According to First Showing, "Comedic actor Will Arnett and Oscar nominee Michael Shannon are the latest to join Warner Brothers upcoming 'Jonah Hex' movie, based on the DC Comics character. Arnett will play a Union soldier who enlists Hex and is blindsided by the dirty fighting style of his enemies. Shannon will play Doc Cross Williams, the bizarre ringleader of a brutal gladiator circus event. Doc is a recurring character and could appear in sequels, if this does as well as Warner Brothers is hoping."
I liked Arnett in "Arrested Development," but the role he will be playing in the "Jonah Hex" doesn't sound comedic. So can he pull off the dramatic chops?
Michael Shannon was just recently nominated for an Oscar for his supporting role in "Revolutionary Road," so I think he has credit to his performance.
The story in this will follow Jonah Hex, played by Josh Brolin, a bounty hunter who tracks a voodoo practitioner that wants to raise an army of the undead to liberate the South.
"Jonah Hex" is slated for release on Aug. 6, 2010.
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