Are concept-laden Atlanta heavy-rockers Mastodon scoring “Jonah Hex,” the new D.C. Comics live adaptation as AICN says?
Tis true. We’ve heard about this for months through a close Atlanta source, and sadly, it couldn’t be confirmed at the time. However, we are now happy to report the good news.
Directed by Jimmy Hayward (“Horton Hears a Who!”, it’s his live-action debut) and based off a rather absurd script by the “Crank” guys Mark Neveldine & Brian Taylor (we put it down rather quickly, it seemed uber-silly and one-note), ‘Hex’ has a great cast — Josh Brolin, Michael Fassbender, Megan Fox, John Malkovich, Michael Shannon — but the concept and idea is a little ridiculous.
However, if one is going to pull this off, over-the-top is the way to do it and maybe Mastodon can salvage this thing with a brutal and bludgeoning score. For us, they’re really one of the film’s only hopes.
“Jonah Hex” hits theaters June 18, 2010. Hopefully, if it’s a trainwreck, it will at least be a fun ride.
Rodrigo Perez is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Playlist, which he launched in 2008. He has worked in entertainment journalism since 2000, including at MTV, and has written for SPIN, IndieWire, Pitchfork, Complex, Magnet, and various music, film, and entertainment publications over the past two decades.
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