Based on the long-running DC Comic, Jonah Hex is about a gunslinger in the old west who becomes a bounty hunter after his family is killed. His face is scarred in such a way he is scary to look at to his enemies. However, this movie is not what anyone is hoping for. The production team behind the film got about 60 percent of the character wrong.
Today’s casting notes include a couple actors who have been offered roles in the prequel to Planet of the Apes, some more speculation about the Marvel origins film X-Men: First Class
Merlin? Gandalf? The Wizard of Oz? You could be like THEM. Don’t be shy and enter Player Affinity’s weekly box office prediction competition. All you have to do is read this post and comment according to my mind-numbingly simple instructions and you could be on your way to Dumbledorian levels of accomplishment.
What is it that has always made Disney/Pixar films so special, even the rare misses (I’m looking at you, Ratatouille)? Is it the incredibly tongue-in-cheek humor or the scripts’ brilliant plot twists? Nope and think again. It’s the heart of the characters. Just to name a few, there’s the uptight Marlin and the carefree Dory in Finding Nemo. You also have the grumpy Carl, the inquisitive Russell, and the absent-minded Dug in Up. You laugh with them, you cry with them, and over the course of less than two hours, you really do come to love these characters. Then, you have the gang from the Toy Story series. This is perhaps the group of Disney/Pixar characters that resonates the most. We have definitely seen them more than other Disney/Pixar characters, and they have captured the hearts of millions worldwide.
Every so often that one film pops up and you say to yourself, “well, that’s just not fair.” That was initially what I thought when Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman teamed up for Invictus. I turned out to be a bit off with that, but here we are again. Now, according to Deadline Hollywood, Leonardo DiCaprio will star as FBI frontman J. Edgar Hoover for director Clint Eastwood, producer Brian Grazer and Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, who wrote Milk.
On Friday, Jonah Hex comes to theaters, the story of a horribly scarred confederate soldier who fights bad guys in the Old West, with a sort of sci-fi/supernatural twist. The scars on his face are what define his character, whether that be the anti-hero who doesn’t play by the rules or the true hero who shows bravery and courage.
In just two days, Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 3 hits theaters. Since the series has been beloved by people of all ages, we at Player Affinity Movies thought it would be fun (and a helpful memory jog) to take a little look back at what we have seen and preview the long-awaited third installment as well as one of 2010’s most anticipated films.
