I can see the studio execs now – “You mean this movie will have cowboys AND aliens? Guy, this’ll be box office dynamite!” Of course, the only the last sci-fi/western mash-up that springs to mind is Barry Sonnenfeld’s disastrous Wild Wild West, so a healthy return on your investment is not exactly guaranteed. I’d be willing to bet, though, that the fact Cowboys and Aliens was already a comic book got the picture greenlit faster than a quickdraw with Quicky McQuickson, the fastest draw in the West. Those kids lap up comic book movies…
