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Josh Brolin To Play DC Comics' JONAH HEX??

first by MSA13	Oct 10th, 2008 12:02:57 AM
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Sweet. by Clumzor	Oct 10th, 2008 12:07:32 AM
Sure hope they get the weird west aspect of it right. Still have a bad taste in my mouth from Wild Wild West.
Does Hercules get paid? by HandsThe Hands of Fate	Oct 10th, 2008 12:07:59 AM
If so, it's obviously not by the word. Jesus, my RSS feed is more interesting and gives me the same information.
Awesome. by MaxTheSilent	Oct 10th, 2008 12:12:49 AM
Those guys are certifiably insane, and the perfect peeps to put JONAH HEX on-screen. That is, if I can't get my Carpenter/Russell JONAH HEX.
Woah by Aeghast	Oct 10th, 2008 12:20:35 AM
You got these news only 24 hours later ; ) haha just kidding
OMFG! by YouAreAllMyBastardChildren	Oct 10th, 2008 12:24:19 AM
OMFG! MY HEART, LUNGS, BRAIN AND PENIS ALL JUST EXPLODED! OOOOHHHHHHHHOOOOHHHHHHH!
Thomas Jane by PrincessLeias_Poohole	Oct 10th, 2008 12:44:32 AM
Is going to be pissed, if true
never heard of this character by mygirleatsbannanas	Oct 10th, 2008 01:02:33 AM
but it sound pretty cool from the limited information provided. People who post first for first sake.....do you get a prize, or are you just wankers ?
great casting if true, great directors by pipergates	Oct 10th, 2008 01:03:52 AM

