“Jonah Hex is a post Civil War apocalyptic type of situation about this cowboy [Josh Brolin] who has the ability to talk to dead people.

"He’s a really crazy, badass, rugged, rough, fucker of a man and it’s a really intense movie because of the people who are in it. Michael Fassbender, Michael Shannon, Josh Brolin, John Malkovich. And then me! I don’t ever feel I’ve been more lucky to be a part of something.”

To read the full interview, check out the next issue of Total Film (156), on sale in UK shops from Wednesday 27th May.