Seeing how the companys marketing campaign for john carter has only begun to really intensify over the past two weeks, awareness and interest in the. John carter 2012 pg 2h 12m adventures one minute, civil war veteran john carter is evading apaches. Jun 07, 2014 john carter director reveals cancelled plans for two sequels. For a movie that is actually pretty damned good, and also such a lynchpin of science fiction as we know it. I have a theory that when you have a script written by more than two people, the final cut is a movie. The tarzan files and the john carter files are independent web resources for history, commentary, and criticism purposes, and are not owned, sponsored by, or affiliated with any third party including edgar rice burroughs, inc, warner bros studios, or disney. The 2012 john carter movie was an adaptation of edgar rice burroughs scifi epic series john carter of mars, boasting a solid cast including. The movie avatar was inspired by john carter of mars. Ten years after his forced exile from his new home, john carter of virginia finally returns to barsoom. What happened to john carter after he returned to mars. A sweeping actionadventure set on the mysterious and exotic planet of barsoom mars. Feb 16, 2012 john carter producer jim morris confirms sequel john carter. John carter proved to be one of 2012s biggest bombs, but had. Sep 01, 2019 september 15, 2016 abraham sherman a princess of mars, andrew stanton, barsoom, edgar rice burroughs, erbdom, future of john carter film franchise, john carter the disney movie, john carter fantasy reboot, john carter of mars, the john carter files.
We arent going to get a john carter movie sequel, but this is a good start if they decide to do one. John carter trailer 2 official 2012 hd taylor kitsch. While there, he encounters someone who is holding some kind of medallion. Parents need to know that john carter is a swashbuckling interplanetary adventure based on edgar rice burroughs first book in the john carter series, a princess of mars. Oct 21, 2014 disney may not have scored with an adaptation of edgar rice burroughs john carter of mars, but the authors estate still hopes his book series can become a film franchise. The area has a base station where scientists do research and study what life might be like, living on mars.
Oct 21, 2014 it was announced today via the playlist that the movie, television, and merchandise rights to john carter of mars have reverted back to edgar rice burroughs, inc. From filmmaker andrew stanton comes john carter a sweeping actionadventure set on the mysterious and exotic planet of barsoom mars. In case there was any doubt that disneyhad no interested in producing a sequel. John carter was problematic due to too many hands in the pot imo. The series of books its based on deserve to be put on film they influenced over 100. The film chronicles the first interplanetary adventure of john carter and his attempts to mediate civil unrest amongst the warring kingdoms of barsoom. John carter movie filmed at mars location special news the upcoming disney movie called john carter was partially filmed in an area of wayne county, utah that is referred to as mars. Andrew stanton reveals the john carter sequels that never. Edgar rice burroughs was the master of adventure and his literary works continue to. Stantons john carter was based on book 1, a princess of mars. If the movie had been anything like the second book, the gods of mars, we would certainly have been in for a treat as john carter basically destroyed eons of martian religion, kicking the asses of. Oct 22, 2014 one of the biggest box office disasters in recent years is 2012s disney film john carter. John carter producers reveal sequel plans and why they cast. John carter of mars was the creative stimulus behind such movie classics as superman, star wars and avatar.
The john carter wiki is your onestop spot for information about the movie. Disney has lots its rights to the john carter franchise, as they have. While hurt by a needlessly overcomplicated structure and a middling lead. But i looked up the plot of princess of mars, and it seems pretty different from the movie. Next, the john carter files has a steady stream of updates and information about john carter, barsoom, and edgar rice burroughs. It was released in 2012 under the name of john carter of mars. In case there was any doubt that disneyhad no interested in producing a sequel, it was announced. The john carter sequel were never getting wouldve been. Many movie news sites tell the filmmakers that they dont dare to spend money on the new movie, as this film has suffered box office damage. This movie didnt do a good job in terms of profits.
That being said, i do wonder if perhaps universal might be an option. Watch john carter of mars 2012 full movie hd 1080p. Disney may be making a sequel to john carter because. The john carter brand was definitely stained by the 2012 andrew stantondirected movie which critics didnt exactly love either and a good portion of audiences might just write off the idea ofjohn carter 2 as a joke. One of the biggest box office disasters in recent years is 2012s disney film john carter. Everything you need to know about disneys john carter movie. Oct 21, 2014 john carter of mars was the creative stimulus behind such movie classics as superman, star wars and avatar. Eventually they run into some indians, and theres a gunfight. John carter, disneys adventure epic that opens in theaters march 9, is based on the barsoom series by edgar rice burroughs, which was written about 100 years ago.
