Here’s comic book casting rumour #2 this morning. It has been previously announced that Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, the duo behind Crank and Pathology, are going to be directing a Johah Hex movie based on the DC Comic book about an outlaw gunslinger with a scarred face. When a conceptual image of Thomas Jane as Hex appeared online earlier this year, everyone thought the role had been locked down. As it turns out, the image was completely fabricated.

Now Hollywood Elsewhere has a possible scoop on the role of Jonah Hex, and according to their source, Josh Brolin has just signed on the dotted line. (Brolin’s rep is, however, currently denying it.) We all know that Josh Brolin has had a pretty amazing year, rising back to fame after performances in such movies as Planet Terror, No Country for Old Men, American Gangster and now W. Is Jonah Hex just the icing on the cake? It certainly won’t be the biggest comic book blockbuster, but it could be a pretty cool role for him. And I don’t doubt for a second that studios are now desperate to talk to him about any role they have involving a cowboy hat. What are your thoughts on Brolin as Jonah Hex?