Horton Hears a Who director, Jimmy Hayward, is set to take on a live-action DC Comic character Jonah Hex for Warner Bros.Busy and versatile actor Josh Brolin is attached to star in the film. The studio plans to put the movie into production in March or April.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the character 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, which is likely to set the stage with Hayward’s own touch.
Hayward is a member of the Pixar family, where he worked on such films as Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc. and Finding Nemo. He also had his finger in the animated film Robots.
Horton was Hayward’s first adventure as a director, which did quite well at the box office.
