
{"id":23805,"date":"2010-07-07T12:01:43","date_gmt":"2010-07-07T10:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.comicbox.com\/?p=23805"},"modified":"2010-07-07T12:03:02","modified_gmt":"2010-07-07T10:03:02","slug":"interview-thomas-jane-in-jonah-hex-original-short","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comicbox.com\/index.php\/itw\/interview-thomas-jane-in-jonah-hex-original-short\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Thomas Jane in Jonah Hex Original Short"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23806\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.comicbox.com\/index.php\/itw\/interview-thomas-jane-in-jonah-hex-original-short\/attachment\/hexa\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/HexA.jpg?fit=70%2C70&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"70,70\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Thomas Jane as Jonah Hex\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/HexA.jpg?fit=70%2C70&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-23806\" style=\"margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px;\" title=\"Thomas Jane as Jonah Hex\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/HexA.jpg?resize=70%2C70\" alt=\"\" width=\"70\" height=\"70\" \/>[FRENCH] <strong>Warner Home Video tells us:<\/strong> If at first you don\u2019t succeed, take the animated role. Therein lies the lesson of Thomas Jane\u2019s quest to play the role of comic book anti-hero Jonah Hex. The star of HBO\u2019s popular series Hung once lobbied to play the theatrical<!--more--> role of Jonah Hex and, though he fell short in that attempt, Jane has found another path to the character as the disfigured cowboy\u2019s voice in the DC Showcase Original Short, Jonah Hex.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_23807\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23807\" data-attachment-id=\"23807\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.comicbox.com\/index.php\/itw\/interview-thomas-jane-in-jonah-hex-original-short\/attachment\/jh_smoke\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/JH_Smoke.jpg?fit=700%2C394&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"700,394\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sometimes the only way out of a bad situation is with gunfire \u2013 and such is the case in Jonah Hex, the next DC Showcase Original Short. Thomas Jane (Hung) voices the title character. The DC Showcase Original Short will be included on the Blu-ray and Two-disk special editions of Batman: Under the Red Hood when it is distributed July 27, 2010 by Warner Home Video.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sometimes the only way out of a bad situation is with gunfire \u00e2\u20ac\u201c and such is the case in Jonah Hex, the next DC Showcase Original Short. Thomas Jane (Hung) voices the title character. The DC Showcase Original Short will be included on the Blu-ray and Two-disk special editions of Batman: Under the Red Hood when it is distributed July 27, 2010 by Warner Home Video.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/JH_Smoke.jpg?fit=700%2C394&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23807\" title=\"Sometimes the only way out of a bad situation is with gunfire \u2013 and such is the case in Jonah Hex, the next DC Showcase Original Short. Thomas Jane (Hung) voices the title character. The DC Showcase Original Short will be included on the Blu-ray and Two-disk special editions of Batman: Under the Red Hood when it is distributed July 27, 2010 by Warner Home Video.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/JH_Smoke.jpg?resize=700%2C394\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/JH_Smoke.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/JH_Smoke.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23807\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sometimes the only way out of a bad situation is with gunfire \u2013 and such is the case in Jonah Hex, the next DC Showcase Original Short. Thomas Jane (Hung) voices the title character. The DC Showcase Original Short will be included on the Blu-ray and Two-disk special editions of Batman: Under the Red Hood when it is distributed July 27, 2010 by Warner Home Video.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The all-new, animated Jonah Hex appears as a companion piece on the upcoming Special Edition Blu-Ray and 2-Disc Special Edition DVD release of Batman: Under the Red Hood, the latest entry in the ongoing series of DC Universe Animated Original PG-13 Movies coming from Warner Home Video on July 27, 2010.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the short, the tough-as-nails bounty hunter always gets his man &#8211; until someone else gets to him first. In this case it\u2019s a murderous madam who wants to steal more than just bounty from Jonah Hex. The animated short Jonah Hex is based on a story from the award-winning comic series, and scripted by renowned author Joe Lansdale. Jane leads a voice cast that includes Linda Hamilton (The Terminator), Michelle Trachtenberg (Mercy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Michael Rooker (Days of Thunder) and Jason Marsden (Spirited Away).