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I love internet rumors. Sometimes they border upon the insane, and sometimes they’re so plain cool you want them to be true. The concept behind COWBOYS AND ALIENS follows an extraterrestrial species that lands in Arizona in the mid-1800s. The aliens plan to destroy the Wild West and enslave humanity, but the cowboys and native Apache have other plans. I’m not a particularly big fan of the C&A comic book, but I see the potential for a killer film, especially when you have Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci (TRANSFORMERS 1 and 2) handling the screenplay with a little help from LOST‘s Damon Lindelof, based off an adaptation by Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby (IRON MAN), and IRON MAN‘s Jon Favreau in the director chair. Robert Downey Jr. was at one point attached to the project, but has since dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. Current 007 Daniel Craig and the always sexy Olivia Wilde are on board, and now there’s a rumor that none other than Harrison Ford may be joining the cast as well. LatinoReview received a tip from one of their sources that Ford was going to join a huge comic book film, helmed by a director that’s coming off a soon-to-be-released huge comic book movie. Now granted, that’s still pretty cryptic by internet rumor standards, but LatinoReview usually gets good info. Then Jon Favreau posts the following on his Twitter account:
“Some very cool Cowboys & Aliens casting news coming soon…”
Hmmmm…. I like the idea of Ford doing some more daring roles, and this subject matter could be perfect for him. I also have immense faith in Favreau, and I imagine this project in his hands will have to end up great. Until there’s confirmation, just consider this a wild rumor, but one that merits attention. If we hear more, we’ll let ya know.
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
