FLOP CULTURE
JONAH HEX
Subject to infamous reshoots, Warner Bros’ adaptation of the DC comic book needed a clearer push at the outset…
ALAMY, GETTY, 20TH CENTURY STUDIOS, WARNER BROS
Why it was a good idea (on paper) An Oscar-nominated lead, scenerychewing supports, writers with head-banging action form, a badass character… Scripted by Crank’s Mark Neveldine/Brian Taylor, Hex promised a rugged western, action, revenge and anti-hero hybrid, served bone-cold from the ’70s comic fringes with Josh Brolin in the Eastwood-ish bounty hunter’s saddle. Cult renown beckoned.