Josh is a terrible choice for Stark by kungfuhustler84	Oct 10th, 2008 01:11:57 AM
he's too gruff, and too much of the everyman. Sounds like a pretty good idea fot Hex though. You could always get the guy wo remade 310 to Yuma to do it. He probably doesn't want to do something else in the same genre, and I know it's a bit of an obvious choice, but I'm pretty sure it would be good.
typos galore by kungfuhustler84	Oct 10th, 2008 01:41:43 AM
at least I didn't say Josh Brolin would make a better Tony Stark than Robert Downey Jr. Yeah right, and Joe Pesci would be a a great Wolverine...
"directing/writing team behind CRANK" by Green Arrow	Oct 10th, 2008 03:56:54 AM
...and that's where they lost me.
Nobody wants to see this, absolutely nobody. by JethroBodine	Oct 10th, 2008 04:29:57 AM
None. Give us the movies we want. Where's Wonder Woman? Where's Captain America? Where's the good stuff? If you want another Howard the Duck then go ahead and make this. Just don't be suprised when it's parked in the back of the discount rack at Wal-Mart right along side Catwoman, Elektra, The Phantom, The Shadow, Dick Tracy, Ghost Rider, and the Swamp Thing.
I just bought the complete run of JONAH HEX on ebay... by Cisco Dyke	Oct 10th, 2008 04:40:35 AM
For $3 including shipping and handling.
Seriously though... by Cisco Dyke	Oct 10th, 2008 04:44:53 AM
I don't think they could even market this as a comic adaptation. How about Sam Jackson as 8-ball? They could definately get him.
I love the character of Jonah Hex. by rbatty024	Oct 10th, 2008 06:00:22 AM
And the recent comic book is superb. It's about time studios started looking beyond superheroes for their comic book inspirations. If they don't diversify soon people are going to stop being interested in comic book movies. I just hope they bring the appropriate level of grit and dust to this film.
As a kid.... by Cagliostro	Oct 10th, 2008 06:23:47 AM
Whenever I'd find or be given a box of worthless old comics it would always be filled with shit like Jonah Hex. I'm about as excited over this news as I used to be over those shitty old rags. I'm also not hipster enough to pretend otherwise. Next please!
hmm. this might work. by palewook	Oct 10th, 2008 06:42:43 AM
after seeing him in grindhouse and no country, he could pull off hex.
redfist, I love Bale and Crowe, but 3:10 by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Oct 10th, 2008 07:11:04 AM
was a snoozefest. As far as Brolin playing Hex, he can't. As I mentioned in the Green Lantern thread he MUST play Hal Jordan. Think about it, not too old, not too young, he'll attract the Goonies geeks, and the girls who want to ogle him.
I like Brolin and I like Hex, but.... by R L S	Oct 10th, 2008 07:38:35 AM
...meh.
Depends on how vain Brolin is... by Kid Z	Oct 10th, 2008 07:42:08 AM
...if it's Stallone-I'm-not-hardly-gonna- wear-this-Judge Dredd-helmet vain expect a li'l ole slight scar. 'Course Brolin let himself be transformed into the (as Chris Rock calls him) "worst President of anything, EVER" so I'm guessing not much vanity there and we'll get a really F'd up lookin' Hex.
Go on then.. by Wired Earp	Oct 10th, 2008 07:59:02 AM
Make the fuckin thing already. I wanna see it and I wanna see Brolin do it. Hex is so goddam badass this cant go wrong. Not with Brolin anyway
absolutely nobody knows what anyone wants to see by quantize	Oct 10th, 2008 08:05:14 AM
fucking retarded bullshit, half the great movies would never have been made with that dipshit thinking. you have NO idea what kind of fucking movie they might make.
Brolin was awesome in No Country For Old Men by amano	Oct 10th, 2008 08:05:31 AM
...but what was up with his death scene? That was a rip off. I could see him as Hex.
I'll watch anything with Brolin in it. by Knuckleduster	Oct 10th, 2008 09:04:58 AM
But those Crank guys... Are they really the only directors the studio could find for this?
Cool Casting, But the CRANK Guys? by cowboyone	Oct 10th, 2008 09:17:41 AM
I dunno. There were some fun parts of CRANK but ... Brolin' is on a pretty good vertical career trajectory. Cowboy Twoface? File under "wait and see."
Sweet Jeebus by toxicbuddha	Oct 10th, 2008 09:28:29 AM
Please let this happen. Instead of DC wasting time ruining a Green Lantern movie...
A younger Lance Hendriksen by Paul Bucciarelli	Oct 10th, 2008 09:30:04 AM
would have been great as Jonah. Thank Crom they didn't take the bait with that pic of Thomas "I'm a devoted comic book fan therefor I think that I should have been cast as a comic book hero" Jane. The guy's acting is pedestrian at best. And yes, I've seen his performance in The Mist. Brolin is definitely a better choice.
and for the doofus that said that nobody wants by Paul Bucciarelli	Oct 10th, 2008 09:33:33 AM
to see this. Nobody old timers (like me) who read Tomb of Dracula ever heard of Blade and look at how successful they were. There will always be an audience for a western even a weird one.
Aren't the Crank dudes... by Kid Z	Oct 10th, 2008 10:02:20 AM
...making Crank 2: Crankier (or watever)? Just when will this Jonah Hex thing get made, anyway?
Would rather see a RIP HUNTER, TIME MASTER movie by SpyGuy	Oct 10th, 2008 10:17:33 AM
What was the last really good mainstream time-travel movie? BILL & TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE?
I'm sure the Crank guys can do it. Jonah Hex isn't Shakespeare. by Orbots Commander	Oct 10th, 2008 10:59:28 AM
I'll always give a writer team the benefit of the doubt. The movie may turn out to be crap, but creative people can always stretch and do good work. Oh, and Dark Horizons is reporting that WB is after Ryan Gosling to play Hal Jordan/GL.
Does Jonah hate dogs? by ericthebeef	Oct 10th, 2008 11:40:01 AM
How many hounds will Brolin smoke in this one?
thats pretty sweet by brandon11	Oct 10th, 2008 11:44:20 AM
josh brolin is a badass
"Crank" is my second most hated film ever. by Kid Idioteque	Oct 10th, 2008 12:35:00 PM
Right behind Bad Boys II. So, I don't see this as boding well for Hex. Although, Brolin is a badass.
Bucciarelli by Vern	Oct 10th, 2008 01:06:57 PM
Have you seen STANDER? If you don't think Thomas Jane is good in that one then your standards might be too high. He's great in it and it's a real good and unique movie about bank robbery and apartheid. I'm not saying he should play this character whatever it is but I think you're unfairly dismissing his acting. As for the Crank guys, I assume they have common sense and would not make a western in the unwatchably hyperactive moron style of CRANK. On the other hand I watched a little bit of them on "The Movieblog Podcast." Not like I expect the movieblog dude to get a good interview out of anybody, but they just sit around smiling smugly and making lame gay jokes. I think Crank might be the highest level of intelligence we'll ever see out of these frat boys.
