Posted earlier this week was a picture of Tom Jane in full costume as Jonah Hex, an upcoming DC Comics adaptation of the supernatural Western series. However, the Punisher actor is not involved in the project it seems, as he personally contacted Film School Rejects with the following statement:
“Yeah, the pic is real all right – my pal [writer/producer] Akiva Goldsman told me about the project and I fell in love with the idea right away. Being a huge fan of all things Hex – I just couldn’t help myself. I called up my buddy Chris Nelson and we spent a Saturday afternoon working up some make-up for this impromptu shoot and I fired a few pics off to Warners. How do people get a hold of this shit? It’s a little embarrassing seeing my fanboy enthusiasm spilled all over the web, but great scripts don’t come around too often, especially for characters I love.”
Well, what does it mean for the film? Hex writer/directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor did not see the above art until it spilled out on the Internet. Maybe they will be considering casting Jane for the role, who knows?
Jonah Hex is a DC Vertigo series that focuses on the titular alcoholic and confederate soldier turned supernatual gunslinger.
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