There were also several comic book series produced. One can only wonder how cinema screens dont catch fire when those two guys are in the same shot executive meddling. The jon favreaudirected summer scifi western disappointed at. The space western trope, mixing outer space and wild west. Marvel comics version currently owned by warner bros. The synergy between the comics industry and hollywood described in. If a direct wick has led you here, please correct the link so that it points to the corresponding article. Im not familiar with the comic book that its based on but the film is definitely what the title has promised us. In the movie cowboys and aliens what did the aliens need all the gold for. Overall a decent effort, worth watching especially for scifi fans.
Platinum studios alive and kicking and licensing cowboys. Cowboys and aliens official plot synopsis screen rant. Cowboy sheep rancher mac brazel made an amazing discovery. Comiccon 2011 is almost upon us and now we have the schedule for all the comic book and movie panels you want to see at the contention. Cowboys and aliens gn 2011 itbooks edition comic books. There is a sense of stoic reserve and workingclass grit about them. Daniel craig waking up alone in the desert wearing an alien bracelet and a fractured memory. The ultimate show down between cowboys and indians is going down when the are interrupted by the aliens.
Scott rosenbergs platinum pipeline to hollywood the comics. The text was written by american graphic novelists fred van lente and andrew foley with artwork by dennis calero and luciano lima. Cowboys and aliens by scott mitchell rosenberg goodreads. By the time comic books based on movie and tv cowboys were extremely popular in the late 40s and 50s, hoot gibsons star had long faded at the box office so the big two of westernmovietv related comic publishers, dell and fawcett, were simply not interested in old hooter who wound up at fox features syndicate in 1950. Platinum attempted to game the system in various other ways, including using a business arrangement with the popular publisher top cow productions to list cowboys. Cowboys and aliens hc 2011 itbooks edition comic books. Indians wouldve been a far superior film, as wouldve cowboys vs.
If it hadnt space month on the blog, i dont know if i would have normally picked out this book as i dont normally like seeing a movie before i read the book. While initially appearing to be some kind of advanced invading force, and truly their technology is centuries beyond anything modern or 19th century earth could muster, the demons are anything. Here is a movie set in 1873 with cowboys, aliens, apaches, horses, spaceships, a murdering stagecoach robber, a preacher, bugeyed monsters, a bartender named doc, a tyrannical rancher who lives outside a town named absolution, his worthless son, two sexy women one not from. The new film cowboys and aliens, starring harrison indiana jones ford and daniel james bond craig, opens today and is likely to snatch the top spot at the box office this weekend. Ford is worth seeing here, but its not nearly enough to make this movie anything. The official synopsis for dreamworks comic book movie adaptation cowboys and aliens has been released and it expands on the basic premise indicated by the films title fresh off the unsurprising success of iron man 2, director jon favreau will take on cowboys and aliens as his next project. Vinge is a novelization from the movie that came out in theaters in july 2011. It will have enough minor defects that it is in clearly worse condition than a brand new freshly published comic, magazine, or book. Both atlantis rising and cowboys and aliens are ostensibly based on comic books. Both men have faces made for westerns, rugged and roughhewn. Scott mitchell rosenberg is chairman of platinum studios, and creates, produces, and develops comic book properties for all media, including a slate of high. But when extraterrestrial invaders land in the old west, they give the cowboys the fight of their lives, forcing them to pair with indians in this battle for control of the planet.
Dreamworks executives wanted the film to be shot in 3d, but favreau refused since he wanted to shoot it in film and not be converted into 3d, and compared. The book, illustrated by fiona staples, is available now from idw. A posse of cowboys are all that stand in their way. He will work from a script written by lost writer damon lindelof and the star trek reboot. Cowboys and aliens gn 1a1st fn 2006 stock image ebay. A posse of cowboys and natives are all that stand in their way. While out in the pasture checking on his sheep, he came across some very unusual wreckage. With daniel craig, harrison ford, olivia wilde, abigail spencer. The ultimate showdown between cowboys and indians is interrupted by an alien invasion.
Cowboys and aliens option and acquisition of rights ladies and. Whether you are an avid comic collector, a repeat offender one who once collected but fell by the wayside, are new to the industry, or someone who came across some old comics, welcome to the world of comics. I read a time editorial where the author was singing the praises of literal movie titles, and i have to say i agree that sometimes its nice to have a movie that just says right up front what its about anyway, the movie was very enjoyable. Superman and batman versus aliens and predator 2007. The real cowboys and aliens by leslie linthicum of the journal thursday, august 18th, 2011 at 12. That awkward moment when favreau asked ford about a. The idea of brave cowboys facing an alien invasion is interesting, but i think it works better as a concept than as an execution. Zade rosenthal m any of us had to live through the dark, dark days of wild, wild west, barry sonnenfelds mashup retrofuturist western from 1999. See more ideas about comic books, comics and comic book covers. A spaceship arrives in arizona, 1873, to take over the earth, starting with the wild west region. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. Jon favreau introduces daniel craig and the cast of the upcoming cowboys and aliens at the comic con panel. Harrison ford makes his first appearance at the con. Its based on a comic book, after all, and favreau was trying to make an.
This will lead to inevitable comparisons to the only high profile scifi western film of previous years, the critically panned wild wild west. Deadline comiccon film correspondent luke y thompson files. Cowboys and aliens is a scifi western, a film genre that hasnt seen much play in hollywood. It pits cowboys against aliens in a battle that takes place when spaceships arrive in arizona in 1873. The series follows the adventures of a group of catlike humanoid aliens. Putting daniel craig and harrison ford in stetsons is clearly an excellent idea. Cowboys and aliens by scott mitchell rosenberg nook book. The ultimate showdown between cowboys and indians is interrupted. At the cowboys and aliens premiere on saturday night.
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