Harrison Ford Confirmed For Cowboys & Aliens

Yesterday it was rumored that Harrison Ford might be joining the cast of Cowboys and Aliens. Today director Jon Favreau has confirmed the casting, via Twitter:

@Jon_Favreau: Please stop asking if Harrison Ford is in Cowboys & Aliens. Okay? He is. Please don't tell anybody.

Previously:

I haven't read the comic, but I will admit that the title alone makes it worthy of a big screen movie. Written by Fred Van Lente and Andrew Foley, the story takes place in the Old West, where "settlers and Native Americans wage a bloody battle for control of the land. But when the Earth is threatened by conquerors from the stars, these sworn enemies must work together to save all humanity." Downey Jr would play a former Union Army gunslinger named Zeke Jackson. You can read the entire graphic novel for free online on drunkduck.com or check out the teaser trailer for the comic book below.

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The latest screenplay was written by Star Trek scribes Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, alongside Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof. Iron Man and Children of Men scribes Hawk Ostby and Mark Fergus had worked on a previous draft. It was initially expected to star Robert Downey Jr. but now cast with Daniel Craig and Olivia Wilde and expected to open on July 29th 2011.