Dreamworks and Universal have announced that they are bringing a big-screen adaptation of the graphic novel COWBOYS AND INDIANS to theaters. Imagine Entertainment's  Brian Grazer and Ron Howard will produce the film alongside  Platinum Studios chairman-CEO Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, Ervin Rustemagic and Rich Marincic co-produce.

Variety report that the screenplay will be written by Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby (CHILDREN OF MEN, IRON MAN).

The graphic novel mixes Western and science fiction genres. Set in 1800s Arizona, a skirmish between cowboys and Apaches is interrupted by the crash landing of a space ship. The alien commander plans to tame the Old West and enslave everyone, but the cowboys and Native Americans turn their six-guns against the alien invaders.

The graphic novel hit shelves in 2006.