Cowboys & Aliens (2011)

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Cowboys & Aliens (2011)

Studio: Dreamworks

Director: Jon Favreau

Producer: Alex Kurtzman (Star Trek I & II, Fringe, Alias, Xena)

Screenplay: Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci (Star Trek I and II, Transformers series, Fringe, Alias)

Adaptation: Mark Fergus (writer: Iron Man, Children of Men; coming: Akira) ; Hawk Ostby (Iron Man, Children of Men; coming: Akira)

Synopsis: adapted from the graphic novel; an extraterrestrial species lands in Arizona in the mid-1800s. The aliens plan to quash the Wild West and enslave humanity, but the cowboys and native Apache have other plans.

Cast

Zeke Jackson: Daniel Craig (in talks)

 

[starsinmyeyes44]

I've never heard of this graphic novel, but I love the concept.

This movie is tailor-made for my father, who loves both science fiction and westerns. I'll have to tell him about it.