Rumor No. 1: No country for old gunslingers
First, a word of caution: If your name is Thomas Jane, you probably shouldn’t read this.
Now that that’s out of the way, Jeffrey Wells of Hollywood Elsewhere reports that Josh Brolin (W., No Country for Old Men) has signed on to star in Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor’s Jonah Hex film.
Wells follows that with a denial from Brolin’s representative; still, he insists he was told “the deal was locked down last night.” So, make of that what you will.
The Warner Bros. adaptation of the DC Comics Western anti-hero was announced in July 2007. In March, producer Andrew Lazar said he wants to film Jonah Hex in New Orleans, for a potential 2010 release.
Brolin has appeared in at least three Westerns: the TV series The Young Riders, the miniseries Into the West, and the Coen Brothers’ No Country for Old Men (a modern Western).
Rumor No. 2: With this ring …
He’s no David Boreanaz, but the latest rumor is that Oscar nominee Ryan Gosling is a Warner Bros. favorite to play Hal Jordan in the Green Lantern movie.
That’s the word from Latino Review, at any rate.
Gosling, 27 — the same age as Hal Jordan in the film — is probably best known for his roles in Fracture, Half Nelson, The Notebookand … TV’s Young Hercules.
The Ticker
• Producer Lauren Shuler Donner says X-Men Origins: Wolverine is closer in tone to the first X-Men movie, “because it’s a little darker.” Also: No Stan Lee cameo. [Super Hero Hype]
• Iron Man ruled the home-entertainment charts with the strongest first-week sales of any new release this year: 7.2 million DVDs and more than 500,000 Blu-ray Discs. [The Hollywood Reporter]
• Kristen Bell of Heroes and Matt Lucas of Little Britain have joined the voice cast of Astro Boy. [Sci Fi Wire]
• Frank Miller’s The Spirit received a PG-13 rating from the MPAA for ” intense sequences of stylized violence and action, some sexual content and brief nudity.” [The Hollywood Reporter]
October 9th, 2008 at 9:19 am
“In March, producer Andrew Lazar said he wants to film Jonah Hex in New Orleans”
Because nothing says Western like the French Quarter.
Ryan Gosling as Hal? No thanks. Not that I was thrilled by Boreanaz.
“Producer Lauren Shuler Donner says X-Men Origins: Wolverine is closer in tone to the first X-Men movie, “because it’s a little darker.”
Hmmm…IMO, the first was the lightest of the three. Definitely more violence in the second and third films.
“Also: No Stan Lee cameo.”
Boo on you, Fox.
October 9th, 2008 at 9:32 am
Gosling is one of the best young actors in Hollywood at the moment … period. He may not be everyone’s first thought for Jordan in visual terms, but he’ll bring an emotional depth and charisma to the character that audiences and GL fans alike will appreciate.
October 9th, 2008 at 9:54 am
I like Gosling. I still think he’s a little too “lightweight” for a superhero role though but I’ve been thinking that since Young Hercules, and it’s not like any of Hal’s abilities depend on his physical prowess. I wouldn’t be opposed to some two-fisted action though.
October 9th, 2008 at 9:59 am
Awesome about Wells, loved him in NCFOM…
The Stan Lee cameos have run their course and are kind of annoying and or take you out of the movie; also no reason he should appear in a movie he didn’t make, unless someone had an “actual” role for him to play.
Ryan Gosling as GL, eh, and eh on it being Hal.
The Spirit not “R”?
Wolverine, most of my anticipation and hope was removed when in the teaser trailer they had him walking away from a big explosion all bada**, LAaaAAAaME! Will see it though, super excited for Wade Wilson, I think Reynolds will do great.
October 9th, 2008 at 11:22 am
I know nothing about this kid, Ryan Gosling (and I can call him a kid as I’m ten years older than he is), but he seems to be a bit, um, wimpy for the part? Hey, he might be good… I have no idea. I’m just saying he’s not how I pictured Hal Jordan. Nathan Fillion I can see. Maybe even David Boreanz. I can also see those guys carrying a film, and playing an iconic role. Not so sure about Gosling. Hell, even his NAME doesn’t seem tough and heroic. Gosling?
I’d rather see WB cast these films a bit older, if you have actors who can play younger. I think someone like Boreanz, for instance, can. But, if he is the guy, I’ll still be willing to give it a fair shot. GL has A LOT of potential as a movie.
October 9th, 2008 at 11:24 am
No need for Stan cameo in the Wolverine movie, seeing as he didn’t create the character. I’ve enjoyed them, sometimes more than the movies themselves (case in point, Spidey 3), but it doesn’t mean he has to show up in every film starring a Marvel character.
October 9th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Yeah, he wasn’t in Blade or Punisher either. If Stan didn’t have a hand in creating the character, I don’t see a reason for him to be in the film.