'Jonah Hex' [2010] - C.E. Garcia, Mike Cuevas, and Ben Gonzalez.

After a little down time, the crew is back in the saddle for the new year, and we’re starting off with the Wild West antihero adaptation that barely made it to the gallows before the critics lined up to take their shots, 2010's "Jonah Hex."

Directed by Jimmy Hayward and starring Josh Brolin, Megan Fox and John Malkovich, Jonah Hex seemed to have all the makings of a gritty, supernatural western. At least on paper. So what went wrong? Studio interference? A rushed production? A movie that feels like it’s missing a reel or two? Or was it doomed the moment it left the comic page for the big screen? 

In our first episode back together, and the official launch of Season 3, we dig into the behind-the-scenes turmoil, the tonal confusion, the 80-minute runtime that feels both too short and somehow too long, and whether there’s a version of this film that could've really worked.