Official photo of Jonah Hex + synopsis
Until now, it has been mere speculation on what exactly the graphic novel-to-film adaptation of JONAH HEX would adapt from its source material. Today, that speculation ends! I hope you read that in an epic, Bill Pullman in INDEPENDENCE DAY kind of way.
"Jonah Hex (Josh Brolin) is a scarred drifter and bounty hunter of last resort, a tough and stoic gunslinger who can track down anyone…and anything. Having survived death, Jonah’s violent history is steeped in myth and legend, and has left him with one foot in the natural world and one on the “other side.” His only human connection is with Leila (Megan Fox), whose life in a brothel has left her with scars of her own. But Jonah’s past is about to catch up with him when the U.S. military makes him an offer he can’t refuse: in exchange for his freedom from the warrants on his head, he must track down and stop the dangerous terrorist Quentin Turnbull (John Malkovich). But Turnbull, who is gathering an army and preparing to unleash Hell, is also Jonah’s oldest enemy and will stop at nothing until Jonah is dead. Based on the legendary graphic novel, “Jonah Hex” is an epic adventure thriller about one man’s personal quest for redemption against the vast canvas of the battle between good and evil."
See more after the jump, including an official photo of Brolin as Hex.
As the synopsis stated, the film stars Josh Brolin as the titular gunslinger, along with John Malkovich playing the film's villain and Megan Fox playing a prostitute. Good to see that she is really stretching her acting abilities and playing against type.
The film is directed by relative newcomer Jimmy Hayward, whose only other directing credit is HORTON HEARS A WHO. I imagine that Hayward's pitch must have been pretty convincing for the studio to say, "You know who would be great to direct a dark western involving hell's army? That guy who directed the Dr. Seuss movie!" The film was, however, appropriately written by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, the team responsible for writing and directing GAMER and CRANK 1 & 2.
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