While sadly the Coen brothers will not be developing their story of a World War II soldier surviving a plane crash and the impossible odds that follow, they will soon be developing the story of a World War II soldier surviving a plane crash and the impossible odds that follow. But it won’t star Brad Pitt. But it will be directed by Angelina Jolie. But it won’t be called, “To the White Sea”. But it will be called, “Unbroken”. Wait what?

The Hollywood Reporter is um… reporting that the Coens have signed on to develop the script for Angelina’s directorial debut based on the true life events of Lou Zamerini. True life events that sound kinda like the novel they worked to adapt and film with Chad Brad Pitt.

Wow. Art imitates life. More details are available at The Hollywood Reporter. Btw, does anyone know some of the other films the Coens have script written? They’ve mentioned their role as hired guns before, but aren’t always listed in the credits.

Having seen YKFK’s brand new section, Other Works, someone has been kind enough to send me the link to an advertising agency’s site, Company Films, which have the Coen brothers listed as a “special project” (for reasons I am unsure about). Anyway, from there you can view and download three ads directed by the brothers and also what the site is calling trailers but isn’t. The three ads are for Gap, H&R Block and Parisienne Cigarettes which play one after the other in a loop. The “trailers” part shows the trailer for No Country For Old Men followed by the Gutterballs dream sequence from The Big Lebowski and ends with an extended bunch of clips from Fargo which pretty much runs through the entire plot.

Enjoy!

You asked for it. You repeatedly asked for it. And now it’s here. I have just added a section to YKFK detailing the rest of the Coen brother’s creative endeavours. Read about Crimewave, Bad Santa, Joel’s early editing work, Ethan’s books and more.

I expect I will have missed some things so please do not hesitate to let me know and I will add to the page over time and one day it will be authoritative. So you can email me or simply comment at the foot of the page. Perhaps you have more information than I do? If so write it up and I’ll add it.

You can the ”Other Works” section here. and it is always available from The Movies pull down menu at the top of each page.