Y’know, I could just see Goodman playing Marshal Cogburn. Maybe he and Bridges could play him in alternating scenes…
Yeah, I think John Goodman could be a leading man. The only women he has ever kissed professionally as an actor is Roseanne Barr, and damn, the guy deserves better.
I’m a big fan of westerns but not of John Wayne. He is always too one dimensional for me. I’m looking forward to this movie.
…and The Quiet Man.
Jeff Bridges isn’t playing John Wayne, he’s playing Rooster Cogburn.
See photo #24 here for Rooster and the li’l lady: http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20409243_24,00.html
I believe it has a Dec. 25 release date.
Yep, Christmas day.
An absolutely perfect reply. Kudos man.
Except that if you read the book, the character of Rooster Cogburn seems an awful lot like John Wayne. Wayne nailed that character.
Geez, the people who are so bonded with John Wayne just shouldn’t go see the movie. Stay home and watch the original. Those of us who loved the book, love the original movie but don’t think it’s sacred, love the Coen Brothers, love Jeff Bridges, and want to go to the movies on Christmas Day, will make up for y’all.
It’s gonna be great!
While it is hard to imagine any improvement on John Wayne’s characterization, there are other aspects of the original film that could be improved. Matt Damon may well be an improvement over Glen Campbell, for example, and Jeff Corey as Tom Cheney was poor casting.
As I said upthread, it would be interesting to see the scenery match the book’s setting – Arkansas and the Indian Teritory (Oklahoma).
Finally, while the original movie was very true to the book, including lifting most of its dialogue from the book, the ending was different. I’m not sure but what the movie ending was better, but at any rate, this is one of the few areas where the Coens would have room to be more faithful to the book.
So I am willing to give the Coen’s some benefit of the doubt until I see the end product.
Jeff Bridges, though, has some awfully big shoes to fill.
Also those of us who can’t stand John Wayne. The man didn’t act – he swaggered.
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Wow. Different strokes for different people. AFAIC, one of the greatest actors of all time should have no trouble filling the shoes of one of the very worst.
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I agree with my esteemed colleague.
I spoke with Charles Portis about the film and he wasn’t terribly upset. 
Wayne, Strother Martin and Robert Duvall were perfect.
Glen Campbell was in the cast as a token Arkansan and could certainly be improved upon.
But it’s perfect. They shouldn’t remake it.
I recognize that your words are English, but they don’t make any sense in that order. Jeff Bridges is “one of the greatest actors of all time???” 
:dubious: :dubious:
De gustibus non est disputandum, indeed.
Strangely enough, the only living guy I think could also play Rooster Cogburn is Robert Duvall.
Lee Marvin could have done it.
“I’ve got five US Marshalls out here, and a bucket of coal oil!”
The fact that it’s the Coen brothers makes the project more intriguing to me than any of the casting. It will be their own vision, not just a shoddy walkthrough of the original.
Would you care to explain that, Laddie?