If the movie had been anything like the second book, the gods of mars, we would certainly have been in for a treat as john carter basically. Turns out, john carter was only mostly dead forbes. John carter, a civil war veteran, who in 1868 was trying to live a normal life, is asked by the army to join, but he refuses so he is locked up. It was directed by andrew stanton from a screenplay written by stanton, mark andrews.
One minute, civil war veteran john carter is evading apaches. Its a world on the brink of collapse, and carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes the survival of barsoom and its people rests in his hands. Apr 6, 2012 john carter is a fantastic film that was unfairly trashed by critics and internet trolls. Oct 14, 2018 taking the story from the erb books, in first one, the princess of mars, john carter gets to mars, by mystical means. John carter of mars was the creative stimulus behind such movie classics as superman, star wars, and avatar. Sam humphries does take some liberties in what was published in the novel no thuvia controlling banths, but eisner award winning artist ramon perez. Andrew stanton reveals the john carter of mars sequels. Nov 08, 2012 john carter is a film that follows the story of a civil war soldier, named, well, john carter, who is mysteriously telegraphed to mars. Future of john carter film franchise the john carter files. The fantasyromance adventures of a civil war veteran transported to mars made for a giant, suffocating doughy feast of boredom.
Using their advanced technology, the mysterious therns represent themselves as the messengers of issus, the barsoomian goddess, in order to further their own plans. Sam humphries does take some liberties in what was published in the novel no thuvia controlling banths, but eisner award winning artist ramon perez nails the style, look and feel of barsoom. But in light of john carters poor box office performance, it was cancelled. Disneys john carter 2 never happened, despite having all of the trappings associated with a franchisestarting film. We ogled the four arms of the warrior clan of tharks, and carter s pet woola. Since john carter was a box office failure anyway, i wonder what the studio executives told themselvesthat if of mars had stayed in, it wouldve done. Taylor kitsch gives a shout out to best damn fans on earth and mars. John carter world premiere andrew stanton interview interview with canadas taylor kitsch. Feb 16, 2012 disney is already downplaying the idea that a john carter sequel much less a franchise is merely a pipe dream, and early word of mouth from those whove seen the film is actually very positive most comments state the movie is a lot of fun. Jul 16, 2019 disneys john carter 2 never happened, despite having all of the trappings associated with a franchisestarting film. Director andrew stanton shares the john carter sequel logos for the followups that never came to fruition, gods of mars and warlord of mars. New john carter movie planned by edgar rice burroughs inc.
John carter is disneys film adaptation of the barsoom series of books first published in princess of mars by edgar rice burroughs in 1917. Finding nemo and walle writerdirector andrew stanton is the visionary mind behind this science fiction epic. Clampett recognized the irony in mgms decision, as the flash gordon movie serial, released in the same year by universal. Since john carter was a box office failure anyway, i wonder what the studio executives told themselvesthat if of mars had stayed in, it wouldve done even worse. Andrew stanton reveals the john carter sequels that never were. Although everyone knows that life on mars is not possible, but burroughs writing is so natural and real that it makes people wonder sometimes. John carter producers reveal sequel plans and why they.
Long before andrew stanton got the green light to make john carter of mars for disney, edgar rice burroughs mars was included in mars and beyond. John carter proved to be one of 2012s biggest bombs, but had it turned a profit, we would have seen gods. John carter of mars series is written by the author edgar rice burroughs, who started writing about the adventure on mars in the year 1911. They are lead by a holy hekkador, the current one being matai shang. Finding himself a prisoner of these creatures, he escapes, only to encounter dejah thoris, princess of helium, who is in desperate need of a savior. And finally the book below is the definitive explanation of what went wrong with the release and what needs to go right in order for a sequel. I encourage you to see it now or rentbuy the dvdbluray.
Everything wrong with john carter in 15 minutes or less duration. New john carter movie plans amc movie news youtube. John carter movie filmed at mars location capitol reef. Theres an underlying romance to most of the story, but its the movie s violence that might alarm parents of.
