What most surprised me about Cowboys & Aliens is that it’s a live action movie. I really thought that John Favreau’s adaptation of the comic book that mixes Westerns with ETs was going to be a CG animated movie. But I guess not, and I guess it’s shooting this summer. Without its star, that is.
Robert Downey Jr has dropped out of the production, and now the film needs a new cowboy. Downey’s schedule is just too tight, it turns out, and some are speculating that his time has become suddenly consumed by Sherlock Holmes 2 (he was supposedly taking meetings on it during the film’s opening week). This makes a lot of sense, actually, as it seems unlikely that Downey would bail on Favreau without their being a contractual reason.
Cowboys & Aliens is scheduled for release in Summer 2011. Now that I know this is a live action movie I’m suddenly really excited about it.
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Now that's two highly anticipated flicks I don't feel so anticipated about anymore: this and Oobermind, scratch that, Mastermind.
What the shit? Goatboy is bailing on Favreau? This contractual obligation balderdash doesn't cotton with me. I'm speculating he's too stoned.
Coming in 2011: TOBY MACGUIRE FIGHTS ALIENS, IN A FUCKING COWBOY HAT!
Downey is doing S2? I really thought that enough time had passed and the studio was aiming to reboot the series – you know, take Sherlock back to high school and give it a kinda Hogwarts vibe.
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