Well, if the teaser was minor and haunting, the full length trailer for the Coen Brothers' "True Grit" turns the volume way up and increases the number of gunshots. But no worries, the film still looks great and the new trailer is obviously a much more broadly appealing piece of marketing material.
In the new spot, we get far more time with all the principal players, and Matt Damon is still not quite convincing in his role as Texas Ranger La Beouf. That said, in the script we read, his character provided a lot of comic relief and ended up being one of our favorites so we're still curious and hopeful. Hailee Steinfeld and Jeff Bridges look like a formidable duo as they hunt down Tom Chaney (a menacing Josh Brolin), the man who killed the young girl's father. So yes, we're still very excited for what should be a late Oscar season player.
The song in the trailer is Johnny Cash's "God's Gonna Cut You Down" and the film hits on Christmas Day.
With the impressive and haunting teaser trailer for the Coen Brothers' upcoming "True Grit" reminding everyone that the Oscar race is far from over, the marketing campaign continues for one of the year's most anticipated films.
The old school, Wanted-style teaser poster has arrived and we dig it. A lot. With the words "Punishment" and "Retribution" bookending the top and bottom of the poster with a thin stream of blood running down the page, it says more about the film than big headed poster for "The Tourist" that also landed online.
Starring Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Barry Pepper and newcomerHailee Steinfeld, the film follows a young girl (Steinfeld) who acquires the assistance of aging, drunken U.S. Marshal Rooster J. Cogburn (Bridges) and young Texas Ranger, La Boeuf (Damon) to track down her father's killer, Tom Chaney (Brolin), who has taken to a gang led by "Lucky" Ned Pepper (Pepper).
"True Grit" will make your Christmas merry, opening on December 25th. Look for an extended trailer this weekend in theaters, and online early next week.
Just when it looked like "The Social Network" was going to hog the Oscar buzz until the end of year, along comes the Coen Brothers with the teaser for their upcoming "True Grit" and if the film even remotely resembles what this early footage promises, it looks like the directing duo will be another powerhouse to contend with.
To refresh your memory, the film stars Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Barry Pepper and newcomerHailee Steinfeld and follows a young girl (Steinfeld) who acquires the assistance of aging, drunken U.S. Marshal Rooster J. Cogburn (Bridges) and young Texas Ranger, La Boeuf (Damon) to track down her father's killer, Tom Chaney (Brolin), who has taken to a gang led by "Lucky" Ned Pepper (Pepper).
And everything in this teaser is ace. Right off the bat, we're immediately impressed with Hailee Steinfeld whose narration and presence pretty much prove why she was hired in the first place. The cinematography by Roger Deakins is top notch as usual, and the music is downright haunting (the song in the trailer is "Where No One Stands Alone" by The Peasall Sisters). Tonally, it looks to fall in their direct matter-of-fact atmosphere in which the truly desperate and strange situations leave room for sardonic humor.
"True Grit" will hit theaters on Christmas Day. Watch the trailer after the jump or in HD over at Apple.
Well, if the teaser was minor and haunting, the full length trailer for the Coen Brothers' "True Grit" turns the volume way up and increases the number of gunshots. But no worries, the film still looks great and the new trailer is obviously a much more broadly appealing piece of marketing material.
