Tag: john wayne
The Dude goes to the Dude Ranch?
Looks like Jeff Bridge’s is likely to play Rooster Cogburn in the Coen’s upcoming adaptation of True Grit. In an earlier post I speculated about who might play that role. For Some reason Jeff Bridges never came up. But fans of The Big Lebowski are probably stroking their marmots at the thought of this. Full [...]
Posted: September 12th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
Tags: Jeff Bridges, john wayne, rooster cogburn, True Grit
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Who dares try to fill John Wayne’s shoes.
I was just thinking about who the Coens could possibly have in mind to play Rooster Cogburn in their upcoming adaptation of True Grit. I’ve seen many names thrown about as possibilities. Michael Caine, Peter O’Toole, Tom Wilkinson, Nick Nolte, James Caan, and even Steven Segal. To the latter, I say, please no. In reading [...]
Posted: March 25th, 2009 under True Grit, Upcoming Projects.
Tags: coens, ethan coen, joel coen, john wayne, No Country For Old Men, rooster cogburn, tommy lee jones, True Grit, val kilmer
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