Trailer for The Coen Brothers True Grit
By Krystal Clark
The first official trailer has been released for the Coen Brother’s adaptation of True Grit. The novel previously appeared on the big screen back in 1969 with John Wayne in the lead, but this time Oscar winner Jeff Bridges will wear the eye patch and slip into the role of the rustic Marshal Reuben J. Cogburn. Take a look…
If this movie doesn’t spell Oscar bait we don’t know what does. The trailer is hauntingly beautiful and has the same spirit as the original but adds something more. Even though Matt Damon looks like General Custer in the first shot he’s introduced, he still fits the part of La Boeuf like a glove.
The story of True Grit centers on a U.S. Marshal (Bridges), his sidekick (Damon), and a 14 year old girl named Mattie (Hailee Steinfeld) who tags along as they try and track down her father’s killer. The original film’s point of view was taken from that of Cogburn, while the Coen’s remake we will follow the vantage point of the young girl. The cast also includes Josh Brolin and Barry Pepper in supporting roles. The film is scheduled for release on December 25, 2010.
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What do you think of the Coen’s version of True Grit? Are you interested in seeing the film?
Source: Apple
Monday, September 27, 2010 7:55PM
yeah this movie looks really great. just in the cinematography from this trailer alone, i'm excited. look at that shot of the horse riding in the distance, or of maddie coming in at dusk, it looks beautiful. not to mention the sort of haunting feeling i get from the music that is playing beneath the southern-hymn.
Friday, October 1, 2010 11:30AM
[...] this week, we were blown away by the amazing first trailer for Joel and Ethan Coen’s True Grit. The film is an adaptation of the popular novel of the [...]
Monday, October 4, 2010 10:09AM
[...] told you last Friday that a new, extended version of the True Grit trailer would be released earlier this week and here it is! Over at Yahoo Movies they got their hands on [...]
Monday, October 11, 2010 4:18PM
Hell YESS !! Love the 1969 True Grit with John Wayne and I love the Coen Brothers … their films are always kick-ass !!
Monday, October 11, 2010 8:56PM
When you see the girl in the trailer for a second I was shocked that it wasn’t a over sexualized nineteen year old then I remember this is a Coen brothers movie, and it looks assume.
Sunday, October 17, 2010 7:24PM
Very cool. For once, I'm expecting great things of a new Western movie. Love John Wayne, but I think Bridges will do an awesome job in this part, and the rest of the cast looks great as well. The last really good Westerns were Open Range, Appaloosa, and AMC's, the Broken Trail. I am betting this one will stack up, and will probably beat 3:10 to Yuma, the modern action flick in Western clothing, all to heck.