Mar 07, 2012 john carter director reveals cancelled plans for two sequels b. Do you think ill still enjoy the books if the only thing i know is the movie version, which ended on a major cliffhanger. Like day had now given away to night and as we wandered along the great avenue lighted by the two moons of barsoom, and with earth looking down upon us out of. Tweeton twitter today andrew stanton was asked if there was any hope for a john carter sequel, and. Lynn collins yet wait for john carter 2 actually happening. Taylor kitsch says the john carter sequel had an awesome. Already said to be in the scripting stage during the films press junket was a sequel tentatively titled john carter and the gods of mars named for the second book in the series. Civil war vet john carter is transplanted to mars, where he discovers a lush, wildly diverse planet whose main inhabitants are 12foot tall green barbarians. Franchise, john carter the disney movie, john carter news, john carter of mars.
Now, john carter is not the worst movie ive ever seen, but there are much better things to be spending movie money on, and, considering the fate of the many other movies that hollywood has repeatedly struggled to make successful with endless reboots, heres hoping that the john carter 2 option gets shelved in favor of something else. John carter is a 2012 american science fiction action film based on a princess of mars, the first. John carter director reveals cancelled plans for two sequels b. Dec 05, 2011 the film tells the story of warweary, former military captain john carter taylor kitsch, who is inexplicably transported to mars where he becomes reluctantly embroiled in a conflict of epic. John carter is an actionpacked, computer animated, thrill ride about the conflicts that occurs on this distant planet. John carter producer jim morris confirms sequel john. In one respect at least the martians are a happy people, they have no lawyers. Sep 22, 2015 now, john carter is not the worst movie ive ever seen, but there are much better things to be spending movie money on, and, considering the fate of the many other movies that hollywood has repeatedly struggled to make successful with endless reboots, heres hoping that the john carter 2 option gets shelved in favor of something else. Disney is already downplaying the idea that a john carter sequel much less a franchise is merely a pipe dream, and early word of mouth from those whove seen the film is actually very positive most comments state the movie is a lot of fun. It was announced today via the playlist that the movie, television, and merchandise rights to john carter of mars have reverted back to edgar rice. The therns are a race of shape shifting white beings from the world of barsoom.
For a movie that is actually pretty damned good, and also such a lynchpin of science fiction as we know it, to sink faster than. John carter is a 2012 american science fiction action film based on a princess of mars, the first book in the barsoom series of novels by edgar rice burroughs. There he meets tars tarkas, dejah thoris, kantos kan, and others. Jun 21, 2014 6 reasons disney needs to resurrect the john carter franchise. I have a theory that when you have a script written by more than two people, the final cut is a movie thats crammed full of. John carter sequel is already being planned screen rant. Director andrew stanton chose to shoot the principle photography for the scenes on. However, the films poor box office performance put plans for sequels on hold.
Jun 07, 2014 director andrew stanton shares the john carter sequel logos for the followups that never came to fruition, gods of mars and warlord of mars. Disney may not have scored with an adaptation of edgar rice burroughs john carter of mars, but the authors estate still hopes his book series can become a film franchise. John carter is a warweary, former military captain whos inexplicably transported to mars and reluctantly becomes embroiled in an epic conflict. John carter is based on a classic novel by edgar rice. The 2012 john carter movie was an adaptation of edgar rice burroughs scifi epic series john carter of mars, boasting a solid cast including willem defoe, dominic west, ciaran hinds, lynn collins, and taylor kitsch. Originally going to be titled john carter of mars, the movie apparently dropped the of mars to make it more appealing to a broader audience and this film is supposed to be the origin story about a guy becoming john carter of mars this probably explains why we finally get the originallyintended title of john carter of mars at the. John carter director reveals cancelled plans for two sequels. John carter of mars was the creative stimulus behind such movie. Before the release of the 2012 film john carter, producers jim morris and lindsey collins said that they were working on a sequel based on the second book, with the working title john carter. September 15, 2016 abraham sherman a princess of mars, andrew stanton, barsoom, edgar rice burroughs, erbdom, future of john carter film franchise, john carter the disney movie, john carter fantasy reboot, john carter of mars, the john carter files. In searching for his lost love dejah thoris, he clashes with new and vicious enemies in the plant men, the holy therns, and the black pirates of barsoom, and discovers the horrifying truth behind the religious hierarchy of the red planet when he comes face to face with the goddess issus. The gods of mars and the warlord of mars are the titles of books 2 and 3 of edgar rice burroughs barsoom series.
New john carter movie planned by edgar rice burroughs. Jan 05, 2016 the rights to the john carter of mars films have reverted back to the estate of edgar rice burroughs. Based on edgar rice burroughs classic novel, john carter is a warweary, former military captain whos inexplicably transported to mars and reluctantly becomes embroiled in an epic conflict. The question is, who would actually make the movie.
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