Harrison Ford Cast in Jon Favreau’s Cowboys & Aliens
Sci-fi Western Also Stars Daniel Craig and Olivia Wilde
Harrison Ford’s acting career has been very hit or miss since 1993’s The Fugitive. I suppose there are some supporters of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and it did get generally good reviews from the professional critics, but most fans hated it with a passion usually reserved for Star Wars prequels. And has anyone actually seen Extraordinary Measures or Crossing Over, his two movies since Crystal Skull, both of which were slaughtered by critics and tanked at the box office? Well, things might be looking up for fans of Ford, as he’s just signed on for Cowboys & Aliens, the next project from Iron Man (1 and 2) director Jon Favreau. The film is based on a graphic novel published by Image Comics and is a sci-fi/Western mash-up (aliens invade the Old West, cowboys fight back). No word yet on what part Ford will be playing.
Favreau confirmed the news today on his Twitter account, writing:
“Please stop asking if Harrison Ford is in Cowboys & Aliens. Okay? He is. Please don’t tell anybody.”
Ford joins the previously cast Daniel Craig (in a role originally filled by Robert Downey Jr., before he backed out) and Olivia Wilde (House, Tron Legacy). Cowboys & Aliens’ script was written by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, and Damon Lindelof. Kurtzman and Orci wrote last year’s Star Trek reboot and co-created TV’s Fringe with J.J. Abrams (alas they also wrote the two Transformers movies) and Lindelof is one of the co-creators of Lost. Steven Spielberg and Ron Howard are among the producers. Lots of talent behind this one, so hopefully it’ll be a return to form for Ford. DreamWorks/Universal are targeting a July 29, 2011 release date.
(Via: Superhero Hype!)
(Via: Latino Review)
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January 4th 2011
6:01am
I had mixed feelings over Crystal Skull, it started off good, but lost my attention in the end. Just didn’t have the good action scenes from the other Indiana Jones movies.
Hopefully Cowboys and Aliens is a lot better.