Tom Cruise is reported to be attached to the MGM remake of the legendary Western The Magnificent Seven, according to Variety. Director John Sturges’ The Magnificent Seven was a 1960 remake of Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai, transporting the story from Japan to America and establishing itself as a classic in its own right. MGM is […]
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Hailee Steinfeld in talks for Ender’s Game
December 2, 2011 
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Oscar nominee Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit) is in talks to star in Gavin Hood‘s upcoming adaption of the sci-fi novel Ender’s Game. According to Variety, Steinfeld is close to signing on as Petra Arkanian, ally of the eponymous Ender (to be played by Hugo‘s Asa Butterfield). Written by Orson Scott Card in 1985, Ender’s Game […]
Continue readingThe Coen brothers’ new film has a title
September 1, 2011 1 Comment
Back in June it was revealed that Oscar winners Joel and Ethan Coen would follow up their True Grit remake with a film focusing on the Greenwich village folk scene of the 1960s, based on guitarist Dave van Ronk’s memoir The Mayor of MacDougal Street. Variety now has the title: Inside Llewyn Davis. The film concerns the […]
Continue readingJoel and Ethan Coen get folksy with follow-up
June 27, 2011 0 Comments
Back in February, Joel and Ethan Coen (jokingly?) suggested they might follow-up True Grit with a “full-on horror” movie, starring Frances McDormand as the monster. As fun as that sounds, much more believable details about their next project have emerged. According to The L.A. Times, the brothers are working on a script focusing on the […]
Continue readingHow the west was fun – True Grit review
June 7, 2011 0 Comments
True Grit – Starring Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld and Matt Damon. Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Rated M. Originally published January 18, 2011. By Simon Miraudo. Standard Coen Brothers Review Template: [Insert movie title] is the latest opus from the supremely talented writer/director/producer/editor duo. They reach into the annals of movie history to toy […]
Continue readingHailee Steinfeld to star in Carrie remake?
June 2, 2011 0 Comments
Oscar nominee Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit) is reportedly being considered to star in the newly-announced remake of Carrie. According to Cinema Blend, the producers want Hailee to star as the eponymous telekinetic high schooler who takes revenge on her abusive classmates at prom. Sissy Spacek earned an Academy Award nomination for her performance in Brian DePalma‘s 1976 original. The […]
Continue readingInterview: Barry Pepper (True Grit)
June 1, 2011 0 Comments
Interview: Barry Pepper (True Grit). By Simon Miraudo. Barry Pepper’s role in the Coen brothers’ remake of the classic western True Grit is a small but pivotal one. Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) is on the hunt for the man responsible for her father’s death, with Rooster Cogburn (Jeff Bridges) and Texas Ranger LaBoeuf (Matt Damon) […]
Continue readingHailee Steinfeld in talks for Romeo and Juliet
April 8, 2011 0 Comments
Hailee Steinfeld, the feisty 14-year-old Oscar nominee of True Grit fame, is in talks to star in a brand new adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet (or whoever really wrote it). According to The Wrap, Steinfeld is close to playing one half of the star-crossed lovers in Carlo Carlei’s upcoming film. And if it […]
Continue readingTrue Grit’s Hailee Steinfeld lands new thriller
February 21, 2011 1 Comment
Hollywood’s favourite 14-year-old wunderkind Hailee Steinfeld has landed her first studio project after her Oscar nominated performance in Joel and Ethan Coen’s True Grit. Deadline New York is reporting Paramount has optioned screen rights to the forthcoming Young Adult novel Forgotten by Cat Patrick. In a move similar to the upcoming film I Am Number […]
Continue readingPaul Thomas Anderson is back in business with billionairess
February 14, 2011 1 Comment
You might remember our article from September 2010 announcing that Paul Thomas Anderson’s upcoming feature The Master had been put on hold. Well, some five months later, Vulture claims Mr Anderson has now got not just one, but two features on the way. Both Anderson’s Scientology drama The Master (still only a working title) and […]
Continue reading>Australian Box Office – Prima ballerina
February 1, 2011 1 Comment
>We hope you don’t mind if we say it, but your Box Office is looking very pretty this week. Sure there’s the occasional blemish – Yogi Bear taking number five, The Dilemma holding on at 10 – but on the whole we think your taste this week is as “perfect” as Nina’s Black Swan. Well, […]
Continue reading>2011 Academy Award nominations revealed!