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23808\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23808\" data-attachment-id=\"23808\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.comicbox.com\/index.php\/itw\/interview-thomas-jane-in-jonah-hex-original-short\/attachment\/jh_01\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/JH_01.jpg?fit=700%2C394&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"700,394\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Thomas Jane (Hung) voices the title character in Jonah Hex, the next DC Showcase Original Short \u2013 which will be included on the Blu-ray and Two-disk special editions of Batman: Under the Red Hood when it is distributed July 27, 2010 by Warner Home Video.\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Thomas Jane (Hung) voices the title character in Jonah Hex, the next DC Showcase Original Short \u2013 which will be included on the Blu-ray and Two-disk special editions of Batman: Under the Red Hood when it is distributed July 27, 2010 by Warner Home Video.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/JH_01.jpg?fit=700%2C394&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23808\" title=\"Thomas Jane (Hung) voices the title character in Jonah Hex, the next DC Showcase Original Short \u2013 which will be included on the Blu-ray and Two-disk special editions of Batman: Under the Red Hood when it is distributed July 27, 2010 by Warner Home Video.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/JH_01.jpg?resize=700%2C394\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/JH_01.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/JH_01.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23808\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thomas Jane (Hung) voices the title character in Jonah Hex, the next DC Showcase Original Short \u2013 which will be included on the Blu-ray and Two-disk special editions of Batman: Under the Red Hood when it is distributed July 27, 2010 by Warner Home Video.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A lover of both comic books and westerns, Jane felt a certain kinship to the character \u2013 and the result is clearly evident in his vocal depiction of Hex and the emotional range of the performance. Jane was the ultimate perfectionist throughout the recording process, never settling for good takes when great was attainable. From the original recording session through follow-up ADR, the give-and-take between Jane and the filmmakers \u2013 including executive producer Bruce Timm \u2013 was quite collaborative in achieving the final presentation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jane currently headlines HBO\u2019s Hung, though he\u2019s active in numerous other projects, including films being developed by his own production company, Raw Studios. Coincidentally, Jane founded Raw Studios with Timothy Bradstreet and Steve Niles, the screenwriter of the first DC Showcase short, The Spectre. Jane\u2019s directorial debut, Raw Studios\u2019 Dark Country, continues to play to rave reviews and enthusiastic crowds at conventions and festivals around the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">No stranger to the fanboy\/comics realm, Jane co-wrote his own comic book miniseries, Bad Planet. He played the title character in the 2004 version of The Punisher, starred in Mutant Chronicles, and had roles in both The Crow: City of Angels and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He has drawn widespread acclaim for many of his non-fanboy roles, especially his turn as Mickey Mantle in the HBO film, 61*. His numerous credits run the gamut from Magnolia, Deep Blue Sea and The Thin Red Line to Boogie Nights and Face\/Off.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After shooting all morning on the set of Hung, Jane came into the recording studio to put some final touches on his Jonah Hex performance \u2013 and to chat about his attraction to anti-heroes, his adoration of comics, and how he came to (literally) rub elbows with Ringo Starr. This is what Thomas Jane says \u2026<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23809\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23809\" data-attachment-id=\"23809\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.comicbox.com\/index.php\/itw\/interview-thomas-jane-in-jonah-hex-original-short\/attachment\/thomas-jane-jonah-hex\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Thomas-Jane-Jonah-Hex.jpg?fit=350%2C525&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"350,525\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1244482578&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Thomas Jane (Hung) voices the title character in Jonah Hex, the next DC Showcase Original Short \u2013 which will be included on the Blu-ray and Two-disk special editions of Batman: Under the Red Hood when it is distributed July 27, 2010 by Warner Home Video. (Photo courtesy of Gary Miereanu)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Thomas Jane (Hung) voices the title character in Jonah Hex, the next DC Showcase Original Short \u00e2\u20ac\u201c which will be included on the Blu-ray and Two-disk special editions of Batman: Under the Red Hood when it is distributed July 27, 2010 by Warner Home Video. (Photo courtesy of Gary Miereanu)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Thomas-Jane-Jonah-Hex.jpg?fit=350%2C525&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23809\" title=\"Thomas Jane (Hung) voices the title character in Jonah Hex, the next DC Showcase Original Short \u2013 which will be included on the Blu-ray and Two-disk special editions of Batman: Under the Red Hood when it is distributed July 27, 2010 by Warner Home Video. (Photo courtesy of Gary Miereanu)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Thomas-Jane-Jonah-Hex.jpg?resize=350%2C525\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Thomas-Jane-Jonah-Hex.jpg?w=350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Thomas-Jane-Jonah-Hex.jpg?resize=100%2C150&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23809\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thomas Jane (Hung) voices the title character in Jonah Hex, the next DC Showcase Original Short \u2013 which will be included on the Blu-ray and Two-disk special editions of Batman: Under the Red Hood when it is distributed July 27, 2010 by Warner Home Video. (Photo courtesy of Gary Miereanu)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>QUESTION:<br \/>\nThis isn\u2019t your first run at the role of Jonah Hex, is it?