Posted 7/14/11 3:30 pm EST by Danica Davidson in News, Platinum Studios
“Cowboys and Aliens” will hit theaters before the month is over, and a second clip and a featurette have been released to help get you in the mood.
Originally posted over at Superhero Hype, the clip is pretty self-explanatory when you watch it, and mainly shows Daniel Craig on horseback chasing an alien ship.
Posted 7/13/11 5:36 pm EST by Kara Warner in News, Video
Let me just say that I've been having a hard time writing about "Cowboys & Aliens," and not for the reasons you might think. First, I am totally anti-spoiler, so I've been trying to avoid all the teasers, trailers and previews. Impossible, as it turns out, because the audience I serve doesn't care about my spoiler sensitivities! Second, as a woman who is very much a fan of Westerns and the men who act in them, every time I see Daniel Craig in all his rugged, dusty, excellence, I lose my train of thought...
What was I talking about? Right. There's a new "Cowboys & Aliens" clip out today, entitled "You Owe Me," that features a nice little scene between our heroes Dolarhyde (Harrison Ford) and Lonergan (Craig).
In the one-minute clip, we see a few of the anxious townsfolk witness a violent scuffle between an alien and a human(?) shown in silhouette through a hotel or shop window. The alien might have been injured, but runs off in the distance before he/she can be caught. Dolarhyde basically calls for a posse to be assembled to go look for the creature. What follows is a delightfully Western, testosterone-fueled exchange between Ford and Craig.
Posted 6/21/11 6:14 pm EST by Rick Marshall in News, Platinum Studios
There's just over a month until "Cowboys & Aliens" hits theaters, and that means the marketing campaign will be switching into high gear in the near future. We got our first taste of what's to come today, thanks to a new one-sheet promo poster for the film.
The new poster features stars Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford, and has the pair staring off into the distance, as if they're wondering, "Hey, what's that in the distance? Is that... an alien?"
Okay, maybe that's not what they're thinking in the photo — but you can see it for yourself below and form your own opinions. Read More...
Posted 5/10/11 2:31 pm EST by MTV News Team in News, Platinum Studios
A few members of the MTV News team arrived in France this week for the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, and from the looks of things, they got right down to business, snapping photos of some of the movie posters and promotional images peppering the city.
Among the movies getting the big promotional push at the festival is Jon Favreau's upcoming sci-fi western mash-up "Cowboys & Aliens." The film was represented in a big way at Cannes, judging by the photo we received from our festival team.
Click on the image above to check out a larger version of this photo, as well as more of the promotional imagery around Cannes — including a new poster for “The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn."
Let us know what you think of the 2011 Cannes Film Festival posters in the comment section or on Twitter!
Posted 4/27/11 6:46 pm EST by Rick Marshall in interviews, Platinum Studios
Summer Movie Preview Week continues here on MTV Splash Page with yet another peek behind the curtains at one of this year's big comic-to-movie adaptations. This time around, the spotlight is on "Cowboys & Aliens," Jon Favreau's upcoming blockbuster based on the Platinum Studious comic book of the same name.
MTV News spoke to "Cowboys & Aliens" co-writer Roberto Orci, who not only filled us in on the the film's faithfulness to its source material, but also dropped a few hints about the as-yet-unseen aliens terrorizing the Old West. Read More...
Posted 4/15/11 10:01 am EST by Rick Marshall in News, Platinum Studios
The new trailer for "Cowboys & Aliens" debuted last night, and while there's not a lot of new footage to be found in it, we did get a few choice tidbits to whet our appetites for the upcoming sci-fi western mash-up.
Currently available on iTunes, the new trailer offers a bit more info on the plot of the film and Daniel Craig's character, as well as a quick tease of the aliens. There's also an interesting shot that hints at the fate of the locals once they're whipped into the air and captured by the aliens.
Oh, and there's more footage of Olivia Wilde — which is always appreciated around Splash Page HQ. Read More...
Posted 4/13/11 10:29 am EST by Rick Marshall in News, Platinum Studios
We're still a few months away from the premiere of Jon Favreau's sci-fi western mash-up "Cowboys & Aliens," but another preview of the much-anticipated film will arrive this week.
The first full-length "Cowboys & Aliens" trailer will debut during a commercial break in Thursday's episode of "American Idol," according to a press release issued by the studio. The April 14 episode kicks off at 8 PM Eastern on Fox, but a high-res version of the trailer will be available on iTunes shortly after it airs.
You can read the full text of the press release below to get all the details, but while you're waiting for the new trailer to debut, feel free to check out Jon Favreau's commentary on the film's first teaser, too. Read More...
Posted 4/11/11 10:29 am EST by Kara Warner in Platinum Studios
Pretty much the minute that "Cowboys & Aliens" was announced, people have been intrigued — and that was before fan-favorites Harrison Ford, Daniel Craig and Jon Favreau were announced as the film's stars and director.
When MTV News caught up with Favreau recently during a lengthy chat at WonderCon, we asked him if, given the film's genre-blending, he'd considered involving another icon of the Western genre: one Clint Eastwood.
"He's definitely somebody we would have been very appreciative to work with. He's iconic," Favreau said. "For this genre, Harrison felt like the right guy because he's still vital and exciting enough that he can jump on a horse, ride into battle, but he's also a different generation than Daniel." Read More...
Posted 2/23/11 4:13 pm EST by Adam Rosenberg in News
"Star Trek" news is usually the stuff of MTV Movies Blog, but we're making an exception today since this news in particular ties to "Cowboys & Aliens." The comic book adaptation's co-writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are also the writers on J.J. Abrams' reboot of "Trek" and its coming sequel, which is planned for a June 2012 release — and the duo recently revealed that there's a bigger tie between their work on the two projects than fans might realize.
"['Cowboys and Aliens'] inspires it a little bit," Orci said in an interview with Airlock Alpha. "'Star Trek' was 'Wagon Train [to] the Stars.' Isn't that how Gene Roddenberry pitched it? So right now we're just doing 'Stars Come to the Wagon Train' and now we start turning."
"Once we start relaxing about what were doing here, I'm hoping that being out in the woods a little bit will kind of inspire the right decisions hopefully," he added. Read More...
Posted 2/7/11 5:01 pm EST by Adam Rosenberg in News, Platinum Studios
A new trailer for the Jon Favreau-directed adaptation of "Cowboys & Aliens" premiered last night during Super Bowl XLV. The 30-second TV spot offered plenty of new looks at the July 29-releasing comic book movie, which Favreau sat down to discuss in a new interview.
Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, the director first tackled the subject of what's not seen in the trailer — specifically, the aliens. Read More...