For those of you that didn’t know, Jonah Hex, DC Comic’s western comic anti-hero, is getting made into a movie. The character of Hex, known for having the right side of his face disfigured and wearing a Confederate army uniform, was a rough-and-tumble gunslinger and part-time bounty hunter whose adventures always ended in blood.
When the news first debuted back in June of 2008, rumors were flying as to who would play the disfigured outlaw and one of actors said to be attached was Thomas Jane. Jane even had his makeup people work up what he would look like with all of the disfigurement like Hex, but it was all to no avail, as he is not going to be starring in the movie. In fact, he never was, he was just trying to get the part. I guess he enjoyed playing The Punisher so much that he wanted to continue in the comic book genre.
As it stands right now though, Josh Brolin is attached to play the lead role. Crank directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor were set to helm, but left in November because of “creative differences.” So, who did Warner Brothers get to direct this intense and violent comic book adaptation? Well, it’s none other than Horton Hears a Who director Jimmy Hayward. No, that’s not a typo, nor am I making a joke, that’s the real deal, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
What do you think?
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Traci
I think it sounds like a joke! I have no interest in seeing it mostly because I’ve never heard of this comic character nor do I like comic books. (With the exception of the obvious ones such as Spiderman etc.) If you have a good review on it later, I may rent it. =)
January 7, 2009 at 9:51 am
Ryan
um, I don’t really know the character and I don’t particularly care for westerns. I can do without Thomas Jane unless he’s on Arrested Development (I just wanna get my kids back).
As for the director. Not sure what’s up with that. Could never be as bad as Joel Schumacher.
January 7, 2009 at 10:40 am
Dan
Joel Schumacher did kind of ruin a franchise didn’t he?
What other directors, Ryan, have taken a run at making a mockery of movie franchises?
January 7, 2009 at 12:19 pm
Ryan
I think that Greengrass ruined the Bourne movies, but I know I’m in the minority on that one.
January 7, 2009 at 2:20 pm
johnny thunders
greengrass is a terrible hack and shouldn’t ever be given access to a camera ever again.
schumacher has actually done a lot of great works over the years, and come on. how could you not fault a guy for making a silly movie about a guy who dresses as a bat. that’s what i’d do.
as for the movie at hand, jonah hex is an amazing character and i’m excited to see a movie about him. people that say they don’t like comic books except the popular ones have probably never read a real comic book before.
the director leaves a bit to be desired, though. he’s a really dark character, i don’t know if this guy has it in him. but josh brolin? perfect.
January 7, 2009 at 6:49 pm
Donna
You don’t have to have read a comic book or even be a fan of comic books to enjoy a movie made of one. I have really enjoyed some of the “comic book movies” of recent years without ever reading them. The movie should be able to stand on its own.
Afer seeing the picture above of this character, it seems like a director who did the Horton movie might be a risk but we will have to see what TOC writes on the review to see if we are interested in going to it!
January 8, 2009 at 7:32 am
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