Cowboys and Aliens May Delay Avengers and Iron Man 3!

Cowboys and Aliens May Delay Avengers and Iron Man 3!

Could this be fallout from the Disney/Marvel merger? Collider is reporting that Robert Downey Jr. and Jon Favreau would rather play Cowboys & Aliens than get back into the Iron Man armor.

By ComicBookMovie - Sep 01, 2009 05:09 PM EST
Filed Under: Cowboys and Aliens
Source: Collider

This from Collider...

Yesterday we learn that Disney bought Marvel Studios and today we’re learning that Robert Downey Jr. and Jon Favreau will delay “The Avengers” and a potential “Iron Man 3″ to do Alex Kurtzman Roberto Orci, and Damon Lindelof’s adaptation of Fred Van Lente and Andrew Foley’s graphic novel, “Cowboys & Aliens”.

According to The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision Blog Downey and Favreau are reteaming but they’re making “Cowboys & Aliens” their next project. That completely botches a 2012 “Avengers
” because that year is now for “Cowboys & Aliens”. And since Downey is officially signed on for “The Avengers”, it means we’re seeing that in 2014 at the earliest. And if “Iron Man 3″ comes into the picture (and I can’t think of a reason why it wouldn’t) then we’re talking a project slate that hurts my brain to even think about it.


If the title didn’t clue you into the premise, the story is about “what would happen if traditional Old West enemies, cowboys and American Indians, found the prairie attacked by aliens in mid-1800s Arizona,” which is a question that’s vexed historians for decades.

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charbelelnasr
charbelelnasr - 9/1/2009, 5:56 PM
that's so lame.
RedSkullGeezer
RedSkullGeezer - 9/1/2009, 5:57 PM
Damn....
BillyBlack
BillyBlack - 9/1/2009, 5:57 PM
Wow

Someone went crazy with the italics.
RedSkullGeezer
RedSkullGeezer - 9/1/2009, 5:59 PM
Skull need's a warm place to think......
BillyBlack
BillyBlack - 9/1/2009, 6:00 PM
Hey Skull...

Where's that lower jawbone? hahahahahhaha

git some!
RedSkullGeezer
RedSkullGeezer - 9/1/2009, 6:02 PM
..Ohhh Jessica...Munch Munch...LOL
charbelelnasr
charbelelnasr - 9/1/2009, 6:02 PM
but i don't get it on most sited cowboy and aliens comes out in 2011, meaning they film in 2010 and the avengers comes out in 2012 meaning they film in 2011, so how can the avengers be delayed.Another thing is that Jon Favreau involvement can't affect the Avengers when he's only an executive producer.
longbowhunter
longbowhunter - 9/1/2009, 6:05 PM
Yeah because who wouldnt want to see Aliens in the wild west instead of some of Marvel's biggest heros team up together?
RedSkullGeezer
RedSkullGeezer - 9/1/2009, 6:06 PM
OK...Thought it out and at least Fox is rebooting the "Fantastic Four"...oh wait Fox+Movies= Garbage.
Bandrews1
Bandrews1 - 9/1/2009, 6:06 PM
Not sure what to say about this yet.
Godl1ng
Godl1ng - 9/1/2009, 6:17 PM
hmmm, my initial thought, this graphic novel must be really good... it is not...
StrangerX
StrangerX - 9/1/2009, 6:20 PM
that's just dumb i don't give a rats ars about some stupid aliens killing cowboys or whatever thier doing. Who came up with that crap. Well at least we stiill got Thor and Iron Man, and Green Lantern, and SPiderman, and Fantastic Four, and Jonah Hex, and..wait I know I'm forgetn something. OH yea KICK ASS. that's what I want to do kick some ass
Legionnaire
Legionnaire - 9/1/2009, 6:20 PM
so.. the delay of Avengers is to promote a western movie bout aliens.
in the video/interview when G4 weighed on the acquiring of marvel by disney they said THOR might be cut out, and theyre replacing THOR which,in my opinion is probably one of the highest anticipated movies, and has me eagerly awaiting the introuction of Stever Rogers as well, but that wont happen so that disney can make a [frick]in cowboys and aliens movie??
c'mon Disney/Marvel.. what the hell?

thwip284
thwip284 - 9/1/2009, 6:33 PM
wow


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InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 9/1/2009, 6:46 PM
Actors and directors do multiple movies every year, this won't be a major issue.
RedSkullGeezer
RedSkullGeezer - 9/1/2009, 6:52 PM
I can only Hope...that this Disney merger does not screw up the Cap Movie...by doing something dumb like this!!!

Betty
Betty - 9/1/2009, 6:54 PM
Hey yall! Off topic. Did I miss Jensen Ackles getting announced as captain america? Or is it still a rumor? Did I miss this? I've been living under a rock.

