Yahoo has revealed the first trailer for Jon Favreau’s Cowboys & Aliens, serving as his follow-up to this year’s Iron Man 2. The film, based on Scott Mitchell Rosenberg’ graphic novel, stars Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde, Harrison Ford, Noah Ringer, Sam Rockwell, Adam Beach and Abigail Spencer.
The story is set in 1800s Arizona and centering on a skirmish between cowboys and Apaches which is interrupted by the crash landing of a space ship. The alien commander plans to tame the Old West and enslave everyone, but the cowboys and Native Americans turn their six-guns against the alien invaders.
I’ve added the trailer, along with ten new images from the film directly below, and if you’ve yet to check out the teaser poster that was revealed earlier click here. You can also get a larger look at all of the images and the poster in our gallery for the film right here.
Universal has set a July 29, 2011 release.
1873. Arizona Territory. A stranger (Craig) with no memory of his past stumbles into the hard desert town of Absolution. The only hint to his history is a mysterious shackle that encircles one wrist. What he discovers is that the people of Absolution don’t welcome strangers, and nobody makes a move on its streets unless ordered to do so by the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde (Ford). It’s a town that lives in fear.
But Absolution is about to experience fear it can scarcely comprehend as the desolate city is attacked by marauders from the sky. Screaming down with breathtaking velocity and blinding lights to abduct the helpless one by one, these monsters challenge everything the residents have ever known.
Now, the stranger they rejected is their only hope for salvation. As this gunslinger slowly starts to remember who he is and where he’s been, he realizes he holds a secret that could give the town a fighting chance against the alien force. With the help of the elusive traveler Ella (Olivia Wilde), he pulls together a posse comprised of former opponents-townsfolk, Dolarhyde and his boys, outlaws and Apache warriors-all in danger of annihilation. United against a common enemy, they will prepare for an epic showdown for survival.
