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Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard & Damon Lindelof Interview For ‘Cowboys & Aliens’
Aug 1st
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 traveller 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. ‘Cowboys & Aliens’ is out now in the US, and August 17th in the UK. Check out Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard and Damon Lindelof had to say about the film, the three were on-board as with producers, with Lindelof also apart of the screenwriting team.
As directors yourselves, what are your thoughts on Jon Favreau and how he approaches filmmaking?
Steven Spielberg: I think what grounds Jon is that he comes at everything based on behavioural approaches. How would these characters behave, how could I make this more authentic? The more the genre imposes the limitations on the filmmaker, Jon is certainly able to take those limitations and turn them into tremendous advantages – based on his complete knowledge of acting, directing actors, writing great parts for himself (laughs). Jon is really like those old fashioned directors who came out of old Hollywood, he really understands theatre, understands drama, understands comedy, and then he combines them in an eclectic way. So every time he makes a movie you have to say, “Wait a second! Is that the same Jon Favreau who directed that film?”
UK ‘Cowboys & Aliens‘ Character Posters – Featuring Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde & Harrison Ford
Jul 28th
Empire have got their mitts on these three UK character posters for Jon Favreau’s hotly anticipated sci-fi western ‘Cowboys & Aliens.’ The film features an all-star cast in Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde, Harrison Ford, Sam Rockwell, Keith Carradine and Paul Dano. ‘Cowboys & Aliens’ will be hitting cinemas July 29th 2011 in the US, and August 12th in the UK. Count me in!
1873. Arizona 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.
Daniel Craig Interview For ‘Cowboys & Aliens’
Jul 27th
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 traveller 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. ‘Cowboys & Aliens’ will be hitting cinemas July 29th 2011 in the US, and August 12th in the UK. Check out what Daniel Craig had to say about the film below.
What was it like preparing for this role?
Daniel Craig: I really just watched as many Westerns as I could. I watched a lot of John Wayne ones, but my personal favourite ones are the 70’s ones, things like ’Little Big Man’ – the so called dirty Westerns, ones that are a little bit more reality based. But obviously ‘Butch and the Sundance Kid’ is a big favourite of mine. Director Jon Favreau and I had these great chats, it helped me a great deal because obviously I have to be an American in the film – so the less I said the better (laughs). I tried to let everyone else do the talking and I do the action, really that’s how I base my character, very much on the silence of a Clint Eastwood ‘man with no name.’
Harrison Ford & Daniel Craig Character Profiles For ‘Cowboys & Aliens’
Jul 25th
Paramount Pictures have released these two character profiles featuring Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig discussing their parts in Jon Favreau’s hotly anticipated sci-fi western ‘Cowboys & Aliens.’ The cast for the film is stacked with talent in Craig, Olivia Wilde, Ford, Sam Rockwell, Keith Carradine and Paul Dano. ‘Cowboys & Aliens’ will be hitting cinemas July 29th 2011 in the US, and August 12th in the UK. You can count me in!
1873. Arizona 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.
Olivia Wilde Interview For ‘Cowboys & Aliens’
Jul 18th
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 traveller 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. ‘Cowboys & Aliens’ will be hitting cinemas July 29th 2011 in the US, and August 12th in the UK.
For the most part, both Westerns and Sci-Fi have existed quite separately for some time now, what is it about the genre mash-up that makes it fresh for you?
Olivia Wilde: What they have in common, Westerns and Sci-Fi, it’s the idea of the unknown, battling the unknown. People who are sort of pioneers. Westerns are often settlers who have gone out west, that are very brave people for wondering out into this unknown territory – that’s the same with Sci-Fi too, people exploring and coming up against unknown adversaries, that‘s what binds them together. For me it makes sense they come together, but it has to be done with the right technique. I think that is why it was important to have Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard and Brian Grazer on board, they REALLY know film, they really know how to bring these separate genres to their best quality – and also to meld them together. Jon Favreau is a master of tone, he knows how to make it consistent, and also to keep it grounded it reality.
First Clip Released From ‘Cowboys & Aliens‘ – Starring Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde & Harrison Ford
Jul 13th
Paramount Pictures have liberated this debut clip from Jon Favreau’s hotly anticipated sci-fi western ‘Cowboys & Aliens.’ The cast for the film is stacked with talent in Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde, Harrison Ford, Sam Rockwell, Keith Carradine and Paul Dano. ‘Cowboys & Aliens’ will be hitting cinemas July 29th 2011 in the US, and August 12th in the UK. You can count me in.
1873. Arizona 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.