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Stalked: Jonah Hex, Law Abiding Citizen, Bye Bye Birdie
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... of Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. They left after writing the script, but now a replacement has been found. Making his live action debut will be Jimmy Hayward. A former animator, he worked on a fair few Pixar films, before directing Horton Hears a Who! The news is from The Hollywood Reporter . Seems a strange choice, do you agree with it? Michael Gambon, Leslie Bibb, Colm Meaney and Theresa Randle have all joined Law Abiding Citizen. Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx are already starring in the film. The film sees a D.A working a plea deal, which lets the killer of a man's ...
"Horton" director moves to "Jonah Hex
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... a Confederate army uniform. He’s a rough-and-tumble gunslinger and part-time bounty hunter whose adventures always ended in blood. There’s also a supernatural element to the character.
Quite the difference from "Horton"! And yeah, I can totally see Josh Brolin in that role.
"Jonah Hex" is scheduled for a 2010 release date.
Image: Jimmy Hayward, Horton Hears a Who, 20th Century Fox Film Corp., 2008; Source: The Hollywood Reporter
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The Director of 'Jonah Hex' is ... Jimmy Hayward?
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If you watched Horton Hears a Who last spring and immediately thought "This is exactly how I see Jonah Hex," I would have demanded to know what narcotic you were on. Then, I would have had to apologize because you clearly weren't alone. Someone at Warner Bros was thinking the same thing, because according to The Hollywood Reporter, Horton's helmer ...
JONAH Hears A HEX!!
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... of Hex, known for having the right side of his face disfigured and wearing a Confederate army uniform, was a rough-and-tumble gunslinger and part-time bounty hunter whose adventures always ended in blood. One incarnation of his comic book series saw the Western genre combined with supernatural elements, and it's this aspect that was featured in Neveldine and Taylor's script. The studio will likely keep the script, though it's expected that Hayward will put his stamp on it. ...says THIS REPORT in Hollywood Reporter. Hayward is best know for co-directing the recent CGI ...
The Dregs: Production Slate
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... , went through a director switch. Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor (of Crank) are out and Jimmy Hayward (Horton Hears a Who) ...
Cartoon Elephant Director Taking Half-Mangled Confederate Project
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When Crank co-directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor left the Hex adaptation over creative differences, Warner Bros. knew they'd have to find a new director that could bring that certain something to make the project work. And when I'm saying "certain something" here, what I mean is the ability to direct a CGI adaptation of a Dr. Seuss book, because that obviously translates to a gory, supernatural, comic book-based Western. From THR: ...
