Well folks it’s been a while since we’ve heard anything on Jon Favreau’s 2011 summer blockbuster COWBOYS & ALIENS so when a little update pops up in the form of a Harrison Ford interview we might as well tell you about it.
About time we get an update on this thing, right? The film, which now sits comfortably in post-production, is due to hit theaters this Summer yet we haven’t heard a peep from production in months. So what’s the good word today? Check it.
Cinema badass Harrison Ford recently sat down with Access Hollywood to talk about a number of projects he’s involved with, including COWBOYS & ALIENS. Now while Ford doesn’t divulge anything earth shattering it’s nice to see he’s excited about the flick. Scope out what the actor had to say:
“I just finished ‘Cowboys & Aliens’ with Daniel Craig, directed by Jon Favreau. It was really a good experience and I had a great time. …. I had thought maybe I’d never get to make another cowboy movie. They’re so rare these days, but this was a really intriguing project and I think it’s gonna be very exciting. … It’s a real cowboy movie, looks like a cowboy movie, feels like a classic cowboy movie, and then things happen, and then it goes back to being a cowboy movie with this added element. And I think it’s the kind of film that there’s a real broad audience for. I’m very excited for it. I think it’s going to be good.”
Like I said, nothing too exciting but an update is an update.
1873. Arizona Territory. A stranger 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 dont welcome strangers, and nobody makes a move on its streets unless ordered to do so by the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde. Its 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 hes 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, he pulls together a posse comprised of former opponentstownsfolk, Dolarhyde and his boys, outlaws and Apache warriorsall in danger of annihilation. United against a common enemy, they will prepare for an epic showdown for survival.
COWBOYS & ALIENS sports an impressive cast that includes Ford (above), Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde (below), Harrison Ford, Sam Rockwell, Adam Beach, Noah Ringer, Clancy Brown, Paul Dano, Keith Carrdine and Abigail Spencer. It’s due to hit theaters everywhere on July 29, 2011!
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