Hayward Moves From ‘Horton’ to ‘Hex’

Back in early December, we brought you the report that ‘Punisher: War Zone’ helmer Lexi Alexander had hoped to jump on board the ‘Jonah Hex’ project next. How’d that work out for her? Instead, Warner Bros. is moving forward with director Jimmy Hayward, who previously directed ‘Horton Hears a Who!’. That’s quite a different change of pace.

Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor (‘Crank’) were previously attached to direct, but they bowed out back in November over creative differences. The studio quickly put together a list of names, which included Andy Fickman (‘The Game Plan’, ‘Race to Witch Mountain’) and McG (‘Charlie’s Angels’) before narrowing it down to Hayward.

The film, which already had Josh Brolin attached to star as the part-time bounty hunter in a Confederate uniform, will go into production in March or April if everything works according to WB’s plan.

What do you think? Â  Is Hayward the right choice to step into the ‘Hex’ project? Should it have been someone with some live-action experience under their belt? Would Fickman have crowbarred The Rock into a role somewhere if he were brought on board? Let us know by commenting below!

Source: The Hollywood Reporter