daniel craig of james bond fame. harrison ford showing a mean side to his all-american movie persona. as well as the lovely oliviawwl wilde. maybe when you see the title you're thinking, huh? well, so is harrison ford. did you say, that movie's for me? >> no, i said i wanted to do the cowboy part. i've always wanted -- i've wanted to do a western for 25 years. they just stopped making them. it was clear that they'd found a new way to make 'em. from the title. but when i read it, i just -- i frankly didn't get it. i didn't get it. and i read this and -- i couldn't figure it out. so i read 30 pages. i said, nah, it's not for me. >> reporter: but he was talked into doing it, in part, by daniel craig. >> this was like going, i'm an englishman playing a cowboy. i need all the help i can get. i thought, i would figure harrison ford would be the man to help me out. >> reporter: craig plays jake, an outlaw who wakes up in a daze to discover a strange-looking g bracelet on his arm. harrison ford's a tyrant of a local rancher

working with harrison ford. >> so many funny things happened. >> jimmy: i do want to ask you about, daniel craig >> right here? >> jimmy: he was right there. he had parties every night for -- >> not every night. we're not, like, crazy. only the weekends, when we had time off daniel would host us and sam rockwell, who is receiving stuff out on the street right now, i see, he and i used to just move in on saturday morning and leave sunday night at daniel's house and he would cook for us and took care of us. we would all play ukulele. jon does and daniel does. >> jimmy: is it fun to hear people play the ukulele? no? seems very out of -- >> we might make a sequel. i have to stay -- >> jimmy: i'm glad you mentioned that. because, and i know jon -- jon doesn't want any part of this, but jon, i have some ideas i would like you to hear us out on -- >> we talked about this already, jimmy. >> i think it's a good idea. >> jimmy: if you give me a minute to make a little pitch here. i know this is not something you want to do. okay, so -- first of all, here's an idea. "cowboys with benefits." what do you thi

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it's daniel craig, harrison ford and you on a pony. >> me on horse.son when we're shooting that. during the press junket. they brought me a bunch of cowboy hats to wear. i tried one on. harrison said, no, not that one. i said, harrison what do you think of this one? i turned around and he said, did you bring a yarmulke? that was how dynamic on the set. there is somebody with "cowboys and aliens" shirt from comic con a year ago. thank you for representing there. [ applause ] >> jimmy: unfortunately she hasn't changed since then. there's a lot of excitement. know it's going to be a huge blockbuster film. why shouldn't it be? you're facing the biggest challenge of your life on wednesday night. >> yes. >> jimmy: right here as you take on directing this show. >> yes. >> jimmy: are you ready for this? >> i'm following in some big foot steps. john green. tarantino. j.j. abrams. am i forgetting anyone? >> jimmy: who am i forgetting? we've had -- who? bobcat. bobcat goldthwait. >> i'll be somewhere in the middle there. >> jimmy: we have some surprises. >> i'll

>> yes. >> jimmy: yours just slightly bigger than daniel craig's?lause ] >> jimmy: that's one of the perks, i guess. >> but daniel had the form-fitting chaps. >> jimmy: yes, he did. >> yes. which nicely framed his posterior. >> jimmy: it did. i was having homoerotic thoughts throughout the film. >> i'm sorry. [ laughter ] he's recently married. >> jimmy: he was here and he said that he threw parties for the cast and the crew and that you came and you were sitting in the corner grumpy and quiet throughout the party. is that true? >> well, how do you feel about an endless loop of the sound track from "grease?" >> jimmy: what? [ laughter ] not very good. really? [ applause ] >> after a few tequilas i got over my disdain for the music and warmed to it. but they were pretty good parties. i left about, when they started breaking up furniture for the fireplace. >> jimmy: your son is an accl m acclaimed chef. he has a great restaurant. >> ford's filling station. >>>>immy: you can get a whole pig there. that's the sort of thing i go for. do you go and do you

then daniel craig shows up. >> i need to know where you came from. >> so do i.>>reporter: he has repressed memory from the past. one tough guy, though. >> i don't want any trouble. >>reporter: right clint, daniel. just as you think this film is a derivative conventional western. wow! about. pl alien arrive and they mean business. about sophisticated weaponry they are after us. like a round up they rope people off the horse to reel them in. >> what about the other people are they alive? >> they won't be for long. >>reporter: that is olivia who knows more than she is letting on. stunning. great eyes. >> she's the only one who knows who i am. >>reporter: that haunted past thing again. dialogue isn't going to win a pulitzer but after all this boils did you know to last chance team effort against a force that seems unbeatable. about this has just about every kind of film genre to imagine. could you by and indian and alien. horse. science fiction slimey green monster and great special effect from ilm. parts of it are silly and too long. some of it doesn't work but sti

