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Josh Brolin is Jonah Hex?

As long as this doesn't kill the project, this isn't horrible news. We'll see what happens.
 
Yeah, it definitely sounds like Brolin steamrolled Neveldine and Taylor off the project and is bringing in his own director. Part of what I like about the script is how over the top portions of it are as it twists some standard cliches, but if it's brought back to a more traditional spaghetti western, that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Malkovich as Turnbull works for me. I wonder, is Brolin trying to sell the Coens on this, considering he and Malkovich just worked with them?
 
Coens said they have their own uber-violent western spec script they want to make. They could possibly be persuaded to make the movie
 
I dunno about the Coens. It's highly unlikely they'd do Jonah Hex, but if they did, it would likely be with their own script, so we would get something very different from the great script we currently have. But on the plus side, the Coens are among the very best filmmakers in the world today, and their involvement in Jonah Hex would almost certainly guarantee something amazing.

Of course, the Coens is a total long-shot. They're leagues and leagues above Neveldine/Taylor - and most directors, for that matter - so I'd expect to get someone more on the level of Neveldine/Taylor.
 
I agree it's far more likely someone like the Johnny Green guy Brolin namedropped in that previous article. But it certainly sounds like Brolin wants to make the film under the right conditions, and those conditions don't include Neveldine and Taylor.

But, as far as the Coens go, doing traditional stories with a twist is what they do. I think they're a real longshot, but I could see them doing something a little more commercial in order to finance a bigger project. They have the rights to The Yiddish Policeman's Union and that won't be cheap to film and probably can't be done without studio backing. But, I agree, lottery ticket longshot.
 
I see this film in somewhat the same tone as Leone's "Dollars" trilogy. Particularly The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. But a little darker.
 
hopefully the project doesnt stall for to long with the directors gone, hopefully they can find a speedy replacement and get it rolling.
 
Huge fan of Jonah Hex whether he's fighting outlaws, zombies, circus freaks, "Tremor" worms ....:cwink: so I'm very excited about the possibilty of seeing a film made (and with all the different "real" and surreal situations the character sometimes finds himself in you have the makings a franchise that can adjust to different types of directors and visions). It's my hope to get kick a## western with a Robert Rodriguez pulp feel.
 
^ It's not a crime :funny: They'll probably end up merging threads
 
Lexi's meh for now. I loved Green Street Hooligans, and I'm pulling the wait-and-see card with Punisher, but so far its not incredibly promising. Not bad, just too different. I wanted Punisher to be really grounded, same with Hex (if any comics these two should be in general). But Lexi does seem very in tune with the Crank writers as far as style though.
 
Sure, the years worth of behind-the-scenes drama surrounding “Watchmen” is an epic story in itself, but lately it seems as though an adaptation of DC Comics’ “Jonah Hex” is starting to give it a run for its money.

This morning, Variety broke the news that due to “creative differences,” Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor have officially dropped out as directors for the in-early-development, big screen adaptation of “Jonah Hex” — DC’s resident post-apocalyptic, anti-hero cowboy. And while we could speculate all day as to what those “differences” were, the writing was on the wall when we spoke to Josh Brolin a few days ago, the actor who’s had an on-again, off-again attachment to the lead role of Hex.

“When I first read it I thought, oh my God it’s awful!” Brolin exclaimed to MTV News. “And then I had a moment a week later and I thought why is it awful? Maybe the thing to do is to do the most awful movie I can find.”

The idea of doing “Hex” grew on Brolin, the actor told us, proclaiming that in the hands of the right director and cast it could be a winner. When asked if the “Crank” helmers were still on board, Brolin replied, “It’s all up in the air,” an early indication of today’s announcement that the duo were leaving the project.

According to Brolin, it’s the zaniness of the story that attracts him to the project. “[I love] the absurdity of it,” he said. “It almost allows you to create a new genre. I love going back into the spaghetti western idea and completely turning it around.”

When pressed further if and when he plans on making an official announcement regarding taking the role, Brolin replied, “Soon. In the last couple months I’ve been going back and forth about it. I went back to my gut. Is it a sell out? What is it I like about this movie? … It’s so tongue in cheek. It’s so ridiculous. But once I started putting people in my mind and saying what if I put Malkovich in this role then what does this movie become? Now let’s put this producer and director on it and think about how it plays out. Then it becomes fun. Now I love that movie. If you have a great filmmaker come in then suddenly these gags and characters become interesting.”

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When I read this, it definitely sounds like Josh Brolin is on-board. Which is great news, helping to ease the pain of Neveldine & Taylor departing. Brolin would be a great Hex.

And before people criticise him about looking down on Jonah Hex... he could have a point. I loved the script. But a big part of it's charm was the high-concept absurdity of it, the ridiculousness of some of the set-ups, and the way it slyly pulled the rug out from under the feet of various Western cliches.


It sure seems like Brolin wants to do Hex, but do it right!

Good for him....he wants better creative talent behind the project and I applaud him for doing that.

Lets hope they get the right director and writers involved.
 
Who are the main characters of the script besides Jonah Hex and Jonathan Turnbull?
 
good question, who esle is in the film. I know next to nothing on the character besides his look and a little bit of his story.
 

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