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Quite a few scenes were also shot in the Sierra Nevada Mountains near Bishop, California (oddly, Wayneâs âNorth To Alaskaâ was also shot, in part, there). Inevitably, there will be comparisons between each of the versions of âTrue Gritâ.
The original 1969 movie won John Wayne his Oscar. And now the film's remake, due out later this year, is sparking fresh excitement. The first trailer for True Grit emerged yesterday and already movie pundits are discussing the all-star cast film's chances of monopolising the Academy Awards. 1  Old drunk: Bridges plays Marshall Cogburn, an aggressive drunk who is hired by a young girl Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfield) to track down her father's murderer.