He's also worked as story consultant for Robots and additional story material for Toy Story 2.
Hayward is an odd choice to direct Jonah Hex, I thought for sure it'd be on McG's radar.
I wish WB would stop going with directors like Berlanti or Hayward just because they are cheap.
They could have even gone with George Miller with Justice League not making any progress. Tell me that a Mad Max-ed version of Jonah Hex wouldn't be a success.
well hex can be a pretty dark character look at his background.
I wish WB would stop going with directors like Berlanti or Hayward just because they are cheap.
They could have even gone with George Miller with Justice League not making any progress. Tell me that a Mad Max-ed version of Jonah Hex wouldn't be a success.
In comparison, Berlanti is a big GL fan (as well as his co-writers/producers) and he has directed a feature-length film -- albeit a small, independent film. In that respect, he's more experienced than Hayward when it comes to directing actors.
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Josh Brolin was at the (appropriately named) W Hotel in Westwood this morning to talk about the launch of the "FIND your Voice Film Competition", a contest that offers the chance for indie filmmakers to have the support and financial backing of Netflix and Film Independent (aka FIND). Nicole has a great write-up of the official rules right here.
I was able to catch up with Josh immediately afterwards and ask the question that has been on everyone's mind. Why director Jimmy Hayward for "Jonah Hex" and does this mean that we'll see a more family-friendly version of DC's western antihero:
"I can't even answer that. I just think that Jimmy is truly brilliant. I was going to talk about that earlier. He got an e-mail to me somehow, someway. He wasn't somebody we were even beginning to look at and I read the e-mail and was completely blown away by it. I had to meet the guy. I ended up meeting the guy and I think he's so far beyond most of us in his expertise and his filmic abilities. It was one of those things where I brought him to the studio and I said, 'I think this is the guy. I don't know why.' But I think he's a brilliant, brilliant filmmaker. I can't wait to see what he does. So I don't know how to answer your question, but I can't wait to see what he does."
So while the rating issue is still a bit up-in-the-air, this is pretty cool confirmation that Brolin is not only wholly supportive of Hawyard; he's virtually responsible. What's more, it sounds like, as to be expected, Hayward will reexamine the existing screenplay and what's in store may be very, very different from the draft that's currently on the table.[/FONT]
Instead, the hot DC titles are "Green Lantern" and "Jonah Hex," the latter of which has Josh Brolin set to play a disfigured gunslinger in a film that begins production in April, directed by Jimmy Heyward ("Horton Hears a Who").
I never read the script but I'm glad this is going forward. I'm always happy to have more DC characters made into movies.
John Malkovich will square off against Josh Brolin in "Jonah Hex," the Warner Bros. adaptation of the DC Comics property that begins production in April.
Legendary Pictures has joined the project as co-financier and co-producer.
Malkovich will play Turnbull, a wealthy Southern plantation owner whose son is killed by Union soldiers during the Civil War. He blames Hex, a former confederate soldier-turned-hardened bounty hunter and gunslinger. Jimmy Hayward ("Horton Hears a Who") is directing the script by "Crank" scribes Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. Mad Chance's Andrew Lazar is producing with Weed Road's Akiva Goldsman.