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Daniel Craig in talks for 'Cowboys & Aliens'
Published Thursday, Jan 14 2010, 09:39 GMT | By Simon Reynolds
Rex Features
According to Collider, Craig is the frontrunner to replace Robert Downey Jr, who dropped out to concentrate on making a Sherlock Holmes sequel.
Iron Man helmer Jon Favreau is still on board to steer the project from a script by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Damon Lindelof.
Platinum Studios' Cowboys & Aliens graphic novel centres on Zeke Jackson, a Western settler who teams up with Apache Indians when aliens crash in their city.
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