![]() ![]() The aliens, who have been abducting humans to perform experiments on, are also mining gold to power their machines. Ella is actually an alien who traveled to Earth to help resist the invaders after they destroyed her homeworld. As Ella's body is dumped on a fire, she is fully resurrected. Jake jumps aboard the ship and attacks the alien pilot, causing the ship to crash, but Ella is mortally wounded.Ĭhiricahua Apaches capture the posse, blaming them for the alien attacks. As he and the others flee, the aliens begin attacking again and Ella is seized. Jake, who stole the gang's loot after their last heist, attempts to retake control, but fails. During the night, the alien they were tracking appears and kills Meacham, who sacrifices himself to save Emmett ( Noah Ringer), Taggart's grandson.īy the next morning, most of the posse has deserted, and the others are attacked by Jake's former gang. ![]() Jake, meanwhile, travels to an abandoned cabin, and in a flashback, recalls returning there with the gold just before he and a woman, Alice, were abducted by the aliens. Jake shoots down one ship with a device concealed in his wrist band, ending the attack.ĭolarhyde, Ella, and some townsfolk form a posse to track an alien that may have ejected from the downed ship. During the standoff, alien spaceships begin attacking the town, and Percy, the sheriff, and many townsfolk are abducted. He also wants Jake, who stole Dolarhyde's gold. Percy's father, Colonel Woodrow Dolarhyde ( Harrison Ford), a wealthy and influential cattleman, arrives with his men and demands that Percy be released to him. Jake nearly escapes, but a mysterious woman named Ella Swenson ( Olivia Wilde) incapacitates him. After the stranger subdues Percy Dolarhyde ( Paul Dano), a volatile drunk who has been terrorizing the populace, Sheriff Taggart ( Keith Carradine) recognizes him as Jake Lonergan, a wanted outlaw, and tries to arrest him. He wanders into the small town of Absolution, where the local preacher, Meacham ( Clancy Brown), treats his wound. After beating three drifters who try to rob him, he takes their clothes, weapons, and a horse and rides off. In 1873, Arizona Territory, an unnamed loner ( Daniel Craig) awakens in the desert injured, with no memory, and with a strange metal band shackled to his wrist. The film has received mixed reviews, with critics generally praising its acting but with some criticizing its blend of the Western and science fiction genres. The film is considered to be a financial disappointment as it is barely grossing more than its budget, earning an estimated $174.6 million worldwide. It was released in the United States and Canada on July 29, 2011. The film's aliens were designed to be "cool and captivating", with some details, such as a fungus that grows on their wounds, created to depict the creatures as frontiersmen facing adversity in an unfamiliar place.Ĭowboys & Aliens premiered at the San Diego Comic-Con International on July 23, 2011. ![]() Measures were taken to maintain a serious Western element despite the film's "inherently comic" title and premise. Despite pressures to release the film in 3-D, Favreau chose to film traditionally and in anamorphic format to further a "classic movie feel". On a budget of $163 million, filming for Cowboys & Aliens began in June 2010, in New Mexico and California. After the graphic novel was published in 2006, development on the film was begun again, and Favreau signed on as director in September 2009. The project began development in 1997, when Universal Pictures and DreamWorks bought film rights to a concept pitched by Rosenberg, former president at Malibu Comics, which he described as a graphic novel in development. The film was produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Kurtzman, Lindelof, Orci, and Rosenberg, with Steven Spielberg serving as executive producer. The screenplay was written by Damon Lindelof, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Mark Fergus, and Hawk Ostby, based on a story by the latter two along with Steve Oedekerk. The main plot revolves around an amnesiac outlaw (Craig), a wealthy cattleman (Ford), and a mysterious traveler (Wilde) who must ally to save a group of townspeople abducted by aliens. The film is based on the 2006 graphic novel of the same name created by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg. Cowboys & AliensĭreamWorks Pictures through Paramount Pictures (International) Ĭowboys & Aliens is a 2011 American science fiction Western film directed by Jon Favreau and starring Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, and Olivia Wilde. ![]()
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