January 25, 2011 3 Comments
>The nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards were announced in L.A. this morning by Academy president Tom Sherak and Oscar-winner Mo’Nique. The King’s Speech dominated the field with 12 nominations, followed closely by True Grit (10 nods), The Social Network (8 nods) and Inception (8 nods). Many pundits consider this to be a two-horse race, […]
Continue reading>2011 BAFTA nominees announced!
January 18, 2011 0 Comments
>The nominations for the 2011 Orange British Academy Film Awards were announced by pretty young thesps Dominic Cooper and Talulah Riley at the Royal Opera House in London today. The usual suspects all get a nod (as they have done in the Golden Globe, PGA, WGA and SAG nominations), but there are a couple of […]
Continue readingHow the west was fun – True Grit review
January 18, 2011 1 Comment
True Grit – Starring Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld and Matt Damon. Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Standard Coen Brothers Review Template: [Insert movie title] is the latest opus from the supremely talented writer/director/producer/editor duo. They reach into the annals of movie history to toy with the styles and conventions […]
Continue reading>Colin Firth is a great Gambit indeed
December 14, 2010 0 Comments
>Colin Firth is set to star in the upcoming remake of the 1966 UK action/comedy Gambit according to Deadline. The remake has been scripted by the Coen brothers and will be directed by Michael Hoffman (One Fine Day, The Last Station). The story follows a cat burglar (Firth; Michael Caine in the original) and his […]
Continue readingTheatrical Trailer: The Coen Brothers’ True Grit
October 5, 2010 0 Comments
Last week we were treated to our first glimpse of the Coen Brothers’ remake of True Grit, via a short teaser trailer. However, a longer and more comprehensive look at the film was making the rounds in U.S. cinemas. Now, we measly Australians can see it, thanks to the wonders of the interwebs! Here is […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: The Coen Brothers’ True Grit
September 28, 2010 0 Comments
The first teaser trailer for Joel and Ethan Coen‘s remake of the classic western True Grit has debuted online. What, are you waiting for me to tell you it’s incredible? It’s the Coen Brothers’ remake of True Grit. Watch this eerie, beautiful teaser below! Previously: After auditioning more than 15,000 teenage actresses for the role […]
Continue readingFirst look at the Coen Brothers’ True Grit
August 18, 2010 0 Comments
The first official image from Joel and Ethan Coen‘s upcoming remake of True Grit has debuted online, featuring Jeff Bridges as Rooster Cogburn and newcomer Hailee Steinfeld as Mattie Ross (courtesy of Slashfilm). Previously: After auditioning more than 15,000 teenage actresses for the role of the bloodthirsty orphan Mattie, the Oscar-winning brothers selected 13-year-old Hailee […]
Continue readingCoen Brothers find young girl with True Grit
February 24, 2010 0 Comments
source: deadline.com Joel and Ethan Coen have found the young girl to take on the lead role in their upcoming western True Grit. After auditioning more than 15,000 teenage actresses for the role of the bloodthirsty orphan Mattie, the Oscar-winning brothers selected 13-year-old Hailee Steinfeld. Although Steinfeld has a couple of minor credits to her […]
Continue readingThe 25 most exciting movies of 2010!
January 5, 2010 7 Comments
The 25 most exciting movies of 2010. By Simon Miraudo. So long 2009! We appreciate everything you gave us, from long overdue adaptations of Watchmen and Where The Wild Things Are, surprise hits like District 9 and The Hangover, to the film we’ve spent the last three years talking about, dreaming about and salivating over […]
Continue readingWould you like to star in the new Coen Bros film?
December 23, 2009 0 Comments
source: truegritcasting.com Are you a 12 to 16 year old girl with a penchant for existential dramas with a twinge of black comedy? You are?! Good news! The Coen Brothers want you to star in their upcoming remake of True Grit! Paramount Pictures have put out a casting call for any young girl eager to […]
Continue readingDamon, Brolin in talks to join Coen Brothers’ True Grit
October 28, 2009 0 Comments
source: variety.com Matt Damon and Josh Brolin are in discussions to join The Coen Brothers‘ upcoming re-imagination of the classic 1969 western True Grit. Jeff Bridges is already attached to play Rooster Cogburn, the role for which John Wayne nabbed his only Oscar. Damon is being considered for the role of La Boeuf (no, not […]
Continue readingThe Coen Brothers go west!
March 23, 2009 0 Comments
source: variety.com Oddball Oscar kings Joel and Ethan Coen are bringing an adaptation of the Charles Portis book True Grit to the big screen. The book was previously adapted into the iconic 1969 western, which provided John Wayne with an Oscar for his lead performance. The original novel is about a 14-year-old girl who enlists […]
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