COWBOYS AND ALIENS EMMETT HOW TO
In the 14 years since Scott Mitchell Rosenberg first showed what was to be the "Cowboys and Aliens" graphic novel, many have grappled with the conundrum of how to bring these two classic genres together on film.
When these classic antagonists realise they have a shared enemy, interactions move from grim to cooperative. It would not be uncommon for cattlemen to encounter Chiricahua Apache in the New Mexico Territory during this time, and encounters were rarely friendly. With the end of the Civil War only a decade prior, innovations in technology and industry-from the light bulb to telegraphs and transcontinental railways-shared space with a violent expansion of the young country. Replete with gunslingers, outlaws and saloon fights, the harsh backdrop provided a unique place for the otherworldly assault on our planet. Scott Mitchell Rosenberg's graphic novel detailed a terrifying invasion set in the mysterious land of the American West in the late 19th century. It was cool for me to see characters who would have been shooting at one another a few days before suddenly forced to try and survive together." He summarises: "It was everything I hoped for and beyond: the coolest version of the West meeting some badass aliens. The cover art for the comic made Oscar®-winning producer Ron Howard a believer from the first time he saw it.
It was so intriguing, as executive producer Steven Spielberg recalls: "I kept wondering why no one had done anything like this before."
COWBOYS AND ALIENS EMMETT MOVIE
The promise of the title "Cowboys and Aliens" was so compelling that the movie rights to Platinum Studios chief Scott Mitchell Rosenberg's graphic novel were snatched up before the book was even completed. United against a common enemy, they will prepare for an epic showdown for survival.Ībout the Production Manifest Destiny: The Project Begins 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. As this gunslinger slowly starts to remember who he is and where he's been, he realises he holds a secret that could give the town a fighting chance against the alien force. Now, the stranger they rejected is their only hope for salvation. Screaming down with breathtaking velocity and blinding lights to abduct the helpless one by one, these monsters challenge everything the residents have ever known. It's a town that lives in fear.īut Absolution is about to experience fear it can scarcely comprehend as the desolate city is attacked by marauders from the sky. 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 (Ford). The only hint to his history is a mysterious shackle that encircles one wrist. A stranger (Craig) with no memory of his past stumbles into the hard desert town of Absolution. Cowboys and Aliens Cast: Harrison Ford, Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde