Even the Producers of Transmorphers Were Wary of Cowboys & Aliens

Since its release at the end of July, Cowboys & Aliens has grossed around $110 million worldwide. That's not a washout on the level of The Worst Movie Ever!, but it's still a big enough disappointment to possibly dissuade future Hollywood genre mixes -- especially ones that deal with cowboy hats. Not that anyone should have been surprised by this underwhelming result -- even the guys from The Asylum stayed away from Cowboys & Aliens.

Speaking with Adult Swim, the mockbuster mavens behind such films as Transmorphers, Snakes on a Train, Almighty Thor and Battle of Los Angeles, revealed that they kicked the tires on a Cowboys & Aliens film, only to pass.

"People ask why we didn't do Cowboys & Aliens," The Asylum's Paul Bales said, "and we considered it for a while, but in the markets we have, genre-mixing doesn't work."

About those markets: Bales cited Europe as particularly interested in disaster films, rather than creature features. Perhaps that means audiences can expect Fright Night to get the mockbuster from The Asylum in three-to-four months. Ding! Tip your waitress.

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Comments

  • bierce says:

    "...possibly dissuade future Hollywood genre mixes"
    What does this mean for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter?

  • The WInchester says:

    You mean Chester A Arthur: Zombie Slayer?

  • casting couch says:

    Genre mixing is possible, and with more time I would give some examples of some movies. Westerns might be the toughest genre to mix successfully with another, however.

  • Bob says:

    Can you spell D.O.A.? I'm guessing Tim Burton and 2oth Century are crapping their pants over the C & A box office. And the fact that people are starting to get tired of vampires.