Thats what IMDB sayd anywho
Imran
Imran - 9/1/2009, 6:57 PM
Did Sherlock Holmes hold up Iron Man 2?
Robsaggs
Robsaggs - 9/1/2009, 6:57 PM
sherlock holmes didn't push back iron man 2, and why pushed back 2 years!!! excuse me if i ignore this.
Robsaggs
Robsaggs - 9/1/2009, 6:57 PM
haha damn same time
StrangerX
StrangerX - 9/1/2009, 6:59 PM
What I don't understand is if Marvel was sold to get bigger budgets on movies, bigger fanbase why would Disney scrap them. Theres no way that would happen. I'm pretty sure that this is just speculation. Even non fans know what Marvel has been trying to do since Iron Man and that's create a more unified verse n movies. Disney screws with that they screw up thier own money.
AshleyWilliams
AshleyWilliams - 9/1/2009, 7:21 PM
uggghhh
Wadey09
Wadey09 - 9/1/2009, 7:23 PM
NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
i have been eagerly awaiting avengers since 2004 when i got back into comics!
Hollywood!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How Could You Be So Cruel???!!!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 9/1/2009, 7:23 PM
BETTY @ IMDB says alot of BS things, just hear say like most of it lol!

An welcome back dude! ; )

REDSKULL LMFAO dude hehhehehehe!!!

Now if you can do one with JOSH24 with LEWIS or WORTHINGTON id luv ya forever lol! ; )

Damn i knew things would change and get delayed, what did i say, an its only the second day ffs!

DAMN U DISNEY! ; D

I WONT SAY I TOLD YOU SO, oops i did! : D

Cool news about IRON-MAN 3 i didn't even know there was gonna be a IM 3 till now! ; )

thwip @ hahahahhahahahha!!!
NJdevil12
NJdevil12 - 9/1/2009, 7:32 PM
i say we catapult ourselves at the disney castle
IronMarvel
IronMarvel - 9/1/2009, 7:57 PM
WOW TALK ABOUT A COMPLETE LOSS OF MOMENTUM THAT WILL FOR THE PREVIOUS MOVIES. THOR AND CAP IN 2011 AND 3 EFFING YEARS TILL AVENGERS??? IF THIS TURNS OUT TO BE TRUE I WILL BE TOO ANGRY FOR WORDS. I GRADUATE COLLEGE IN 2014. THATS A DAMN LONG TIME DUDES. THIS BETTER NOT BE TRUE
CRITIC17
CRITIC17 - 9/1/2009, 7:57 PM
What the frick???!!! This sucks...
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 9/1/2009, 8:03 PM
Again, this won't be a major issue. As others have said, Sherlock Holmes didn't stop IM 2. Actors and directors do several films every year.
10THTIGER
10THTIGER - 9/1/2009, 8:04 PM
THIS IS OUTRIGHT BUUUUUULLLLSHIT WTF!!!!!! THEY ALWAYS DO THIS WHEN ITS A MOVIE US FANS R DYING TO SEE IVE NEVER EVEN HEARD OF THIS COWBOYS N ALIENS SHIT....FUKIN DISNEYS RUINING SHIT ALREADY :( :(
alexsummers
alexsummers - 9/1/2009, 8:11 PM
NOOOOOO!!! I hope to god this isn't true. I've been looking forward to that movie so hard even though it's 3 years away!
Phinehas
Phinehas - 9/1/2009, 8:19 PM
Arizona isn't prairie land...
Robsaggs
Robsaggs - 9/1/2009, 8:48 PM
i'll say again this is nonsense, read the original article the whole thing is made up based on the idea that they want to make a different movie. also this has nothing to do with disney, it happened, get over it.
MIDAS
MIDAS - 9/1/2009, 9:01 PM
I don't think this will actually happen. They have too much hype over Avengers to just push it back for this bullsheet movie.
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 9/1/2009, 9:04 PM
Robsaggs: Couldn't have put it better myself. :)
thwhtGuardian
thwhtGuardian - 9/1/2009, 9:39 PM
I agree with robsaggs, the disney insinuation is unfounded, heck I'm not even sure this would push back avengers there seems to be plenty of time to fit it in.
TheMyth
TheMyth - 9/1/2009, 9:43 PM
This article is bogus on so many levels. I don't feel I even have to say why, as anyone with a brain already knows.
luecypher
luecypher - 9/1/2009, 10:06 PM
Cowboys and Aliens is suppose to come out in 2011 so they will end filming it in 2010 some time. So I doubt this will set back The Avengers movie. I am super excited about the origins movies for Pluto and Micky
Macksimus
Macksimus - 9/2/2009, 12:15 AM
This sucks.

...but the reality is that delays happen with movies. That's just the way it is.
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