Best & Worst: Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford is facing off against a clutch of extra-terrestrial baddies in Cowboys & Aliens this week, but how does it measure up against the peaks and troughs of his varied career?
![Movie Cowboys vs. Movie Aliens
3. Ennis Del Mar vs. E.T.The Movie Cowboy: One half of Brokeback Mountain’s forbidden coupling, Heath Ledger’s rugged sheep-herder is a man’s man who just so happens to prefer the company of men in all elements of his life. An emotional pressure-cooker, he could explode at the least provocation.The Movie Alien: Cuddly E.T. is one of the friendliest aliens you could ever hope to meet. Whilst most of his intergalactic brethren are lording it with their ray-guns, he’s never happier than when reviving a dying flower. Awww.If They Fought: E.T. might be a loveable soul, but he’s no fighter. Ennis, on the other hand, has thrown more than a few punches in his time…The Winner: The bout is called a no-contest as the two gently weep on each other’s shoulders. The crowd angrily demands their money back as the two shake hands and leave arm in arm. Sample Dialogue: [Del Mar] “I wish I knew how to quit you.” [E.T.] “I’m off home in a bit. I’m sure you’ll manage.”](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lq2rvwBNqf1qcga5ro1_500.jpg)
Movie Cowboys vs. Movie Aliens
3. Ennis Del Mar vs. E.T.
The Movie Cowboy: One half of Brokeback Mountain’s forbidden coupling, Heath Ledger’s rugged sheep-herder is a man’s man who just so happens to prefer the company of men in all elements of his life. An emotional pressure-cooker, he could explode at the least provocation.
The Movie Alien: Cuddly E.T. is one of the friendliest aliens you could ever hope to meet. Whilst most of his intergalactic brethren are lording it with their ray-guns, he’s never happier than when reviving a dying flower. Awww.
If They Fought: E.T. might be a loveable soul, but he’s no fighter. Ennis, on the other hand, has thrown more than a few punches in his time…
The Winner: The bout is called a no-contest as the two gently weep on each other’s shoulders. The crowd angrily demands their money back as the two shake hands and leave arm in arm.
Sample Dialogue: [Del Mar] “I wish I knew how to quit you.” [E.T.] “I’m off home in a bit. I’m sure you’ll manage.”
Cowboys And Aliens Review
Ballet and horror. Gnomes and Shakespeare. Frances McDormand and Megatron.
2011 has already given us an embarrassment of chalk/cheese couplings. Now comes Cowboys & Aliens, saddle-bagged with expectation that this could be the essential mash-up of the year…
Harrison Ford reunites with Chewbacca. Hilarity ensues.
Cowboys & Aliens gets a third trailer
With the release of Cowboys & Aliens fast approaching, a third and possibly final trailer has been released, and, handily, you can watch it below.
The film, directed by Iron Man helmer Jon Favreau and starring Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde, Harrison Ford and Sam Rockwell, opens later this summer.
Cowboys & Aliens is set in a seemingly generic old western town, so it’s something of surprise when some nasty aliens unleash terror on said town, and it’s up to Craig and Ford (AKA Bond and Indy) to lead the fight against them.
Barry Sonnenfeld directing Dominion Dinosaurs Vs Aliens
Director Barry Sonnenfeld and comics writer Grant Morrison are joining forces on a new project called Dominion: Dinosaurs Vs Aliens.
Set on a prehistoric Earth, the plot follows the battle between invading aliens and super-intelligent dinosaurs who fight for their turf. Considering dinosaurs are extinct, it’s not hard to guess who wins.
Sonnenfeld will helm the movie version of the story, while Morrison will write the screenplay and accompanying graphic novel.
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Iron Man 3 will be sequel to Thor and The Avengers
Jon Favreau has talked again about the status of Iron Man 3, stating that the threequel will be a continuation of the big screen adventures of Thor, Hulk, Captain America and The Avengers.
While promoting new movie Cowboys & Aliens, the director discussed how the story of Iron Man 3 would be entirely dependent on the fall-out of the other Marvel movies coming out next year.
Cowboys & Aliens teaser
The first teaser trailer for Daniel Craig and Jon Favreau’s comic adap of Cowboys & Aliens has beamed online. A mixture of footage already glimpsed earlier this year at Comic-Con, and snippets of new bits, it effectively sets up the film’s enticing central premise. In a nutshell: Craig is a wanted man in 1873 Arizona whose incarceration is interrupted when aliens attack…
