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5.0Gunslinger Jonah Hex is appointed by President Ulysses Grant to track down terrorist Quentin Turnbull, a former Confederate officer determined on unleashing hell on earth. Jonah not only secures freedom by accepting this task, he also gets revenge on the man who slew his wife and child.
Released: 2010-06-1881 minDir: Jimmy HaywardWestern, Fantasy, ThrillerBudget: $47.0MBox office: $10.5M
Cast
- Josh Brolin as Jonah Hex
- John Malkovich as Turnbull
- Megan Fox as Leila
- Michael Fassbender as Burke
- Will Arnett as Lieutenant Grass
- Aidan Quinn as Ulysses S. Grant
Themes
- gunslinger
- hell
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Jonah Hex is a 2010 American Western superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name. Directed by Jimmy Hayward (in his live-action directorial debut) from a screenplay by Neveldine/Taylor, the film stars Josh Brolin in the title role, alongside John Malkovich, Megan Fox, Michael Fassbender, Will Arnett and Michael Shannon.
Produced by Legendary Pictures, Andrew Lazar's Mad Chance Productions and Akiva Goldsman's Weed Road Pictures, the film was released on June 18, 2010, by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was a commercial failure, having grossed only $11 million against a budget of $47 million. It received negative reviews from critics.