Comments on: Robert Downey Jr in Cowboys & Aliens

By: Neil Burfind

Neil Burfind — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 05:38:41 +0000

Cowboys and Aliens film project might find themselves scooped by a project in development at Carolco. I believe its called Encounter at Buffalo Flats and has a very similar theme about cowboys confronting alines.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:04:02 +0000

This thing’s been all over town for years (Dreamworks, Sony). The best thing about it is the title (which was on an earlier script from other writers that floated around before this. There’s even a hilarious low B grade film version already out there on the subject matter). I don’t know why a studio would pay to have the rights to this. Just go make your own.

By: Carl

Carl — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:46:13 +0000

Yeah, it’s pretty much a crap comic hosted on a free webcomic server. The site’s owners, Platinum Comics are well known for screwing over their artists, by getting them to sign away their works to Platinum, who then in turn fire the creators and then try to sell the intellictual Property to Hollywood.
They are also running drunkduck into the ground.

The big joke is, Platinum think they are so huge, when most comic book stores have never even heard of their brand.

They got more notority for screwing over DJ Coffman, creator of Hero by Night, and they will do the same with the next winner of their yearly Comic Book Challenge.

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By: Greyson

Greyson — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:31:05 +0000

Haha, I’m there!

By: edc

edc — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:02:06 +0000

C&AINO [in name only]

briscoe county jr and marc dacascos’ mute native american from brotherhood of th wolf put aside their differences to stop an invading fleet of mars attacks style martians.

that is what the name says to me, the comic might be not as good, but just buy the premise and change it, ala MIB [just don't hire sonnenfeld]

By: Kaboodle Monster

Kaboodle Monster — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:46:18 +0000

There are a few promising bit and pieces in the comic but honestly the story would have to be totally re-written; it’s all over the place. Most of the battle scenes just don’t make any sense.

The premise is still good but surely the screenwriters could have started from scatch instead of using this as their inspiration…

By: Ciji

Ciji — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:00:08 +0000

Erm… Firefly, anyone?

By: 790

790 — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:56:39 +0000

Rock got his chance with Scorpion King.
And that gawd awfull football movie.
I’m thinking Get Smart, is gonna ruin a few careers as well…..

Downey is doing Iron Man 2, nothings going to stop that! (Except sun exploding).

Rest assured I can tell you right now that it WON’T be as good as “Outlaw Josie Wales”. Nothing ever will.

And so are these aliens retards, I mean how hard can it be dealing with 45 long colts and buckshot. Don’t they have beam weapons or a cool Vin Da Loo gun?
Tell us ooopsi8abug ????

By: Captain Awesome

Captain Awesome — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:32:29 +0000

jfive,

Well it’s only fair that Marvel and DC have produced crappy comic adaptions too. Everyone deserves a fair chance I suppose.

Hellboy, The Rocketeer, The Crow, From Hell, Sin City, 300, and Road To Perdition proved to be a well made non-DC/Marvel licenses.

By: charles

charles — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:33:58 +0000

Looks interesting.

By: jfive

jfive — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:43:51 +0000

So since Marvel and DC are making them money Hollywood just grabs any crappy comic book adaption they can get there hands on now?

By: Captain Awesome

Captain Awesome — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:55:53 +0000

Holy shit, that artwork is horrible. Why is Downey doing this again?

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By: Albert Brodsky

Albert Brodsky — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:17:02 +0000

Good God this sounds awful.

By: oopsi8abug

oopsi8abug — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:15:24 +0000

I also thought the title was cool as hell, and then I read it. Yikes. It’s difficult to imagine this being turned into something worthwhile.

Yeah, edc, maybe, if they did an Evil Dead thing with it.

If Downey Jr. is in fact doing it, I’m cautiously optimistic.

By: The American Public

The American Public — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:12:28 +0000

I’d much rather see a film about cowboys killing terrorists.

By: jonny

jonny — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:55:06 +0000

This is a joke..right?

By: Monday nonsense - There be Nonsense Here

Monday nonsense - There be Nonsense Here — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:05:46 +0000

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