Josh Brolin

In the wake of California’s Proposition 8, a film like Milk is both socially relevant and an eerie reminder of how this nation hasn’t really progressed in the past 30 years.

It turns out the star might not be interested in ripping half his face off to play an obscure comic book character. That’s right, Hex fans, I said ‘obscure.’

Jeffrey Wells is reporting from Hollywood Elsewhere that “the deal is sealed for Josh Brolin to star in Jonah Hex”! Wells claims “a friend” has confirmed that Brolin was “locked down last night.”

The Academy should already be engraving his name on the little statue if Saturday’s developments are any indication of his dedication to the craft.

Lionsgate has picked up Oliver Stone’s new automatically-controversially film W. The studio plans to release the movie on October 17th. That’s right. A movie that doesn’t even have one of its featured characters cast is going to be in theaters in 161 days.