Month: December 2011
News about John Carter for December 31, 2011
Tweet From The Avengers to Lincoln, performances to watch in 2012 – Montreal Gazette – montrealgazette.com 12/31/2011 From The Avengers to Lincoln, performances to watch in 2012Montreal GazetteJohn Carter in […]
Something nice from the John Carter Message Boards
TweetIn case you don’t go there, the IMDB message boards for a movie like John Carter area pretty ugly place to visit. There are the “fanboys” and the “trolls” doing […]
News about John Carter Dec 30
Tweet 10 To Watch in 2012: Movies – Newsarama – newsarama.com 12/30/2011 Newsarama10 To Watch in 2012: MoviesNewsaramaBlame it on dance film director Jon Chu or new blood Dwayne “The […]
Taylor Kitsch: Reluctant Hero (New Straits Times Article)
TweetTHERE are few places on earth as beautiful, otherworldly and geographically distinct as southern Utah. Red earth carved by the waters of ancient Lake Bonneville 25,000 years ago, soaring, sand-coloured […]
News About John Carter Dec 28
Tweet 2011?s Biggest Flop is Mars Needs MomsScreenCrave.comJohn Carter was once titled John Carter of Mars, and I wonder if the name change was to stay away from the stink […]
The plot thickens–was Cheetah a cheater or was the cheater Cheeta (without the h)?
TweetA “Cheeting” scandal from 2008 is surfacing today, adding an unwanted (by those charmed by the story) question mark to the heartwarming story yesterday that “Cheetah”, the original chimp from […]
Cheetah, said to be Tarzan's sidekick chimp in 1930's, has died at the astonishing age of 80
TweetTalk about double-take. I came across an article today saying that Cheetah, the chimp who was the movie Tarzan’s sidekick, had died, and I immediately thought it must be referring […]
News about John Carter Dec 27
Tweet Four Freaky New Stills from The Woman in Black – shockya.com 12/27/2011 Four Freaky New Stills from The Woman in BlackShockya.comCBS Films released the latest set of movie stills […]
Kate Erbland: New Trailer gives more depth to "mostly unknown" John Carter property
Tweet How much does the average moviegoer really know about Disney’s mega-property? Posted by Kate Erbland Friday, December 23, 2011 9:46:46 PM Does the name “John Carter” mean anything to you? Probably […]
News about John Carter December 26
Tweet 10 stars to watch in 2012 – Windsor Star – windsorstar.com 12/26/2011 10 stars to watch in 2012Windsor StarThe Friday Night Lights star is poised to transition from a […]
John Carter Newsfeed Dec 25
Tweet John Carter Japanese Trailer – MovieWeb – movieweb.com 12/25/2011 Salt Lake City WeeklyJohn Carter Japanese TrailerMovieWebWalt Disney Pictures has released a Japanese trailer for John Carter, which arrives in […]
John Carter Articles for 24 Dec
Tweet International Trailer Shows Off John Carter’s Origins – Cinema Blend – cinemablend.com 12/24/2011 Salt Lake City WeeklyInternational Trailer Shows Off John Carter’s OriginsCinema BlendIn a way, John Carter is […]
John Carter Japanese Trailer offers tantalizing clues to the Stanton's script and John Carter's backstory
TweetMoreso than any other trailer released to date, the new Japanese international trailer (I’m calling it the Japanese trailer because so far there is another international trailer that is different, […]
Salt Lake City Weekly: John Carter – New Sci Fi Adventure May Blow Your Mind
Tweetby Bryan Young Some of you might have been to the theater and seen a poster for a movie called John Carter. Some of you might have even seen the […]
Andrew Stanton's Very Interesting Comments on his dream for John Carter
TweetThere’s an expression in the film biz — “campaigning” for a role, or a job. Andrew Stanton explained recently how he got the chance to direct Edgar Rice Burroughs’ […]
"My Advent on Mars" — by John Carter
TweetIt occurred to me that with all this fanboy raving I’ve been doing about Edgar Rice Burroughs as a deliciously thrilling and inspiring adventure adventure writer — a judgment shared […]
How Many Legs Does a Calot Have? (and a Woola wallpaper image)
TweetThere’s been some discussion on message boards lately about Woola, John Carter’s “calot”, who is featured prominently in the TV Spot entitled “Lost”. So it seems a good time to […]
Carl Sagan on the magical Mars of John Carter and Edgar Rice Burroughs
TweetHere’s a wonderful 3 minutes from Carl Sagan on how as a young boy he was mesmerized by the Mars of John Carter, Tars Tarkas, and Dejah Thoris. The reverence […]
Hear Michael Giachinno’s John Carter Score — Main Theme, Pursuit of Dejah, and Dejah Thoris theme….
TweetJohn Carter’s composer Michael Giachinno has premiered key elements of his score for John Carter and you can listen to it here. For those not familiar – Giachinno is the […]
Interesting comments from Lynn Collins on the "Pixar process" and John Carter
TweetLynn Collins, who plays Martian Princess Dejah Thoris in the upcoming Disney/Pixar “John Carter”, directed by Andrew Stanton, had some interesting things to say about the movie which quite frankly […]
New John Carter TV Spot: Dear John Carter Trailer Team, I have an idea
TweetDisney has just released two TV spots for Andrew Stanton’s John Carter, set to hit theaters and IMAX on March 9th. Here is the spot entitled “Lost” Review: Actually this […]
This is why we "Erbophiles" are so damned excited at what's coming on March 9
TweetWhen you’re spent your whole loving a secret liteary (or maybe not so) treasure that you’d like to share, but you don’t quite know how to — and then something […]
Puhlease! Stop it with the "John Carter is ripping off Star Wars"
TweetNever has a movie release created such a need to stamp out stupid brushfires as John Carter — precisely because this is a situation where the source material for half […]
The John Carter Imax Poster — plus some commentary
TweetDisney has just released the IMAX 3D poster for Andrew Stanton’s John Carter, slated for theaters March 9. The poster features John Carter in rather dire straits in front of […]
Does John Carter have to reach 700m Global Gross to greenlight a sequel? Really?
TweetFor the last week or so various media outlets have been reporting on the one hand that John Carter director Andrew Stanton is prepping for a trilogy, but on the […]
Dominic West trained with swords for John Carter
TweetDominic West has revealed he had to train hard for the fight scenes in new sci-fi adventure John Carter. The Wire star plays Sab Than, Prince of Zodanga, in Disney’s […]
Barsoomian joins Dothraki as the invented language du jour
TweetAT HIS best friend’s wedding reception on the California coast, David Peterson stood to deliver his best-man toast to the newlyweds. He held his champagne glass high and shouted ”hajas!” […]
Andrew Stanton on why he loved the John Carter books, and what he’s trying to capture in the film
TweetAs March approaches and I find myself thinking more seriously about whether or not Andrew Stanton’s take on Edgar Rice Burroughs classic “John Carter” will work, I find my “hopeful” […]
14 facts about the movie "John Carter"
TweetCourtesy of IMDB user “orinanime”, here are 14 facts about the movie “John Carter”, set for release on March 9, 2012. 1) 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the character […]
John Carter #6 on list of Top 25 Must See Movies of 2012
TweetAs 2011 draws to a close, one eye is inevitably on the treats that are lying ahead for 2012. With that in mind, we’ve got our line-up of, as things […]