Film incentive rebates debated in Oklahoma

 
BY MICHAEL MCNUTT
Published: November 18, 2009

Rooster Cogburn may not gallop into Oklahoma unless the state pumps more money into its film incentive program.

The Coen brothers are considering Oklahoma as a possible site for their remake of the 1969 movie "True Grit,” Jill Simpson , director of the Oklahoma Film and Music Office told a House committee on Tuesday.

Shooting on the film is expected to start in March, Simpson said. It is estima...


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