Daniel Craig to star in Cowboys & Aliens
The sci-fi action film, Cowboys & Aliens lost Robert Downey, Jr., as the leading man this week. Jon Favereau and Downey have been working on Iron Man 2 together, but will not be teaming up again for this film. According to Collider.com, Favereau has current Bond actor Daniel Craig in mind to play the part.
The title says exactly what the film is about. Cowboys & Aliens is a wild story of a gunslinger named Jake Johnson who fights with the local Native Americans before aliens show up and try to take over the world. The hero then works with the Apaches in order to whip those aliens all the way back to Gammon Omega Five, or wherever they came from.
Bond is currently on hiatus due to MGM problems and with the script still being written, the Cheshire lad turned Hollywood star has plenty of time on his hands. Jon Favereau has more than proved his directing ability. Daniel Craig has not really done this kind of movie in the past, but it could be movie heaven. So, will the actor sign up for some sci-fi meets western shenanigans or not? Craig is said to be discussing it with studio Dreamworks and director Jon Favereau.
Craig has already appeared in two Dreamworks movies, The Road to Perdition and Munich.