Cowboys & Aliens is a an action-thriller (think western meets sci-fi) being directed by Jon Favreau (not Obama’s speech writer) starring Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Sam Rockwell, Paul Dano, Adam Beach, Keith Carradine, Ana de la Reguera, Abigail Spencer, other incredible actors, and yours truly. It’s FUN, and exciting, and full of heart. I am having an incredible time shooting the film down in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where the sunsets are straight out of an acid trip, and the food never disappoints.
here is the official description of the movie:
1873. Arizona Territory. A stranger (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 dont welcome strangers, and nobody makes a move on its streets unless ordered to do so by the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde (Ford). Its 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 hes 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 opponentstownsfolk, Dolarhyde and his boys, outlaws and Apache warriorsall in danger of annihilation. United against a common enemy, they will prepare for an epic showdown for survival.
