[Reaganesque]

I don't necessarily mind a remake or an adaptation per se but, this is an iconic movie with an iconic, Oscar winning performance from one of the biggest stars Hollywood has ever known. Who would you get to fill the Duke's shoes? Personally, I don't think you can find such an actor. This will turn out to be either a gutsy move on the part of the Coen Brothers or, more likely, the dumbest move in the history of Hollywood and that takes some doing.

[Constitution Day]

How about Sam Elliott?

[exist]

Sick of remakes.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I liked "True Grit" the book. And "True Grit" the movie. And "No Country for Old Men."

What could go wrong?

[Reaganesque]

Here's the famous video of Wayne vs. Duval. Classic stuff!

Click here for video.

[WayneS]

The original starred as the teen, Wayne and as the lawmen, Jeff Corey as the killer and featured and Dennis Hopper as fellow outlaws.

That sentence makes no sense whatsoever.

[razorboy]

True Grit is one of my least favorite Wayne movies, don’t know why just something about that movie bores me to tears. So I’m OK with the Coen’s going for it.

[the long march]

FIll your hands.....

[Eva]

Can you imagine, Sean Penn playing the John Wayne Part? Or maybe Brad Pitt?

[tlb]

The obvious choice for the new model Rooster Cogburn would be Keanu Reeves.

[End Times Sentinel]

Who would you get to fill the Duke's shoes?

The Rooster Cogburn role was clearly made for Michael Moore.

The rest of the screenplay just writes itself.

[CholeraJoe]

Well you know the teen will be played by Dakota Fanning. She’s in everything these days.

[DTogo]

Clint Eastwood, but evidently “Gran Torino” was it for him.

[728b]

Who would you get to fill the Duke's shoes?

Robert Duval would be a nice pick, especially with the history from the first film.

[Professor_Leonide]

I’m all for it! A remake of True Grit would be a lot of fun to watch. Unfortunately, too many movies today can’t keep the liberal gibberish and “shame” out of the plotline.

[Non-Sequitur]

Who would you get to fill the Duke's shoes?

Robert Duval or Gene Hackman.

[MozarkDawg]

But while the original film was a showcase for Wayne, the Coens' version will tell the tale from the girl's p.o.v.

I have not read the book, but how was the film not told from Maddie's p.o.v.? But for scenes in which she was not a part, everything revolved around her, her experiences, her demands, the great exchanges between her and Col. Stonehill (I'm sorry, not only can I envision no one comparable to The Duke, but no way can anyone out-do Strother Martin either), the movie is her story, regardless some others had to be outlined.

I don't know about dumbest move so much as *what's the point* other than trying to make a buck off a gullible bunch of movie-goers, since no one seems to be able to come up with anything new, ideas, scripts -- it's not as though there aren't a MILLION stories, books out here just waiting to be transferred to the silver screen. Brudder.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

This will turn out to be either a gutsy move on the part of the Coen Brothers or, more likely, the dumbest move in the history of Hollywood and that takes some doing.

The John Wayne "True Grit" was made over 35 years ago and gets only limited play on TV. Most of today's movie-going audience has never seen it, and that will allow the Coen Brothers to make the movie the way they want it. The Coens have made some amazing films in "Miller's Crossing", "The Big Lebowski", "Fargo", and "No Country...". They've also made some pretty bad ones - "Hudsucker Proxy", "O Brother, Where Art Thou".

As for who might play Rooster Cogburn, the Coens frequently cast actors they've worked with before. Maybe William H. Macy? Or Jeff Bridges?

[retrokitten]

Let’s just pray it doesn’t star Clooney or Pitt ping.

[Liberty Valance]

bfl

[dead]

Other than, maybe, “The Hudsucker Proxy”, the Coen brothers don’t make mistakes.