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harrison ford and daniel craig saddle up in the sci-fi western "cowboys and aliens."n 1800s town invaded by aliens. the movie's big name talent should be a big draw for the movie goers to the tune of an expected $42 million. everyone's favorite blue creatures are back and now on the big screen in "the smurfs." the live action animation hybrid that stars neil patrick harris has been getting abismal reviews. nostalgia will likely send ticket sales over the $30 million mark. analysts believe that "crazy stupid love" starring ryan gosling and emma stone might suffer the effects of fatigue after a long string of adult comedies. it's expected to debut in fifth place behind "captain america" and "harry potter" with just $17 million. bill, you seem like the sci-fi guy. >> i've had my moments. but i'm going to see "cowboys and aliens." "captain american" -- i think i'll pass. >> i think i'll pass on that. >>> and this comes to us from wvit connecticut where a group of students are making the grade by being the class clown. it's lights, camera, and comedy at one local universit

harrison ford and daniel craig saddle up in the sci-fi western "cowboys and aliens."e's big name talent should be a big draw for the movie goers to the tune of an expected $42 million. everyone's favorite blue creatures are back and now on the big screen in "the smurfs." the animation hybrid that stars neil patrick harris has been getting abysmal reviews. nostalgia will likely send ticket sales over the $30 million mark. also, the cast might suffer the effect of fatigue after a string of adult comedies. it's expected to debut in fifth place behind "captain america" and "harry potter" with just $17 million. >> i need to know who the movie exec is that ruined the smurfs. >> so mix animation with the real life? >> i heard it was coming out and it's from our childhood, exciting to see what they would do with it. no what i would have hoped for. >> the originals are always better. >> and the reviews are brutal. >> i know. poor guys. this is "first look" on msnbc. "way too early" starts right now. >>> after delaying the vote deep into the note as he tried to whip his caucus

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daniel craig, good morning.ou. >> i don't know how an english actor pulls off an american cowboy swagger. how did you do that? and also the accent. >> i just watched lots of cowboy movies and stole everything i could, basically. >> from who? who did you watch? >> we watched everything from "stage coach" on wards. so but a lot of the westerns are my favorite and later. and then i got the chance to work with real cowboys and wranglers and i just watched the way they walked and talked and the way they held themselves. stole the bits i liked. >> well, it definitely worked for you because you pulled this together in how you walk and how you talk. and my sense is that there's a little bit of clint eastwood in this character and a little bit of john wayne. >> i didn't want to go through anything too specific, but i guess as long as the good bits, hopefully the good bits. >> you did a lot of stunt training, i understand, for the film. was there anything james bond didn't already know? >> well, the horse riding. i hadn't

then daniel craig shows up. >> he is one tough guy though. >> i don't want any trouble. >> right, clintw! aliens arrive and they mean business. they are after us. they rope people off like horses to study them. >> she knows more than she is letting on. she has great eyes. >> but that again, the dialogue can't win an award but it boils down to last chance team effort against a force that seems unbeatable. >> this has everything you can imagine, genre, cowboys indians and aliens and great special effects. parts of silly and too long but it's still a rip rolling good time. i give it almost three-quarters of a bucket. i'm don sanchez and we'll see you on the aisle. >> he is animated there. >> how about that stuff about the weather. >> absolutely. we've got some storm activity well east of the bay area but typical low clouds and fog. this is san jose, looking at sunshine and temperatures approaching 80 later on today. further south, 82 in morgan hill. gilroy, garlic festival should be a nice day but farther east, cumulus clouds and rain will stay to the east. and to central california, if yo

grumpy harrison ford rule was an iron fist, then, daniel craig shows up. >> i need to know where you came from. >> so do i. >> he has repressed memories of the past and one tough guy, though. >> i don't want trouble. >> right, clint, uh, daniel. so you're thinking it's a conventional western? p.o.w.. alien arrive and they mean business. and they're after us. like a round up, they rope people off and real them in to study them. >> what about other people? are they alive? >> they won't be for long. >> and she's stunning. great eyes. >> she's the only one who knows who i am. >> that haunted past thing again. dialogue isn't going to win a pulitzer but this boils down a last chance. the force, the team is unbeatable. >> and this has just about every kind of film genre you can image yichblt cowboys, indians, horror, science fiction, and great special affects from ilm. and parts of it are silly, it's too long, and it's still a rip-roaring good time. i give it almost three quarters of a bucket. we'll see you on the aisle. >>> here is something scientists have been looking for for a long time.

