Cowboys and Aliens News

Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr. Team Up for 'Cowboys and Aliens'

September 02, 2009 10:09:42

Marvel Comics property won't be the only platform director Jon Favreau and actor Robert Downey Jr. work together for. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the helmer of "Iron Man" and its sequel, "Iron Man 2", has come on board the adaptation of the Platinum Studios Comics graphic novel, "Cowboys and Aliens", to which Downey Jr. is attached to star.

Downey Jr. has been attached to this big screen project since summer of 2008 when "Iron Man" scribes Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby were working on the script. It is not until "Lost" executive producer Damon Lindelof and "Star Trek" screenwriter Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci rewrote the script that Favreau circles the project.

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Robert Downey Jr. Up for 'Cowboys and Aliens' Role

June 16, 2008 04:06:54

Who is the one who profited the most from the incredible success of "Iron Man"? With the casting speculations circulating around him in the past month, it seems apparent that the answer is Robert Downey Jr.. Since "Iron Man" scored big on the box office, the actor has been rumored to be reprising his role in "The Avengers" as well as to be considered in depicting Playboy mogul Hugh Hefner in "Playboy". Now, the acclaimed actor is reported to be eyeing another movie project.

The "Zodiac" star has been said to be in final negotiation to star in a developed action fantasy movie entitled, "Cowboys and Aliens". Hence, it means that the Academy Award-nominated actor is almost certain to portray a former Union Army gunslinger called Zeke Jackson. If the negotiation goes through, the part will be Downey Jr.'s first deal made after the success of "Iron Man" since no confirmation has been thrown out regarding his role in "Avengers" and "Playboy".

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