COWBOYS AND ALIENS And 007?

Daniel Craig has that rugged, been-out-in-the-desert-for-three-days-while-the-wind-kicked-up-non-stop kind of look that would make him perfect for a western.  So it’s no surprise, as sources are telling Collider that James Bond lead, Daniel Craig, is in negotiations to replace Robert Downey Jr. as the lead of the Jon Favreau-directed COWBOYS AND ALIENS.

Downey’s departure from the project was announced just this past Monday, and, at that time, it seemed DreamWorks, who wants production to begin later this year with a possible release in 2011, was going to hit the casting choices fast and heavy in order to find the right lead quickly.

Of course, as Collider, specifies, Craig is just “in negotiations.”  He has neither been offered the role, nor has he accepted.  With the will-it-or-won’t-it 2010 production schedule of BOND 23, Craig may have some time on his hands to kick a little alien ass Olde West-style.  We’ll keep you posted.