Cagliostro by JethroBodine	Oct 10th, 2008 02:04:50 PM
You took the words right out of my mouth.
Vern by Paul Bucciarelli	Oct 10th, 2008 02:30:44 PM
Saw it. Not impressed. Don't try to second guess my standards because you don't know anything about me.
Vern by Paul Bucciarelli	Oct 10th, 2008 02:49:05 PM
Sorry to be so strident. I'm getting very tired of hearing Thomas Jane or Bruce Cambell's name being brought up for EVERY geekcentrique role. Christ, if this was the 50's most of you would be demanding second-raters like Hugh Marlowe or Kenneth Tobey for the same types of parts.
prove me wrong brian & mark by mcdowell_32000	Oct 10th, 2008 02:59:11 PM
a hex movie needs to be (& could be in the right hands) more like palerider or the proposition than the a.d.d. fueled chop shop that will surely be delivered. whatever happened to the talk of a tv mini-series?
Sounds pretty perfect... by two fathoms deep	Oct 10th, 2008 04:00:41 PM
I never really heard of Jonah Hex, but I did see that picture Thomas Jane was sending out. It looked really good, but seeing the cover of that comic on this post, I think Josh Brolin would be awesome in this role. He's been doing some really great stuff lately.
denis leary for hex! by cekma	Oct 10th, 2008 04:50:34 PM
Badass
Dick Tracy was the shit! by follyway	Oct 10th, 2008 05:20:42 PM
The post was way up in the talkback, but I am so sick of people shitting on Dick Tracy. I just dont get it. Sure the Madonna lovefest is a bit much but who gives a shit. The art direction on that movie blows me away every time I see it. you know guys are blowing there loads over 300, Sin City etc. ,"Because they look like comics come to life." They arent terrible movies, but Warren Beatty brought a comic strip to life damn near 20 yrs ago without computers. It didnt shy away from what it was. There was no sense of irony or detachment. He wasnt ashamed of what he was making. He didnt try to make it "cool" or "realistic". He was true to matierial in a way few films are. Especially back then. I would think the fucking fanboys would hold it up as an example of what to strive toward. I know I do. And so concludes my off topic rant. Thank you for your time, and in conclusion . . . Dick Tracy was the shit!
Wasn't Jonah Hex in a Batman TAS Episode? by sewiz	Oct 10th, 2008 08:53:22 PM
I swear they did this episode where, someone (I can't remember) was telling this story about Jonah Hex, and they did this whole episode with scenes of Jonah peppered in. It climaxed with a battle on a zepplin type thing. Am I rembering that right? Or am I crazy. That is the only exposure I have had to the character (if it even was Jonah Hex) and its enough to make me pumped for a movie adaptation.
Yup. by sewiz	Oct 10th, 2008 08:55:49 PM
Just wiki'd it. That episode was bad ass! A movie adaptation could be awesome...too bad those Crank guys are doing it, though. Did I read that right? Did Harry call Crank a "film"? Not the terminology I would use.
I just hope it's not supernatural Jonah Hex by Charlie Murphy	Oct 10th, 2008 10:10:22 PM
and just regular ol' bounty hunter Hex.
Yet another movie nobody wants to see or cares about...... by sns	Oct 11th, 2008 01:35:13 AM
ssssnnnnnoooooozzzeeee! YEA! another comic book movie......sheesh....
Sorry, Charlie by sewiz	Oct 11th, 2008 09:11:45 AM
According to the fountain of all knowledge (Wikipedia), this will be based on the Zombies, and Demons, and VooDoo, oh my! Jonah Hex.
Josh Brolin will not win the Oscar for "W"... by Leafar the Lost	Oct 11th, 2008 09:23:33 AM
...as Best Actor, because Heath Ledger will win it for playing the Joker. There is no way in Hell that he will not win. I think there is a rule in Hollywood that if you do a great job in a movie, and you die, then the Oscar is automatically yours. Do I think he would do well as Jonah Hex. No, I don't think so. I wish he would have been cast as the Lone Ranger. I HATE Clooney. Ever since he phoned in his performance of Batman in the horrible "Batman & Robin", I have prayed ever night for his career to end. He should be doing dinner theatre in Orlando, and even that would be too good for him. Brolin is a good a good actor. He is not a great actor like Depp and Downey, but he is good enough. He just needs to stop drinking and smacking around his "wife" Diane Lane.
"Brolin is a good a good actor." by Leafar the Lost	Oct 11th, 2008 09:26:06 AM
Yes, I see the mistake. No one is forcing you to read this...
Not all comic book movies have to be supernatural by Bat185	Oct 11th, 2008 11:27:07 AM
I'm all for a Jonah Hex movie, but I don't think they should do the zombie storyline right away. The first movie, or two, should introduce us to Jonah and other villians that he faced in his first run. One of my favorite comic book based movies is Road To Perdition with Tom Hanks. That movie didn't rely on special effects, monsters, superpowers, etc. The first movie should introduce Quentin and Jeb Turnbull. It should be a period piece set during the Civil War and should do the storyline where Jeb is murdered and Quentin vows vengence on Jonah because he holds Jonah responsible. In the second movie, Quentin can hire El Papagayo to try and take out Jonah. They can bring the zombies in for a third movie.
I agree that they should hold off on the supernatural stuff. by rbatty024	Oct 11th, 2008 12:07:39 PM
Of course they could imply that it exists in Jonah Hex's world. I don't mind the supernatural storylines, but I think this movie should try and distinguish itself from other comic book movies.
Josh Holloway by Blood T Cat	Oct 11th, 2008 01:32:05 PM
cheaper than Brolin. And he's not all Broliny.
I'll be in line for this. by nyj_et	Oct 11th, 2008 01:36:47 PM
It will be a better performer than "W" and will become Brolin's signature role.
Lots of sequel potential too by nyj_et	Oct 11th, 2008 01:38:05 PM
Hex spent some time in the future, too. They even eluded to this in the JLU episode, "Once and Future Thing".
Leafar by Vern	Oct 11th, 2008 01:40:45 PM
I think Heath Ledger would be in the supporting actor category. Also if that really is a Hollywood rule they must break it alot because I looked it up and Peter Finch won for NETWORK after he died, but that's it. So Brolin has a good shot, but let's not count out Viggo Mortensen in THE ROAD this year. (just hopin)
T. Jane was the SHIT in Boogie Nights!!! by maxxsterling	Oct 11th, 2008 03:44:05 PM

