Josh Brolinis his most honest critic.The actor spoke candidly about his 2010 film,Jonah Hex, and its director, Jimmy Hayward, in a new interview withGQ.“I won’t ever stop s——g onJonah Hexbecause it was a s—ty f—ing movie,” he told the outlet.“Jonah Hex” movie poster.Legendary Pictures/Kobal/ShutterstockThe superhero film — in which Brolin played the eponymous bounty hunter — earned $5.37 million during its opening weekend and had a total box office of $10.54 million, according toForbes. The star-studded cast includedMegan Fox,Michael Fassbender,John Malkovich,Will Arnett, andMichael Shannon.Brolin toldGQthat he reconnected with Hayward and learned that he had been “in and out of the hospital with an agonizing form of bone cancer” that required “multiple facial reconstructive surgeries.” The experience taught Brolin to look at life a little differently.Megan Fox in “Jonah Hex”.Legendary Pictures/Kobal/Shutterstock"It reminded me [that] you can’t just keep s——- on somebody. I don’t know what the f—’s going on in his life. I mean, total facial reconstruction, the whole thing," he said.Brolin previously spoke about his experience on the film in an interview withVariety, published in March 2023, and said that he felt another issue with the film was that there was a rush to hire a director.“I remember Jeff Robinov, who I’m still close with, who was running Warner Brothers at the time and he was like, look, you’ve got to get a director in the next two weeks, otherwise we’ve got to can this thing,” Brolin told the outlet. “And then you meet somebody who has a lot of knowledge, Jimmy Hayward, and I remember it didn’t feel right.“Josh Brolin.Dia Dipasupil/FilmMagicThe movie star said that he “loved” that Hayward was excited to direct the film but that he “didn’t have the experience and he didn’t treat it like I would imagine somebody would want to treat it.” Brolin said that hiring Hayward was ultimately his choice.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“And then the studio took it over and every time that’s happened, in my experience, it has only gotten worse,” he added. “It was not successful creatively or monetarily.“Brolin stars inDune: Part Two, which hits theaters on Friday.
Josh Brolinis his most honest critic.
The actor spoke candidly about his 2010 film,Jonah Hex, and its director, Jimmy Hayward, in a new interview withGQ.
“I won’t ever stop s——g onJonah Hexbecause it was a s—ty f—ing movie,” he told the outlet.
“Jonah Hex” movie poster.Legendary Pictures/Kobal/Shutterstock
Legendary Pictures/Kobal/Shutterstock
The superhero film — in which Brolin played the eponymous bounty hunter — earned $5.37 million during its opening weekend and had a total box office of $10.54 million, according toForbes. The star-studded cast includedMegan Fox,Michael Fassbender,John Malkovich,Will Arnett, andMichael Shannon.
Brolin toldGQthat he reconnected with Hayward and learned that he had been “in and out of the hospital with an agonizing form of bone cancer” that required “multiple facial reconstructive surgeries.” The experience taught Brolin to look at life a little differently.
Megan Fox in “Jonah Hex”.Legendary Pictures/Kobal/Shutterstock
“It reminded me [that] you can’t just keep s——- on somebody. I don’t know what the f—’s going on in his life. I mean, total facial reconstruction, the whole thing,” he said.
Brolin previously spoke about his experience on the film in an interview withVariety, published in March 2023, and said that he felt another issue with the film was that there was a rush to hire a director.
“I remember Jeff Robinov, who I’m still close with, who was running Warner Brothers at the time and he was like, look, you’ve got to get a director in the next two weeks, otherwise we’ve got to can this thing,” Brolin told the outlet. “And then you meet somebody who has a lot of knowledge, Jimmy Hayward, and I remember it didn’t feel right.”
Josh Brolin.Dia Dipasupil/FilmMagic
Dia Dipasupil/FilmMagic
The movie star said that he “loved” that Hayward was excited to direct the film but that he “didn’t have the experience and he didn’t treat it like I would imagine somebody would want to treat it.” Brolin said that hiring Hayward was ultimately his choice.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
“And then the studio took it over and every time that’s happened, in my experience, it has only gotten worse,” he added. “It was not successful creatively or monetarily.”
Brolin stars inDune: Part Two, which hits theaters on Friday.
source: people.com
