Cast of Jonah Hex return for reshoots
February 1, 2010 by 48:65:78
Filed under Movie News
Latest information from production of the Jonah Hex movie is that Warner Bros. executives have asked director Jimmy Hayward to return by the camera to reshoot some sections of the upcoming comic adaption and to film additional material.
News is that Josh Brolin, John Malkovich, Megan Fox and Michael Fassbender will all be in Los Angeles for 10 additional days of filming for 12 new pages that have been added to the script.
Rumours circulated that Warner Bros. added the new scenes to "fix certain problems with the movie", while the budget for the movie has increased in the hope that it will be able to better compete with other summer blockbusters.
Warner Bros. have also seen fit to hire 'I am Legend' director Francis Lawrence as a consultant to main Jonah Hex director Jimmy Haywood for the reshoots.
The movie was originally scheduled for release on August 6th 2010, but the release was moved up to June 18th, putting it in direct competition with the years summer blockbusters.
Other details of the movie are still thin on the ground as there have not been any test screenings and no trailer or teasers have been released.
