Just a month away, JOHN CARTER is kicking off it’s last marketing hurrah to get your ass in a theater seat. I’m already a guarantee, but many are on the fence or simply steering clear. The most common complaint seems to be “CGI shitfest,” which doesn’t register for me. I mean…it takes place on Mars…with spaceships…and aliens…lots of otherworldly shit. You’re gonna have CGI. You also have a director (Andrew Stanton) who has handled that kind of material deftly before (WALL*E).
Anyway, here’s a pretty bad ass spot, courtesy of Coming Soon. It features a bevy of new footage, especially the action-oriented kind and very well may pull you off the fence. Check it out:
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After directing Finding Nemo and WALL-E, Andrew Stanton turned his attention to the realm of live-action with John Carter. The film became one of the biggest box-office bombs in history, leading Disney to scrap the planned sequels. In the decade...
When John Carter was released in 2012, the potential tentpole movie became one of history’s biggest box office bombs. Carrying a staggering budget of $250 million, the film grossed $73 million at the domestic box office and $284.1 million worldwide....
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