And THE TRIPPER!!! by maxxsterling	Oct 11th, 2008 03:46:32 PM

They already made this movie by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Oct 11th, 2008 05:33:27 PM
It was called The Outlaw Josey Wales. I'm surprised no one's mentioned that already.
fuck the confederates, fucking traitors. by shogunshin	Oct 11th, 2008 06:59:54 PM

Jonah Hex Movie = Me ignoring it by Thunderbolt Ross	Oct 12th, 2008 12:34:08 AM
Jesus Christ what a waste of time.
Read more about reasons the south fought by nerosday	Oct 12th, 2008 02:38:57 AM
before you lable all of them traitors Shogun
Now, how about a live action Enemy Ace, by Dingbatty	Oct 12th, 2008 03:58:25 AM
and The Haunted Tank?
maxxsterling by Cisco Dyke	Oct 12th, 2008 04:14:01 AM
He doesn't work Sundays.
The only think that sucks about Hex is that he fought... by rbatty024	Oct 12th, 2008 11:23:13 AM
for the South. Although, since he spent lots of his life with Apaches I like to think he's teaming with a bunch of racists to fight racists who are encroaching on Apache lands. I don't think this has any support in the comics, but for me it justifies my love for the character.
Nor Do I... by maxxsterling	Oct 12th, 2008 01:59:04 PM

Thunderbolt Ross by Paul Bucciarelli	Oct 12th, 2008 03:45:03 PM
I like you take the time to make the point that you're not interested at all in this movie. If you're not interested than why read and post here? Is your life that shallow? Do you really need the attention which me like a fool has just given you?

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