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">THOMAS JANE:<br \/>\nI\u2019ve been a fan of the comic and the character and that whole western world. I\u2019m glad to be voicing the role, and I actually wanted to do the live-action film. When they were casting the movie, I had a guy come and do my makeup, we took some photos and sent them off to Akiva Goldman. I know some of those photos have leaked out online. They had a different director at the time, and Josh Brolin had just hit with the Coen brothers movie, so he had pick of the litter. And that spelled outski for me.<\/p>\n<p>QUESTION:<br \/>\nDid you do any research to voice the role?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">THOMAS JANE:<br \/>\nWell, I lived with a pack of wolves for a week up in the ponderosa foothills to perfect my growl (he laughs). No, mostly I just tried not to love my voice. I tried my best.<\/p>\n<p>QUESTION:<br \/>\nAny thoughts on the look of Jonah Hex?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">THOMAS JANE:<br \/>\nThe animators did a great job in capturing the ugliness of the character. He\u2019s not a pretty boy. He looks like he\u2019s been butchered by a blind barber. He\u2019s mean as hell, and I can\u2019t imagine anybody wanting to make love to the dude. He must be awful lonely. And that just makes him meaner. He\u2019s a true anti-hero, and I really love that kind of character. Hollywood doesn\u2019t do the anti-hero justice very often \u2013 it\u2019s a tough character type for the studios to understand. The closest you get these days is like (Michael) Chiklis on The Shield. Taxi Driver may have been the last great anti-hero film. There\u2019s always good ones in video games, especially games like Grand Theft Auto. Actors and directors lover anti-heroes. Unfortunately, it doesn\u2019t seem to be the case with the rest of America right now.<\/p>\n<p>QUESTION:<br \/>\nNow that you\u2019re directing, has that perspective effected your performances?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">THOMAS JANE:<br \/>\nI\u2019m a lot nicer to the guy directing than I used to be. I\u2019m also a little more pragmatic. I understand the needs of the story on the whole, and I\u2019m less myopic in my view of the role as an actor. I\u2019m serving a machine, the story as a whole, so the mechanics of me trying to strike an emotional truth are counter-balanced by not gurgling into the microphone or throat clicking. There\u2019s a balance between the technical and the emotional that you have to strike.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">QUESTION:<br \/>\nDid that director\u2019s perspective lead you to your asking to re-record so many lines after seeing\/hearing your original performance?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\u2019m really interested in a great performance. I\u2019m interested in the texture of a performance and I understand that, especially in the animated projects, the human voice is really all you\u2019ve got to connect with on a visceral, emotional level. You\u2019ve got the writing, the words, and the human voice. And that\u2019s what gives it life. So even more so than live action acting, I pay particular attention to the vocal performances.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">QUESTION:<br \/>\nYou\u2019ve had the chance to perform the dialogue wild, and also to picture. Was it easier or more difficult to record the lines while seeing the actual animation?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">THOMAS JANE:<br \/>\nIt\u2019s both. Without the animation, you have more freedom to make up the rhythm of the scene, and you can take more chances in your delivery because hopefully the director will choose an interesting performance, and the animators will animate to that performance. Once you\u2019re locked in and I come back to redo the lines, I\u2019m stuck with the rhythms that have been predetermined by the animators. But that also gives me structure, which affords me some other freedom in the delivery of the dialogue \u2013 because then I have a set rhythm and I can play with the intensity of the performance.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23810\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23810\" data-attachment-id=\"23810\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.comicbox.com\/index.php\/itw\/interview-thomas-jane-in-jonah-hex-original-short\/attachment\/town\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Town.jpg?fit=700%2C394&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"700,394\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DC Showcase Original Short is voiced by Thomas Jane (Hung). Jonah Hex will be included on the Blu-ray and Two-disk special editions of Batman: Under the Red Hood when it is distributed July 27, 2010 by Warner Home Video.