Source: Variety
Continuing the long line of comic book movies Josh Brolin is in negotiations to play Jonah Hex. Jonah Hex is a comic book about a confederate soldier who later becomes a bounty hunter. I don’t care for westerns, much less comic books that are about westerns. When I was younger, I did read a few issues of Hex after he had been teleported to the future. But other than that, I have nothing good or bad to say about the comic. However, its funny how it seems that every comic book character is about to be put on the big screen. I have complete faith that no one will go see this movie, no matter how much the fanboys sing the praises of Jonah Hex’s exploits. The mainstream does not know who he is, and I bet that he doesn’t have a big enough fanboy base to even register as a blip on opening weekend, if and when this movie ever comes to fruition.
Westerns generally don’t do well, and C-List comic book characters can’t possibly do well. So it stands to follow that a movie featuring a C-list comic book character is doomed for failure. This is going to be a part of a long line of movies that could really make DC and Marvel look bad (how much faith can they really put in a movie about Ant-Man?) If this movie can get made, where the hell is my Black Panther movie? Where is the Wonder Woman movie? Where’s Green Lantern? The list goes on and on of more deserving movies. But alas, we are going to have to wade through the deep end of whatever Hollywood and the comic book giants give us.
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This post was written by Bedlam on October 10, 2008
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