Shannon and Arnett Join ‘Jonah Hex’

Oscar nominee Michael Shannon and SNL vet Will Arnett have both signed on for roles in the comic book Western, ‘Jonah Hex.’ Â  Jimmy Hayward is directing, and Shannon and Arnett are joining a cast that already includes Josh Brolin, John Malkovich, and Megan Fox.

‘Hex’ tells the story of  scarred bounty hunter tracking a voodoo practitioner who wants to raise an army of the undead to liberate the South.   Brolin is starring as Hex with Malkovich playing the film’s villain.

Arnett will play a Union soldier who enlists Hex and is blindsided by the dirty fighting style of his enemies. The role is not inherently comic.

Shannon plays Doc Cross Williams, the bizarre ringleader of a brutal gladiator circus event.

Production is due to start this month in Louisiana.

Source: THR