Tag: Joel and Ethan Coen
Oscar Isaac Nabbed the Lead Role in the Upcoming Coen Brothers Film
The 31-year-old thesp, who became one of the most popular people born in Guatemala has been set to star in the Coen Bros. next film, Inside Llewyn Davis.
So the man who will be playing the titular Mr. Davis is none other than Oscar Isaac.
The Coen Brothers’ New Script Based On the Life of Folk Artist Dave Van Ronk?
When I first heard that something like this is (possibly) coming, I was like – ok, but why?
I mean, I do know that we can expect the unexpected from the Coen brothers, but folk music themed movie? That’s a real surprise! So, check it out.
According to the latest reports, Joel and Ethan Coen are making a movie about the Greenwhich Village folk scene, a movie that will be loosely based on singer Dave van Ronk!
At this moment, thanks to 24Frames we know that the script for the upcoming Coen’s project will be “loosely based” on van Dave van Ronk’s life as an influential musician and left-wing activist, and may even draw from Van Ronk’s posthumous memoir entitled The Mayor of MacDougal Street.
Van Ronk is considered the patriarch of New York City’s burgeoning coffee house scene in the mid-20th Century. He died in 2002, ushering and cultivating many popular acts such as Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell.
The Coen Brothers to Write a Full-on Horror Movie?
Joel and Ethan Coen have some interesting plans for the future.
Ok, we all know that every single genre they decide to work on turns out to be great, but now it looks that they’re are planning a full fledged horror movie!(?)
So, horror fans have a reason to be more than satisfied, because the Coen brothers revealed some interesting details in in interview with Empire:
“Funny you should ask, yes, we’re working on a couple of scripts now, one of which it would be fair to call a full-on horror movie. Frances McDormand is the monster,” said Ethan Coen when asked if he’d consider ever doing a full-on horror, as opposed to merely dabbling in the likes of Blood Simple.
Cameron Diaz Joins Colin Firth for Remake of Gambit Scripted by Coen Brothers
Cameron Diaz will star alongside Colin Firth in an upcoming Michael Hoffman‘s remake of the 1966 film, titled Gambit.
Sounds like another big hit is coming, especially if you’re a remake-fan!
And we know that both of actors are quite busy these days – Cameron is currently starring in The Green Hornet and recently finished filming Bad Teacher, while Colin is promoting his new film The King’s Speech. But, who cares!
The Joel and Ethan Coen scripted remake of the 1966 British caper comedy that starred Michael Caine and Shirley MacLaine will follow: “Harry Deane (Firth) is a London art curator planning an elaborate scheme to con a wealthy collector into buying a fake Monet painting.
Winners of the 63rd Annual DGA Awards
The Directors Guild of America presented the 63rd Annual DGA Awards on Saturday night, January 29, at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland. The King’s Speech won a key award from Hollywood directors, four days after the British royals drama picked up a leading 12 Oscar nominations.
The film’s director, Tom Hooper, was named winner of the union’s prize for outstanding achievement in feature film at a ceremony in Hollywood, beating competition that included another Oscar favorite, The Social Network director David Fincher. The Directors Guild of America contest also included Christopher Nolan for Inception, Darren Aronofsky for Black Swan and David O. Russell for The Fighter. The second of two movies on thing mentioned also received Oscar nominations, along with Joel and Ethan Coen for True Grit, who were unnoticed by the DGA.
Colin Firth in Coen Brothers Written Gambit Remake
Coen Brothers‘ remake of action comedy Gambit is coming and Colin Firth is in talks to star in it!
A remake of the 1966 action thriller film starring Michael Caine and Shirley MacLaine will be directed by Michael Hoffman and we’re quite sure you already know the original story.
Only, this time we’re here to talk about the screenplay that was written by Joel and Ethan Coen.
So, at this moment we know that Firth “would play a cat burglar who attempts to rob a billionaire of his priceless statue.
Brand New True Grit Poster
MSN has debuted the third poster for Joel and Ethan Coen’s True Grit. The film is an adaptation of the popular novel of the same name that was made famous by the 1969 Henry Hathaway movie.
Fourteen-year-old Mattie Ross’s (Hattie Steinfeld) father has been shot in cold blood by the coward Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin), and she is determined to bring him to justice. Enlisting the help of a trigger-happy, drunken US Marshal, Rooster Cogburn (Jeff Bridges), she sets out with him — over his objections — to hunt down Chaney. Her father’s blood demands that she pursue the criminal into Indian territory and find him before a Texas Ranger named LeBoeuf (Matt Damon) catches him and brings him back to Texas for the murder of another man.
Coen Brothers’ Serious Man Clip
About a month ago we saw at least interesting Coen Brothers‘ “A Serious Man” trailer. Today you can check out the first clip from the dark comedy which stars Michael Stuhlbarg, Fred Melamed, Richard Kind, Aaron Wolf, Sari Lennick, Jessica McManus and Adam Arkin.
Judging by the trailer and clip, it seems to be a much darker than Coen’s previous movie “Burn After Reading.”
A Serious Man Poster
After debuting the trailer for dark comedy “A Serious Man” last week, Focus Features has just released the official poster!
Synopsis: “A Serious Man” is the story of an ordinary man’s search for clarity in a universe where Jefferson Airplane is on the radio and “F-Troop” is on TV. It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik (Michael Stuhlbarg), a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been informed by his wife Judith (Sari Lennick) that she is leaving him. She has fallen in love with one of his more pompous colleagues, Sy Ableman (Fred Melamed), who seems to her a more substantial person than the feckless Larry. Larry’s unemployable brother Arthur (Richard Kind) is sleeping on the couch, his son Danny (Aaron Wolf) is a discipline problem and a shirker at Hebrew school, and his daughter Sarah (Jessica McManus) is filching money from his wallet in order to save up for a nose job.
