TV Article Daniel Craig in talks for 'Cowboys and Aliens' By Tim Stack Tim Stack Tim Stack is a former senior writer at Entertainment Weekly. He left EW in 2019. EW's editorial guidelines Updated on July 30, 2020 04:21PM EDT Now that Robert Downey Jr. has dropped out due to the Sherlock Holmes sequel, Daniel Craig is considering joining Cowboys and Aliens, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Directed by Jon Favreau and produced by Steven Spielberg, the film is about an alien invasion within the setting of the 1800s Wild West. Close