Craig will star in an adaptation of Fred Van Lente's graphic novel that was published by Platinum Studios and revolves around cowboys and Native Americans who put aside their Old West differences to battle invading aliens. Craig will play the lead cowboy Zeke Jackson, replacing Robert Downey Jr who left the project to focus on a Sherlock Holmes sequel.
I'm not familiar with the comics but they sound pretty nuts! With John Favreu at the helm of
Cowboys And Aliens, expect at the very least a decent, fun movie. Daniel Craig is of course best known these days as the latest James Bond, and expect to see him back in Martini sipping mode pretty soon, as another scoop from Deadline Hollywood confirms that Sam Mendes is on board Bond 32 as a consult, but NOT as yet a director. According to one of Finke's insiders,
"Barbara(Broccoli) thinks he's smart, which he is. But you don't need such a fancy director. You need someone who can do an action movie."
Mmm. I guess there's hope for
Preacher yet!