Joel and Ethan Coen are known for working with great actors, and the cast for their next film "True Grit" is getting better and better. The latest to join the Paramount project: Matt Damon and Josh Brolin.

Variety says Damon and Brolin are in talks to join Jeff Briges in the Coen's new version of the 1969 Western based on the book by Charles Portis. The film heads into prod soon and will open next year.

Bridges is on board to play a U.S. marshal who joins forces with a lawman (Damon) and a 14-year-old girl to track down her dad's killer. Brolin would play the bad man. The Coens also penned the screenplay.

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Here is a list of the latest, most important film casting deals out of Hollywood for Friday, Oct. 2, 2009:

• Richard Jenkins, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Chloe Moretz are set to star in Matt Reeves' "Let Me In," the remake of the Swedish sensation "Let the Right One In." The film follows the relationship between a boy and a girl who is a vampire. The film should be ready for release next year. (Variety)

• Josh Brolin, who will soon be seen in "Jonah Hex," has signed on to star in "Cartel," a drama directed by Asger Leth. Brolin plays a man trying to protect his son after his wife is murdered in the world of drug cartels. Peter Craig penned the script, with Brian Grazer producing. (Variety)

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Josh Brolin may end up playing the villain in Oliver Stone's upcoming "Wall Street 2" (also known as "Money Never Sleeps"), according to Nikki Finke.

Javier Bardem was originally set to take on the role opposite Michael Douglas and Shia LaBeouf, but he recently dropped out of the project.

Finke says Brolin received an offer, and if he made a deal, "Street 2" would mark yet another collaboration between the actor and Stone. Brolin previously starred in "W."

Allan Loeb ("21") wrote the script for the sequel, which is said to start shooting soon. Brolin's got "Jonah Hex" coming up soon as well.

Here's your daily news dose for Feb. 12, 2009:

• Josh Brolin and Anthony Hopkins are set to star in Woody Allen's next film, which Variety says will shoot in London this summer. Of course, nothing is known about the film at this stage; Woody usually does a solid job at keeping everything secret. We'll keep you posted!

• Darren Bousman, director of "Saw," is set to helm "Akula," a heist thriller Paul W.S. Anderson will co-produce. Mark Distefano penned the script, which Alex Litvak is rewriting. According to Variety, the film is set on a submarine. That's all I know at this stage.

• Justin Marks has signed on to rewrite McG's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo" for Walt Disney. Featuring characters from the Jules Verne novel and written by Bill Marsilli, the film focuses on Nemo's efforts to build the Nautilus, his advanced submarine. (Variety)

• John Malkovich has boarded Jimmy Hayward's "Jonah Hex," which also stars Josh Brolin and follows the adventures of Hex, a bounty hunter and gunslinger with a scarred face. According to Variety, Malkovich plays Turnbull, a Southern plantation owner who blames Hex for the death of his son.