Comments on: Horton Hears A Who Director To Take On Jonah Hex

By: Darek-T

Darek-T — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:52:36 +0000

John you should talk to Mark and Brian and see if they’ld be willing to talk to you in more depth about why they decided to bail on Jonah Hex? It would kinda be like your site having a story up before any of the actual news sites.

By: Tommy

Tommy — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:36:45 +0000

at least they got a good script.

By: AARON

AARON — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:40:01 +0000

i agree John, i’m a little hesitant on this one too.

By: Rodger

Rodger — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:08:01 +0000

I saw Jimmy Hayward as well as the directors of Kung Fu Panda at an Animation festival. I had a chance to talk with him and he came off as a very passionate person when it comes to film. He worked at Pixar for almost 10 years as a animator and story artist, then went to blue sky to work as story artist then Director. It was very interesting because he was telling everyone how much of a say the “corporate” people at fox have on what goes a movie, for example the song at the end of the Horton Hears a Who was forced in to the movie. Anyways I have faith in Jimmy for this movie.

By: alfie

alfie — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:31:37 +0000

ok then its like the director of a serious religious documentary tackling a romantic comedy. ;p

By: bender bending rodriguez

bender bending rodriguez — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:28:08 +0000

hopefully the guy will do a good movie,on a side note,John why arent you a minister anymore? .

By: Gutpunch

Gutpunch — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:22:53 +0000

Jonah Hex is a balls out horror western and it worries me that a director of kids movies is slated to direct. That could possibly mean that the balls have been cut from under Jonah and Co or he could do a 180 and go all out. I’m hoping for the later scenario but something tells that won’t be the case.

By: Darren J Seeley

Darren J Seeley — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:41:13 +0000

It is a surprise, and while it is true that directors have to come from somewhere, consider this: would we be equally concerned if, say, Hayward was named as director of ,say, Plastic Man?

I think the problem here is that Hex would seem to take on a darker, edger tone -even if the lame supernatural elements were ultimately excised- than the lighter fare of Horton.

I’ll say, 50/50. Let’s give him a shot.
But- I completely buy the skepticism.

By: Ric Ocasek

Ric Ocasek — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:21:41 +0000

It would be like replacing Christopher Nolan with the Directors of Crank.

By: haole

haole — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:09:33 +0000

I think a wait and see attitude is fully warrented here.