[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?

[Reaganesque]

...the Coens frequently cast actors they've worked with before.

Which is why I mentioned Tommy Lee Jones. He would be a good choice. Bridges might be a good choice as well. Heck, John Goodman might not be a bad choice. But I keep coming back to..."but, its John Wayne!!!" We'll see.

[ansel12]

“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.”

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Guess who’s the third most popular movie star in America?

Here’s the 2009 rundown

Denzel Washington
Clint Eastwood
John Wayne
Will Smith
Harrison Ford
Julia Roberts
Tom Hanks
Johnny Depp
Angelina Jolie
Morgan Freeman

[mollynme]

Coens frequently cast actors they've worked with before.

Oh please, not Nicholas Cage! He has been miscast in every movie he's made except for Raising Arizona.

[SuziQ]

They've also made some pretty bad ones - "Hudsucker Proxy", "O Brother, Where Art Thou".

WHA? Oh Brother, is one of our FAVORITE movies! Not a wasted line of dialogue in it! The music is great, too.
"Oh, son, you sold your everlasting soul?"
"Well, I wasn't usin it."