London, Feb 13 : American actor John Malkovich is all set to join actor Josh Brolin in `Jonah Hex', an upcoming movie based on a fictional comic character of the same name.

Malkovich has signed on to portray the villain Turnbull, a wealthy Southern plantation owner who falsely blames Hex for the death of his son, reports the Daily Star.

And Brolin has signed on to appear as anti-hero Hex, a badly scarred American Civil War veteran.

Jimmy Hayward will be directing the Warner Bros. big-screen adaptation of the DC Comics title.

The shooting for the film will begin in April. (ANI)