Cowboys & Aliens in Development

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So as of this moment, Cowboys & Aliens is a movie that’s been in development for over 10-years will now be produced by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard. The other big news is that Robert Downey Jr. is in negotiations to play the starring role. The DreamWorks/Universal movie is looking to be out by 2010 and that could really screw up the whole Iron Man 2 plans.

“Cowboys & Aliens” derives from a graphic novel written by Fred Van Lente and Andrew Foley from an original idea by Rosenberg. The story centers on an Old West battle between the Apache and Western settlers, including a former Union Army gunslinger named Zeke Jackson (Downey), that is interrupted by a spaceship crashing into the prairie near Silver City, Ariz.

The story draws a parallel between the American imperialist drive to conquer the “savage” Indians with its advanced technology and the aliens’ assault on Earthlings, who must join together to survive the invaders’ attack.

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It really sounds like a wild west version of Roswell and honestly I think it could be fantastic.

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