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With James Gunn’sDC Universestill in its nascent stage , its Elseworlds spin - offs have done wonder with clap titles likeThe BatmanandJoker . Learning from theDC Extended Universe motion-picture show , the Elseworlds mark counter superhero fatigue duty with overbold , parallel narratives that do n’t bear much multiversal setting . With many DC Elseworlds comics coiffure in the past , the cinematic franchise can even helm some fashionable period pieces . Joker ’s gritty 80s - earned run average Gotham , for instance , offer a good break from the modernist sci - fi of other DC spillage of the fourth dimension . Another originative liberty that Elseworlds comic offer up is to play around with blood .
So , Superman : crimson Soncan discover the Man of Steel becoming the Soviet Union ’s protector while the Western - themedJustice Ridersreimagines Wonder Woman as a sheriff of an alternating version of Paradise Island . The possibilities are endless , thanks to Gunn ’s fascination with putting the spotlight on less schematic comic record book characters like Peacemaker and Creature Commandos . Withfive DC Elseworlds projects already confirmedso far , this trend can intend effective news for an infamous 2010s - era DC superhero movie star Josh Brolin , the superhero genre stalwart who later notice his redemption with Thanos in the MCU and Cable inDeadpool 2 .
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What Went Wrong With Jonah Hex?
The Movie Is Still Ranked Among The Genre’s Worst
base on multiple interview , it ’s good to say thatJosh Brolin regret starring in 2010’sJonah Hex . The post - Civil War Western found Brolin playing the titulary antihero , a cynical bounty hunter whose face is marred on one side . Also starring Megan Fox , John Malkovich , and a pre - Magneto Michael Fassbender , the movie failed to make a mark either critically or commercially . gross only $ 11 million against a $ 47 million budget and with a Rotten Tomatoes musical score of 12%,Jonah Hexwas criticise for its hammy performance , convoluted plot line , and an ambitionless runtime of 81 minutesthat did n’t have much to offer .
Jonah Hex ’s first appearance in any non - comic media was in an episode ofBatman : The Animated Seriesthat found him fighting Ra ’s al Ghul across time .
Brolin never holds back in criticizing his first superhero motion picture , recently using some interestingly colored voice communication to describe his take in an audience withGQ . Brolin also toldScreen Rantin 2019 thatJonah Hexalmost made him quit superhero movie altogether . While the Marvel Cinematic Universe was building up in scale at the time , this DC dud end up garnering two Razzie Award nominations for Worst Actress ( Fox ) and sorry Screen Couple . Despite the 2010 bust joining the pre - DCEU motion-picture show that run out , Jonah Hex is essential to DC lore , with the character enduring in different interlingual rendition since the 1970s .
Why Jonah Hex Deserves A DCU Reboot
Jonah Hex might not be the most pop DC Comics character , but he has earned a furore fanbase thanks to mature storylines and stylish bloodshed . A gnarly gun for hire with a nonindulgent code of pureness , Hex represents a grounded and blue Spaghetti Western hoagy . Even when he indulges in undue violence , his actions get along at a moral terms . The equalizer between elan and substance in the best Jonah Hex comics likeA Face Full Of ViolenceandNo Way Backoffer fresh prospects for DC Universe to craft a serious 19th - century origin story for this antihero that the 2010 picture show failed .
Before the DCEU work democratic Justice League heroes to the fully grown screen , many DC film had go with critics , audiences , and the box office .
Depending upon the commercial-grade prospects of aJonah Hexreboot , the titular antihero can also be incorporated into the largerDC Universe , as he has often travel across clip in comics and video serial publication . With Matt Reeves putting a neo - noir twirl on The Batmanand Joker Folie a Deux playing out as a musical , try out with the Western genre will be on brand for DC Elseworlds . There are many iconic one - shot storylines and modified series that can play as rootage material , while the emphasis on honest-to-goodness - schoolhouse furiousness can declare oneself a gap from the usual big - budget military action of the superhero genre .
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