It was nominated for eight British Academy Film Awards: Best Film, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Bridges), Best Actress in a Leading Role (Steinfeld), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design. Roger Deakins won the award for Best Cinematography.

The Coen Brothers assembled an elite filmmaking squad to remake True Grit, and they didn't settle for just any good cinematographer. They hired Roger Deakins, the legendary British cinematographer who's earned 15 Academy Award nominations for his work to date (and won twice). a b Canby, Vincent (October 18, 1975). "A Recycled 'Rooster Cogburn' ..." The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 13, 2014 . Retrieved March 21, 2014.Fleming, Michael (March 22, 2009). "Coen brothers to adapt 'True Grit' ". Variety. Reed Elsevier Inc. Archived from the original on 27 April 2009 . Retrieved 4 February 2019. a b Fritz, Ben (January 3, 1011). "Company Town: True Grit rides tall in the saddle". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved January 3, 2011. Bridges added many layers to the performance that Wayne's image wouldn't have allowed for—such as the comedic tone he brought to the group, plus the character's heavy drinking.

The film was shot in the Santa Fe, New Mexico, area on 22 March and wrapped on 27 April 2010, as well as in Bartlett, Granger and Austin, Texas. [12] [13] The first trailer was released in September; a second trailer premiered with The Social Network. Her writing did the film and the original novel justice, as the tale of a trio doomed in their hunt for revenge gave John Wayne much great material to work with in his performance.Reed, Rex (December 14, 2010). "Year-End Roundup: What to See (and Skip) Before the Ball Drops". The New York Observer. Archived from the original on January 28, 2011 . Retrieved February 6, 2011. Let's look at the legacy of both True Grit movies to see which one is truly the superior film in various aspects. The Performances, Compared The US Conference of Catholic Bishops review called the film "exceptionally fine" and said "[a]mid its archetypical characters, mythic atmosphere and amusingly idiosyncratic dialogue, writer-directors Joel and Ethan Coen's captivating drama uses its heroine's sensitive perspective – as well as a fair number of biblical and religious references – to reflect seriously on the violent undertow of frontier life". [31]

In his family memoir, Rooster: The Life and Times of the Real Rooster Cogburn, the Man Who Inspired True Grit, shoot ‘em up Westerns writer, Brett Cogburn makes plausible arguments that his great-grandfather, John Franklin Cogburn (aka: ‘Rooster’) was the real life inspiration for Charles Portis’s fictional character, Deputy U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn in his novel, True Grit. Whether or not you accept his basic premise, Cogburn’s memoir makes for very interesting, informative and entertaining reading about the old west. The sequel is not based on any pre-existing material beyond the lead character. The script is credited to Martin Julien, a pen name for Martha Hyer, the wife of producer Hal B. Wallis. Cogburn is able to hold the remaining members of Hawk's gang at bay with the Gatling gun, but just past the narrows are some rapids. Cogburn, Eula, and Wolf make it through safely, though the Gatling gun is lost. When they hear the gang's horses up ahead, the trio dumps several boxes of nitro overboard to float ahead of the raft. Eula and Wolf delay Hawk by saying Cogburn is injured and pretending to surrender, and Cogburn shoots the floating boxes, blowing up the last four outlaws.

John Wayne 'Rooster Cogburn' Quotes

Steinberg, Jay. "Rooster Cogburn (1975)". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on March 22, 2014 . Retrieved March 21, 2014. Rooster Cogburn' is written by Martha Hyer. It is based on the famous Rooster Cogburn, a character created by Charles McColl Portis in 1968 via the epic Western novel 'True Grit'. The court was scared into inaction when a large number of the Cogburns showed up armed to the teeth at the Montgomery County Courthouse, as Deputy Dave Rusk related in the August 3, 1888, edition of the Fort Smith Elevator.

Arthur D. Murphy of Variety wrote that the film had "an embarrassingly prefab script, along with much forced and strident acting, all badly coordinated by the numb and ragged direction of Stuart Miller." [10] Turan, Kenneth (December 23, 2010). "Movie review: True Grit". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved December 23, 2010. Bald Knobbers were a group of vigilantes in the Ozark region of southwest Missouri from 1883 to 1889. Eula Goodnight: And if thy words stray from the truth for the good of God's own, if thy intent is pure, thou shall not then be judged sinful.

Together, but with very different motivations, the three ride into the wilderness to confront Ned Pepper's gang. Along the way, they develop an appreciation for one another. The novel was adapted for the screenplay of the 1969 film True Grit starring John Wayne, Kim Darby and Glen Campbell. Six years later, in 1975, Wayne reprised his Academy Award-winning role as the tough hard drinking one-eyed lawman in the sequel film Rooster Cogburn. In 2010, Joel and Ethan Coen wrote and directed another film adaptation of True Grit. In November 2010, The Overlook Press published a movie tie-in edition of the second film version of True Grit. It was nominated for two Screen Actors Guild Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Bridges) and Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Steinfeld). The ceremony took place on January 30, 2011. [36]