Robert Downey Jr. in Talks for Cowboys & Aliens
Iron Man's Robert Downey Jr. is in negotiations to star in DreamWorks/Universal's Cowboys & Aliens, a pulpy mix of the sci-fi and Western genres that could serve as a potential 2010 tentpole, says The Hollywood Reporter.Imagine Entertainment partners Brian Grazer and Ron Howard are producing. Platinum Studios chairman and CEO Scott Mitchell Rosenberg also will produce, along with DreamWorks mainstays Steven Spielberg, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. Ervin Rustemagic and Rich Marincic will co-produce.
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.
The latest draft of the script was done by Iron Man and Children of Men writers Hawk Ostby and Mark Fergus.
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COMMENTS (20)
I just hope they get a helluva director for this project.
Let's be honest - the guy just played Hugh Hefner in IRON MAN, he doesn't need to do it again in Ratner's Hefner film. He's also got a solid drama coming out at the end of the year (THE SOLOIST), so his next project may as well be another giant effects-filled blockbuster.
I hope this happens!
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