Zhang Yimou remaking Coens' 'Blood Simple'

June 23, 2009 Zhang Yimou has started shooting a remake of the Coen brothers' debut, "Blood Simple," the "Raise the Red Lantern" director's first film since designing the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics last year, a publicist said Tuesday. The 1984 movie starring Frances McDormand won the Grand Jury Prize for best film at the United States Film Festival -- the predecessor to the Sundance Film Festival -- helping establish Joel and Ethan Coen's reputations. The brothers went on to make films like "Fargo," "The Big Lebowski," "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" and "No Country for Old Men," which won Oscar best picture and best director.

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