Cowboys and Aliens

Director John Favreau and Oscar-nominated actor Robert Downey Jr., whom are the propulsion behind the enormously popular Iron Man franchise, have just announced their involvement with the film adaptation of the graphic novel “Cowboys and Aliens,” written by Fred Van Lente and Andrew Foley. Favreau will complete his current project, Iron Man 2 due out next summer, and make Cowboys his next directorial outing.

The screenplay is being written by writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci (Star Trek (2009), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen).

Reportedly, Dreamworks studio is behind the project and is expecting its success to help validate the company’s new independence.

Cowboys and Aliens is currently penciled in to release during the summer of 2011.

Source: Hollywood Reporter