-Iron Man' Screenwriters On Status Of -Cowboys And Aliens' And Robert Downey Jr. Casting

splashpage.mtv.com - 29th Sep 2008

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Robert Downey Jr.: Published just over a year ago but pitched around Hollywood for nearly a decade beforehand, Platinum Studios’ “Cowboys and Aliens” comic has been the subject of considerable discussion ever since it was optioned well in advance of its first issue hitting shelves — and even moreso when it was announced in June that “Iron Man” star Robert Downey Jr. was attached to star in the film. The timeline of this big-screen deal ushered in much of the modern debate over comics’ use as stepping stones to television, film or video game properties, and Platinum has since become one of the most prominent companies to make a name for itself buying up the rights to comics with print publication as a secondary goal Read full story at splashpage.mtv.com

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