Earlier this week, rumor had it that Harrison Ford might be joining Jon Favreau’s graphic novel adaptation of “Cowboys & Aliens” alongside already-confirmed stars Daniel Craig and Olivia Wilde.
Were you skeptical about this news? No need to be now. Favreau has confirmed the report on Twitter writing, “Please stop asking if Harrison Ford is in Cowboys & Aliens. Okay? He is. Please don’t tell anybody.”
“Cowboys and Aliens” revolves around a history-rewriting union between Native Americans and cowboys in order to combat invading aliens (love how comic books make those kinds of reparations. We’re sure the various tribes across the nation will feel this makes up for it all). Ford’s role in the film is undisclosed so far, but we’re betting he’s probably playing some sort of elder statesman cowboy (duh) and hopefully one with villain tendencies — maybe trying to barter with the aliens for his own life? We’re just guessing here, we don’t know the source material and frankly, we’d be hard pressed to buy a comic called “Cowboys & Aliens.” That said, we have more faith in this project with Favreau at the helm and trust he’ll make it watchable, but it does sound on the surface like something Len Wiseman (“Underworld: Evolution”) or Paul W. S Anderson (“Resident Evil”) would direct to be completely honest.
And to be candid, we’re still in mourning over the now-defunct Nicolas Winding Refn (“Bronson”) project, “The Dying Of The Light” which was supposed to star Harrison Ford in a Paul Schrader-penned script. How amazing would that have been? *Tears*
