Cowboys & Aliens [SEP] director
Cowboys &amp; Aliens
Cowboys & Aliens is a 2011 American science fiction Western film directed by Jon Favreau and starring Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford and Olivia Wilde. The film is based on the 2006 graphic novel of the same name created by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg. The plot revolves around an amnesiac outlaw (Craig), a wealthy cattleman (Ford), and a mysterious traveler (Wilde) who must ally to save a group of townspeople abducted by aliens. The screenplay was written by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman,
white and colorizing it," he reasoned. Director of photography Matthew Libatique shot "Cowboys & Aliens" in the anamorphic format on 35 mm film to further a "classic movie feel".
On a budget of $163 million, principal photography for "Cowboys & Aliens" began at Albuquerque Studios in New Mexico on June 30, 2010. One of the filming locations was Plaza Blanca, "The White Place", where Western films like "The Missing", "", "City Slickers",