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;DC Showcase Original Short is voiced by Thomas Jane (Hung). Jonah Hex will be included on the Blu-ray and Two-disk special editions of Batman: Under the Red Hood when it is distributed July 27, 2010 by Warner Home Video.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Town.jpg?fit=700%2C394&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23810\" title=\"Trouble rides into town, and his name is Jonah Hex. The title character of the next DC Showcase Original Short is voiced by Thomas Jane (Hung). Jonah Hex will be included on the Blu-ray and Two-disk special editions of Batman: Under the Red Hood when it is distributed July 27, 2010 by Warner Home Video.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Town.jpg?resize=700%2C394\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Town.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.comicbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Town.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23810\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trouble rides into town, and his name is Jonah Hex. The title character of the next DC Showcase Original Short is voiced by Thomas Jane (Hung). Jonah Hex will be included on the Blu-ray and Two-disk special editions of Batman: Under the Red Hood when it is distributed July 27, 2010 by Warner Home Video.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>QUESTION:<br \/>\nHow would you describe your relationship with comic books?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">THOMAS JANE:<br \/>\nI discovered comic books when I was about 8 years old and I\u2019ve been in love with them ever since. I thought I\u2019d outgrow it, and I sort of did in my 20s, but then came back full force in the my early 30s. It\u2019s because the medium is so powerful. As a kid, I thought of it as kid stuff, and then I grew up and found more adult material.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I never liked super heroes \u2013 I was always drawn more to a great story. I even loved the illustrated classics like Moby Dick \u2013 adaptations of a classic novel, or some of the original autobiographical stuff. And then there\u2019s all the independents \u2013 Robert Crumb or Charles Burns or Daniel Clowes. The medium is so broad, much more so than film. There\u2019s so much more room in comics for genres, styles, flavors, different auteurs. That\u2019s what makes comics a great and timeless medium \u2013 a medium that will always be a compelling way to tell a story.<\/p>\n<p>QUESTION:<br \/>\nDo you have a favorite western?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">THOMAS JANE:<br \/>\nI love westerns. One of my all-time favorites is High Noon \u2026 and Stagecoach. Then there\u2019s Red River, and The Unforgiven. Even The Treasure of the Sierra Madre has the western themes. That\u2019s what counts. I think you could make a western in a city so long as it has that western theme of an individual against the group. Man against nature. The outsider. Those themes are common to all westerns, but you can branch that out into other genres.<\/p>\n<p>QUESTION:<br \/>\nWhich actors do you most like watching perform?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">THOMAS JANE:<br \/>\nMy favorite actors are the \u201cstill\u201d actors \u2013 guys like Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood and Steve McQueen, combined with Montgomery Clift, John Garfield, William Holden and Sterling Hayden. They were all guys who had something interesting going on underneath. That combination of stillness on the surface and a boiling underneath is pretty much my favorite way to go.<\/p>\n<p>QUESTION:<br \/>\nWhat\u2019s the hardest part about being a celebrity?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">THOMAS JANE:<br \/>\nI think it\u2019s the misconceptions that people have about you. When I met Ringo Starr, I went to shake his hand and he said, \u201cHow about an elbow?\u201d So we rubbed elbows, laughed, and I thought, \u201cWhat the hell \u2013 he doesn\u2019t want to shake my hand?\u201d But it was about germs \u2013 he was going on tour and he didn\u2019t want to get sick. When I was on tour for Punisher, there were about 500 people in line for an autograph and wanting to shake hands, and I finally stopped. I got inventive. It was funny to be on that side of it. I figured that I had to shake several people\u2019s hands over the next few weeks and chances were pretty high that I was going to catch something that would be bothersome. The point is that you\u2019re going to upset some folks when you don\u2019t act the way they think you should. But it\u2019s got nothing to do with who you are. It\u2019s about taking care of yourself.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, images and updates, please visit the film\u2019s official website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.BatmanRedHood.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.BatmanRedHood.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>JONAH HEX and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and \u00a9 DC Comics. (s09)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[FRENCH] Warner Home Video tells us: If at first you don\u2019t succeed, take the animated role. 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