
This isn’t the freshest news. It isn’t even that particularly big of news but damnit there are still some folks that don’t know it – and if you even remotely come close to enjoying a good western as much as me, you are gonna want to know it.
The Coen brothers are remaking True Grit. The brothers Coen, some of the most celebrated filmmakers today, are remaking True Grit, what I would argue as being one of the greatest westerns ever made (I promise a post on that in the future).
Already heard about that you say? Not overly excited you say? Well you should be. True Grit, the original, featured John Wayne in one of his best, and in my opinion his greatest, role as Marshal Rooster Cogburn. The Duke is as funny and witty as he is tough and hard as Rooster the one eyed, drunk, fat man who has, and forgives the pun, True Grit. The role even landed Mr. Wayne his one and only Oscar.
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