you kind of go to this movie to see, you know, a lot of crazy action and explosions and also daniel craig looking preposterously good in chaps. >> of course, it's bond, james bond. >> it was just okay. >> so you gave smurf f somebody says your grade here, you said just okay. >> perfectly average so i give it a c. i think there are stronger movies, especially last week "captain america" coming out, i think this will blow that out of the water. it's fun, but -- >> c for cowboys? >> c for cowboys and c for -- i don't know what. kind of a ho hum week. >> oh, darn. okay, well, i'm glad you were honest with us. as you always are. >> as i am. better luck next week and "crazy stupid love" is in the theaters which is definitely an a-plus movie. steve correll, i love you. >> so you had a chance to peek at that one? >> yes, i did. so look up that movie and go support them. hip, hip hooray. >> good to see you. >>> all right, seattle, you know, it's home of starbucks. the setting for "gray's anatomy." but there's much more to it, especially by water. >>> all right, cnn reporters, anchors and producers

daniel craig, harrison ford, olivia wilde, and the director of the movie, jon favreau, will be our guestw on wednesday. and when he's director, my plan is, i'm going to shoot e.t. from a horse. and our music gueses next week, ronnie vannucci from the killers' new band, big talk, the features will be here, chris young will be with us, and lady gaga will be here to turn everything upside down. so join us next week, too. our first guest tonight is an exceptionally funny individual. he has a television show on nbc called "parenthood" and a film that he wrote and directed and starred in called "brother's justice." it just came out on blu-ray and dvd. please say hello to dax shepard. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: you look so wholesome tonight. >> five years younger, right? >> jimmy: you do. what did you do? >> on vacation together, which you'll learn about later -- >> jimmy: don'n'tell everyone. >> i had a full beard and longer hail. don't i look younger? >> jimmy: you do. >> i sprang out of bed this morning. my hair was still long and thin and i shaved and then i looked terrible. i didn't

in it, daniel craig reuniting with character actor reese evans. >>> he played craig's stocker, they kiss says michelle obama will guest star in "extreme makeover." she will work on a center for homeless female veterans. her episode airs in october. >>> another big loss. shall we say, for the nba. less than two months after shaq retired, fellow seven-footer yao ming is bowing out. >> translator: today i need to make a personal decision as a possible as a player. i will stop my career, possible career and i will formally retire today. thinking of the back and thinking of the future, i have black and blue very grateful. first of all, i need to be grateful for possible it has bring happiness to many people, including myself. >> ming is only 30. pretty young retiree. we look at his career and the injuries that have actually ended it. >> reporter: >> with the first pick in the 2002 nba draft, the houston rockets select yao ming from shanghai, china. >> reporter: when houston drafted yao mink, they believed he was the foundation of a bright future. during his rookie season, yao played in every

basically daniel craig plays this character in the movie, kind of a stranger, in 1875, new mexico desertdoesn't sit too well with the locals at first. then the real battle begins when these cowboys start doing battle with these aliens and the plot goes on from there. big names in this movie including the one and only harrison ford. take a listen. >> jake lonorgan. >> mind following me over to the office so we can have us a little chat. >> i think you've got the wrong man. >> i'm going to need you to come with us all the same. >> mixed reviews so far on this one. rotten tomatoes gives it 5.6 out of 10. associated press 2 of 4 stars. people said the story too simple, characters undeveloped, they didn't really mix the science fiction/old west genres too well. still looks pretty good. it's a summer action flick. >> well, "crazy stupid love" looks good, it's getting good reviews. story line is about 40-something cal who thinks he's living the dream, got the good job, nice house, great kids, marriage to his high school sweetheart. everything quickly unravels when she admits she had an affair,