John Carter

Theatrical - Wide 2012-03-09

Cast Taylor Kitsch Lynn Collins Samantha Morton Mark Strong Ciaran Hinds Dominic West James Purefoy Daryl Sabara Polly Walker Bryan Cranston Thomas Haden Church Willem Dafoe
Directed by Andrew Stanton
Written by Andrew Stanton Mark Andrews

Genres: Adventure Sci-Fi

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From filmmaker Andrew Stanton, JOHN CARTER OF MARS brings this captivating hero to the big screen in a stunning adventure epic set on the wounded planet of Mars, a world inhabited by warrior tribes and exotic desert beings. Based on the... See more first of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “Barsoom Series”, the film chronicles the journey of Civil-War veteran John Carter (Taylor Kitsch), who finds himself battling a new and mysterious war amidst a host of strange Martian inhabitants, including Tars Tarkas (Willem Dafoe) and Dejah Thoris (Lynn Collins).

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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...

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Edgar Rice Burroughs’ John Carter novels were originally published over a century ago and there have been attempts to bring the tales to the big-screen for almost as long. It finally happened 10 years ago with Andrew Stanton’s live-action adaptation...

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Interview: John Carter director Andrew Stanton!

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It began with Edgar Rice Burroughs. JOHN CARTER is a classic tale of a stranger in a strange land, one with people far different from him, and one that has serious potential to make for an incredible motion picture. While...

John Carter trailer arrives from Mars

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Today we get our first look at JOHN CARTER, who is still of Mars despite what his title shortening would suggest. The film stars Friday Night Light’s Taylor Kitsch as the titular Carter, and this may be a rather confusing...

Into the editing room of John Carter with director Andrew Stanton!

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If there is one thing that Hollywood loves it’s a story with a built-in audience. With sequels, prequels and remakes in abundance, it seems a shame that they are not looking for inspiration from anything other than films released less...

John Carter (of Mars) lands his first poster

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The last time I wrote about JOHN CARTER OF MARS it was to report that the film had dropped the OF MARS to become just JOHN CARTER. Now with the release of this first poster, I don’t know what to...

John Carter of Mars now just John Carter in inexplicable title change

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Look, I know that sometimes you have to change the title of a film in order not to confuse potential moviegoers. I get that PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF is better served as just PERCY JACKSON AND...

Andrew Stanton gives an update on John Carter of Mars

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We’ve sadly got over a year until Disney’s JOHN CARTER OF MARS hits theaters in March of 2012. Andrew Stanton (WALL-E) is making his live-action directorial debut on the film and spoke out on the long process of filming the...