JONAH HEX in need of director

CRANK directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor have bailed on the big DC Comics/Warner Bros. tentpole JONAH HEX because of "creative differences" say Variety. They leave behind the script they collaborated on and lead Josh Brolin, possibly the most sought out actor in Hollywood right now. Warner Bros. are quickly looking to fill the directing gap because if they are to keep Brolin the movie must start filming in March. Which be warned at this point usually sees someone like Brett Ratner (RUSH HOUR) or John Moore (MAX PAYNE) get themselves attached. JONAH HEX revolves around a partially disfigured Clint Eastwood style gunslinger and bounty hunter who is often depicted in an old school spaghetti western environment crossed with sci-fi and pulp elements. It's a big property in WB/DC canon and the initial hiring of the CRANK guys signalled a heavy action orientated adaptation. James Mangold (3:10 TO YUMA) would be a guy I would go to straight away for this, especially with him being out of work right now. Others would be Christopher Nolan (might as well offer it to him), The Coen Brothers (who might like the chance of working with Brolin again but would probably do a page 1 re-write) and what about someone like Edgar Wright?