A 19th-century gunslinger (Daniel Craig) unites townspeople, outlaws and a band of Apache warriors against an extraterrestrial threat.
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Release Date:
Friday, July 29, 2011 Nationwide
intense sequences of western and sci-fi action and violence, some partial nudity and a brief crude reference
Plot: What's the story about?
1875. New Mexico Territory. A stranger (Daniel Craig) with no memory of his past stumbles into the hard desert town of Absolution. The only hint to his history is a mysterious shackle that encircles one wrist. What he discovers is that the people of Absolution don't welcome strangers, and nobody makes a move on its streets unless ordered to do so by the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde (Harrison Ford). It's a town that lives in fear.
But Absolution is about to experience fear it can scarcely comprehend as the desolate city is attacked by marauders from the sky. Screaming down with breathtaking velocity and blinding lights to abduct the helpless one by one, these monsters challenge everything the residents have ever known.
Now, the stranger they rejected is their only hope for salvation. As this gunslinger slowly starts to remember who he is and where he's been, he realizes he holds a secret that could give the town a fighting chance against the alien force. With the help of the elusive traveler Ella (Olivia Wilde), he pulls together a posse comprised of former opponents—townsfolk, Dolarhyde and his boys, outlaws and Apache warriors—all in danger of annihilation. United against a common enemy, they will prepare for an epic showdown for survival.
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Who stars in Cowboys and Aliens: Cast List
Daniel Craig ... Jake Lonergan
Skyfall, Spectre
Olivia Wilde ... Ella
Babylon, In Time
Harrison Ford ... Col. Woodrow Dolarhyde
Captain America: Brave New World, 42
Noah Ringer ... Emmett
The Last Airbender
Sam Rockwell ... Doc
If, The Bad Guys 2
Paul Dano ... Percy
Spaceman, The Batman
They Listen, The Family Tree
Poolman, John Wick: Chapter 4
Percy Vs Goliath, Diablo
Oz: The Great and Powerful, The Haunting in Georgia
Who's making Cowboys and Aliens: Crew List
A look at the Cowboys and Aliens behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Jon Favreau last directed The Lion King and The Jungle Book. The film's writer Mark Fergus last wrote Akira and Nocturne.
Director
Screenwriters
Producers
Brian GrazerRon Howard
Alex Kurtzman
Roberto Orci
Scott Mitchell Rosenberg
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Production: What we know about Cowboys and Aliens?
Key Facts
- Cowboys and Aliens is based on the Image Comics graphic novel written by Fred Van Lente and Andrew Foley. That graphic novel was published in 2006, but Hollywood has been hot for the high concept project since the movie was first acquired by Universal and DreamWorks in 1997. That sale was made based on a one-sheet of a cowboy and a space ship, with Steve Oedekerk aboard to write and direct. The project subsequently moved to Columbia Pictures and Escape Artists, and then back to Universal and DreamWorks, and the script has been through at least seven writers or writer teams.
Filming Timeline
- 2011 - June: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2010 - September: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2010 - June: The film was set to Production status.
- 2010 - January: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
- 2008 - November: The film was set to Development status.
Cowboys and Aliens Release Date: When was the film released?
Cowboys and Aliens was a Nationwide release in 2011 on Friday, July 29, 2011 in around 3,750 theaters. There were 12 other movies released on the same date, including Crazy, Stupid, Love, The Smurfs and Good Neighbors.
Cowboys and Aliens DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
Cowboys and Aliens was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 .