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Seems like the 2011 summer movie season has been pretty good so far, but we have so many more films to go. One of the films that’s big on my radar is COWBOYS & ALIENS, starring Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde, and Sam Rockwell – directed by IRON MAN helmer Jon Favreau. Everything I’ve seen so far looks great, playing off classic Western movie sensibilities, and showing us something unique to that genre. Now we’ve got yet another look at the film in this new pseudo-trailer, packed with action and stuff exploding. Check out this new sneak peek at COWBOYS & ALIENS which aired during the Spike TV Guys Choice Awards. Tell us your thoughts in the comments!
Story:
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 don’t welcome strangers, and nobody makes a move on its streets unless ordered to do so by the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde. 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, 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.
COWBOYS & ALIENS opens July 29, 2011
Have you seen the original script posted on Facebook?