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Matt Damon And Josh Brolin Might Have The 'True Grit' The Coen Brothers Are Seeking
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Posted 1 month ago by
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 I almost can't take this news. The brothers Coen -- Joel and Ethan -- are among the best filmmakers out there. This isn't opinion; it is a fact, supported by such stellar efforts as "The Big Lebowski," "A Serious Man" and the Oscar-winning adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel, "No Country For Old Men." So when the news broke last month that they'd be directing a new take on Chris Portis' novel "True Grit," I was beside myself. MTV's Josh Horowitz caught up with the duo later in September, in one of their only solo interviews of the Toronto International Film Festival. There they confirmed that Jeff Bridges, previously revealed to be playing Rooster Cogburn, would indeed be wearing his character's eyepatch, like John Wayne before him. "That'd be like doing Richard II without the limp," Joel said. He also revealed the source of the adaptation: "We’re not looking at the movie. It’s a great book. It’s a very funny book." Joel was still quick to temper any expectations. "Honestly we haven’t started to think about the cast aside from Jeff," he explained. "We hope this movie happens but its not a sure thing yet. It would be shooting in the Spring." Today's news might not qualify as official confirmation, but it definitely moves us closer to this adaptation actually happening. The word is that Matt Damon and Josh Brolin are both "in discussions" with the Coens to join Bridges in the cast of "True Grit," Variety reports. As anyone who's familiar with the classic novel or the film on which it is based might have guessed, Damon is up for the role of La Boeuf, who joins Bridges' Cogburn in his search for the man who killed the father of the 14-year-old girl who accompanies him. Brolin, on the other hand, is up for the role of the killer. Have you seen or read the original "True Grit"? Are the Coens the right guys to tackle this story, to bring it back to the screen for today's audiences? What do you think of the potential casting here?
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