By Jay A. Fernandez

The Coen Bros. and Paramount have launched their search for the young female lead in their remake of “True Grit.”

Here’s the link, which announces the casting search for a girl between the ages of 12 and 17 to play the 14-year-old Mattie Ross. Aspirants can apply by self taping or by attending an open call in Arkansas, Mississippi or Oklahoma in the coming weeks.

The “tough as nails” character tags along with two marshals — to be played by Jeff Bridges and Matt Damon — in the hunt for the man who killed her father — to be played by Josh Brolin.

Included on the casting site is a three-page scene from the script, which the Coen brothers adapted from the Charles Portis novel.