hollywood was in granger, tx

the 1969 film true grit staring john wayne is being remade by the coen brothers.

hollywood moved into granger texas, of all places, to film and we got a sneak peak.

(i wasn't supposed to take pics, but i got a few, shhhhh)

the 2010 version is staring matt damon, jeff bridges and josh brolin

it was soooo awesome! if you don't know, granger is a VERY small country town with one stop light, actually i think it is only a yellow light.

my grandmother used to live there and now her house is a rental property for our parents.

they through down dirt on the roads and completely remade the buildings to look like the western days. it is supposed to be in the middle of winter so all the cast/extras were in dark, heavy coats.

we didn't see anyone famous from the spot we were at, but they were there on the other side of this bank!

i can't wait to see this steam engine in the movie! below, the tree

on the left used to have green leaves like the one on the right, but since it is supposed to be winter they plucked all the leaves off...isn't hollywood grand?

you can see the original granger lumber yard building behind the hotel building.