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07Jan2009

Josh Brolin Calls New 'Jonah Hex' Director Amazing...Over and Over Again

DateWednesday, January 7, 2009 at 11:32AM
So Jonah Hex is going forward, and it's one of those out-of-left-field projects that you'd think would be off the radar in an economy like this once things start to go awry. What went awry in this case is the departure of the directors, Crank creators Neveldine and Taylor.

But earlier in the week, it was announced that Horton Hears a Who! director Jimmy Hayward would step in and take over. He's been an animator on big projects for over a decade, and he showed with Horton that he also understands how to take a story to the screen. That's pretty much as good as you could hope a Dr. Seuss movie to be.

But Jonah Hex is a different kettle of fish. It's live action. It's effed up. It's not family friendly. Hayward will apparently use the original script and add his own touches to it.

Now, for his part, star Josh Brolin is not concerned, telling MTV that Hayward is, in no uncertain terms, "amazing." "He's amazing. He's an amazing, amazing guy. Amazing guy," said Brolin, clearly abandoning most adjectives in 2009.

"I think the Crank guys are great," adds the actor, who once said the script for the project was awful (but in a good way). "But I just think Jimmy Hayward is going to bring something truly unique."

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Josh Brolin can do no wrong! he is the man and I support him 100%
Go Josh!!!!

Wednesday, January 7, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterlara Petersen

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