First off, Will Arnett (TV’s Arrested Development) and Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road, Bug) have been cast in DC Comics’ forthcoming Jonah Hex remake from Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures. They will be joining companies John Malkovich, Josh Brolin and Megan Fox.
According to THR, Arnett will play a Union soldier who enlists Hex (Brolin) and is blindsided by the dirty fighting style of his enemies. And Shannon will play Doc Cross Williams, the bizarre ringleader of a brutal gladiator circus event.
Filming is due to begin this month in Louisiana with Jimmy Hayward at the helm.
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In related news, THR reports that Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures’ production of the new Clash of the Titans remake is also casting up. Mads Mikkelsen (Casino Royale), Gemma Arterton (Quantum of Solace) and Alexa Davalos (The Mist) have joined Sam Worthington in the Louis Teterrier directed Greek epic.
As previously announced, Sam Worthington is toplining as Perseus. He will be put on a quest to save a princess and defeat Hades, the god of hell, while Mikkelsen will play Draco, a skilled fighter and leader of the Praetorian Guard that accompanies him on the quest. Davalos will take on the role of Andromeda, the captured princess, and Arterton is Io, who is instrumental in bringing the winged horse Pegasus to Perseus.
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