The Dude takes on the Duke – TFC Morning Report
Top Story: The Coen brothers are looking to draft Jeff Bridges for their upcoming adaptation of True Grit. Bridges will play Marshall Reuben J. ‘Rooster’ Cogburn, a role that won John Wayne the Best Actor Oscar for the 1969 adaptation. This will be the first time the Coens and Bridges have worked together since Bridges played Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski in the classic Coen comedy The Big Lebowski. (Variety)
In Other News: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced its honorary award winners for this year. Producer John Calley will be awarded the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, while Lauren Bacall, Roger Corman and Gordon Willis will receive honorary Oscars. These awards will NOT be presented at the Oscar ceremony in March, but rather during a luncheon in November. Here’s hoping the Academy is wise enough to have streaming video of the presentations. (THR)
Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page and Liv Tyler have joined James Gunn’s superhero comedy, titled Super. (Variety)
In digital cinema news, it looks like the big three motion picture exhibitors–Regal, Cinemark and AMC–have secured $525 million dollars in funding to convert 15,000 screens to d-cinema. The money will start flowing in November, and the transition will take place over the next five years. (THR)
New this Weekend:
9 (opened 9/9)
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
Sorority Row
Whiteout
Fin.
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