The Coen Brothers and Jeff Bridges Re-Team For True Grit Remake
It has been over ten years since the directorial team of brothers Joel and Ethan Coen worked together with actor Jeff Bridges on the cult classic The Big Lebowski, but now the three are re-teaming for their second collaborative effort: a remake of the 1969 film True Grit. The original movie starred John Wayne as the aging US Marshal “Rooster” Cogburn who is hired to escort and help track down the murderer of the 14-year old girl Mattie Ross’ father, a role which earned him an Oscar. But unlike the ‘69 film the remake will center around Ross’ viewpoint as opposed to that of Cogburn. As in the original, tagging along with the two is also the Texas Ranger La Boeuf who is looking for the same murderer, but for another penalty. The Coen Brothers are not just simply remaking the film either, but have worked over the script and come up with an adaptation of the original book that resembles it more than the original film does.
This is, in my book, some pretty damn exciting news! Everything that The Coen Brothers touch seem to turn to gold and adding to the mix that I am a big fan of Bridges and also enjoyed The Big Lebowski immensely, even regarding it as one of my favorite movies. I gotta say that this has jumped right to the top as one of the films I am anticipating the most. What do you think, does the remix of a John Wayne classic by The Coen Brothers sound like a good idea to you? Do you see the same Oscar potential in this as the original?
Comments (3)
I wouldn’t call this a remake. The Charles Portis novel is very different than the John Wayne film. The main character is the little girl NOT Rooster, so I hope they cast a very strong actress in the role. Nonetheless, I’m excited to see the Coens tackle one of my favorite books with an awesome actor. ProjectGenesis abides.
Posted by ProjectGenesis on September 12th, 2009Of course I’m excited.
Posted by Nate on September 12th, 2009a little excited but not nearly as much as I would have been if Ladykillers, Intolerable Cruelty and Burn After Reading were never made
Posted by Ray on September 13th, 2009Leave a Reply