Harrison Ford Joins "Cowboys & Aliens"

A rumor started via Latino Review that Harrison Ford had signed on for "a huge comic book movie to be directed by a director coming off a soon to be released huge comic book movie" is a rumor no more:  Harrison Ford will be joining Daniel Craig and Olivia Wilde in Jon Favreau's sci-fi western Cowboys & Aliens.

The confirmation came from Favreau himself, who posted this on his Twitter page earlier today:

"Please stop asking if Harrison Ford is in Cowboys & Aliens. Okay? He is. Please don't tell anybody."

So I guess that settles that.

Cowboys & Aliens is based on the 2006 Platinum Studios Comics graphic novel by Fred Van Lente and Andrew Foley.  The story takes place in Arizona in the 1800s, when a battle between cowboys and Apaches is interrupted by (of all things) an alien invasion, forcing both sides to join forces to save the planet.  Cool.

It's not known yet what role Ford will be playing, as Daniel Craig is already set to play the role of the main cowboy, Zeke Johnson.  I guess it's safe to assume that there's another really cool cowboy part for him...since he's Harrison Ford and all...

The movie is set for release on July 29, 2011. The script was written by Star Trek's Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Damon Lindelof, who are also producing, along with Steven Spielberg and Ron Howard, among others.  

Sounds like a crazy enough concept to be a really fun movie, and the team behind it just keeps getting better.  I'm definitely looking forward to seeing it.