to appear at the Cole Avenue DMV, but the key casting decision for the Coen Bros.'s True Grit is the young-girl narrator (I.e., the Kim Darby role in the Henry Hathaway/John Wayne version). Not that the hiring of Matt Damon for the Glenn ...