Video: 'Cowboys & Aliens' Sneak Peek - Now With More Explosions And More Badassery

I have to confess I've been only mildly curious about Cowboys & Aliens, Jon Favreau's adaptation of Scott Mitchell Rosenberg's sci-fi Western comic. Though I like the concept in theory, and though I'm a fan of Favreau as well as stars Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, and Olivia Wilde, something about the earlier trailers haven't quite done it for me.

That's changing now, though. This new "extended sneak peek," which aired at the Spike TV Guys Choice Awards on Friday, has definitely pushed Cowboys & Aliens up a few places on my "most-anticipated summer movies" list. It's more action-heavy than the earlier full-length trailer, and in my opinion looks way more exciting. Check it out after the jump.

[via The Hollywood Reporter]

The new teaser features scenes familiar from previous spots, but also includes some newer footage, including a glimpse of Paul Dano as an unhinged-looking prisoner and lots more explosions. I'm really loving the energy and badassery on display here — Cowboys & Aliens just looks so fun, in exactly the way that a summer blockbuster is supposed to be fun. I look forward to seeing this film when it opens July 29.

Here's the synopsis, via the film's YouTube page:

1875. New Mexico Territory. A stranger (Craig) with no memory of his past stumbles into the hard desert town of Absolution. The only hint to his history is a mysterious shackle that encircles one wrist. What he discovers is that the people of Absolution don't welcome strangers, and nobody makes a move on its streets unless ordered to do so by the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde (Ford). It's a town that lives in fear.

But Absolution is about to experience fear it can scarcely comprehend as the desolate city is attacked by marauders from the sky. Screaming down with breathtaking velocity and blinding lights to abduct the helpless one by one, these monsters challenge everything the residents have ever known.

Now, the stranger they rejected is their only hope for salvation. As this gunslinger slowly starts to remember who he is and where he's been, he realizes he holds a secret that could give the town a fighting chance against the alien force. With the help of the elusive traveler Ella (Olivia Wilde), he pulls together a posse comprised of former opponents—townsfolk, Dolarhyde and his boys, outlaws and Apache warriors—all in danger of annihilation. United against a common enemy, they will prepare for an epic showdown for survival.