USA: Megan Fox and Josh Brolin attend the red carpet premiere of their new movie "Jonah Hex" in Hollywood
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USA: Megan Fox and Josh Brolin attend the red carpet premiere of their new movie "Jonah Hex" in Hollywood
- Title: USA: Megan Fox and Josh Brolin attend the red carpet premiere of their new movie "Jonah Hex" in Hollywood
- Date: 18th June 2010
- Summary: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (JUNE 17, 2010) (REUTERS) ***CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** WIDE SHOT OF THE STREET AND THEN PAN TO THE MEDIA CLOSE-UP OF MOVIE POSTER WIDE SHOT OF MEDIA JOSH BROLIN POSING FOR PHOTOS WITH WIFE DIANE LANE CLOSE-UP OF MEGAN FOX JOSH BROLIN, BARBRA STREISAND AND JAMES BROLIN ON RED CARPET CLOSE-UP OF JOSH BROLIN, BARBRA STREISAND, JAMES BROLIN (SOUNDBITE) (English) JOSH BROLIN ON WHY HE WANTED TO MAKE THIS FILM, SAYING: "I needed to do something that was good time. I wanted to work with my friends. I was, I had some hands in casting this, getting John and Michael Shannon, Michael Fassbender and Megan and I had a blast. And that's what I needed to have for this movie." JAMES BROLIN AND MEGAN FOX (SOUNDBITE) (English) JOSH BROLIN ON IF HE WAS A BIG FAN OF THE "JONAH HEX" COMIC BOOK, SAYING: "I didn't even know that it existed. That was part of what I loved about it. It's sort of hidden survivalist comic book. When I read it, I was never a comic book guy. I was more like a Ray Bradbury guy. Ashmall, Martian Chronicle, Fahrenheit 451 that stuff. Once I got privy to it, it was great. Great. He is an interesting character." MEGAN FOX TALKING TO REPORTERS (SOUNDBITE) (English) MEGAN FOX ON WHY SHE WANTED TO MAKE THIS MOVIE, SAYING: "Because Josh Brolin was attached to it. And John Malkovich was attached to it. And it was an interesting script. And I love comic books and the whole world and the comic book fans. So I like making movies for them." CLOSE-UP OF MEGAN FOX (SOUNDBITE) (English) DIRECTOR JIMMY HAYWARD ON WHY HE WANTED TO MAKE THIS MOVIE, SAYING: "Oh, you know, it was big jump from going, actually doing four quardrant like family comedy is hard. This is hard in a different way. Stunts, horses and pyros, guns, and boats and lots more logistical challenges. You know. But it was a great experience." JOSH BROLIN AND MEGAN FOX TALKING TO REPORTERS
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- Story Text: Megan Fox and Josh Brolin attended the red carpet premiere of their new movie, "Jonah Hex" Thursday (June 17, 2010) evening in Hollywood.
Brolin explained why he chose to act in this Old-Western-style thriller.
"I needed to do something that was good time. I wanted to work with my friends. I was, I had some hands in casting this, getting John (Malkovich) and Michael Shannon, Michael Fassbender and Megan and I had a blast. And that's what I needed to have for this movie."
Director Jimmy Hayward, who has directed family comedies before, said he faced some challenges in getting this movie done.
"Oh, you know, it was big jump from going, actually doing four quardrant like family comedy is hard. This is hard in a different way. Stunts, horses and pyros, guns, and boats and lots more logistical challenges. You know. But it was a great experience."
Brolin's father, James Brolin, and his stepmother, Barbra Streisand, also attended the screening.
As Streisand posed for photos, she told journalists that she is "proud" of Josh.
Meanwhile, Fox talked about why she signed onto the movie.
"Because Josh Brolin was attached to it. And John Malkovich was attached to it. And it was an interesting script. And I love comic books and the whole world and the comic book fans. So I like making movies for them."
"Jonah Hex" will open on Friday, June 18th across North America. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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