Month: May 2012
Very Interesting Andrew Stanton Interview re Burroughs fans, and casting of Taylor Kitsch
TweetEva Lin on the John Carter Facebook group came up with this very interesting interview of Andrew Stanton and Taylor Kitsch from “Kinopoesk”, a Russian site. It’s an interview they […]
Detailed Summary for the Ehren Kruger Script for Paramount’s John Carter of Mars
TweetAs a lot of people are aware of Kerry Conran’s pitch video and test footage for his Paramount John Carter — one of the many that never got made. Because […]
Kerry Conran’s Pitch Video for Paramount’s John Carter
TweetThose who have been following the seemingly endless journey of John Carter to the screen will recall that back in 2004 Kerry Conran (director of Sky Pilot and the World […]
Is John Carter a Perfect Steve Jobs-style “bozo-meter”?
TweetThis is a review which caught my attention because of it’s reference to Steve Jobs comment about dividing the world into those that “get it” and those that are “bozos” […]
The Andrew Stanton Interview File
TweetAs I’m working on “Hollywood vs Mars”, I’ve been building a file of all the more substantial Andrew Stanton interviews as part of preparation for what I hope will be […]
Video: Teen Readers Voice Opinions on A Princess of Mars
TweetSince March 9, somewhere between 30 and 50 million people have seen the movie John Carter, and as a result, during the month of March, A Princess of Mars was […]
John Carter: Why Does Edgar Rice Burroughs Still Matter?
TweetJess Nevins writing for i09 has a thoughtful article entitled “Why Does Edgar Rice Burroughs Still Matter” which is worth reading in its entirety. Nevins traces the role of […]
John Carter: “Badass Fan Trailer” by Danny Quesnel
TweetHere’s a cool rock fan trailer by Danny Quesnel who says: Before watching *WARNING* please if you do not like hard rock, and just want to watch the cuts, just […]
John Carter Facebook group now operating an off-Facebook forum; check it out-join the discussion
TweetI wanted to make sure that everyone who comes here to John Carter Files knows that the John Carter Facebook Group is now operating an off-Facebook Forum at www.johncartertwo.com. Check […]
Excellent Discussion of Why Disney Has Trouble filling the studio chief job
TweetClaude Brodesser-Akner is the author of the often cited and infamous Vulture.com piece pinning the blame for John Carter marketing woes on Andrew Stanton, and I have gone on record […]
Another Iger Interview: Wonder where the preordained flop narrative came from? Read this.
TweetDisney CEO is starting to talk about John Carter and what he has to say, first in a Fortune/CNN Money article, and now in Bloomberg, is extremely interesting, particularly coming […]
Michael Moorcock’s Review of John Carter: “It was worth the wait…”
TweetThanks to Phil Burger for sending me the link to this review of John Carter by multi-awarded sci-fi master Michael Moorcock, who is one of the great and most respected […]
Ross and Iger on Ross’s Firing and “moving on” from John Carter
TweetJennifer Reingold has a comprehensive article in Fortune that includes unusually good access to Rich Ross, before he was fired from Disney, and Robert Iger, Disney’s CEO. Reingold recounts visiting […]
New John Carter Fan Trailer, Dragon Tattoo Style
TweetHere are two new John Carter Fan trailers from Andrew R Hansen of the Facebook group. Get ready for a lot more of these, especially after the DVD/Blu-ray comes out. The first […]
Edgar Rice Burroughs Poignantly Hilarious Bullet Point Outline of his failures
TweetEdgar Rice Burroughs, who wrote “A Princess of Mars” which forms the basis for Disney’s “John Carter”, was famously “selling pencil sharpeners” at the time he wrote this, his first […]
Blogger: Fans planning to take you “Back to Barsoom” for John Carter 2
TweetWe missed this when it came out on April 22. Thank you to the blogger “Scifiguy” for the nice writeup of the fan effort. We need more like this — […]
Wall Street Journal: Disney Beats Expectations With Q2 Earnings; John Carter losses have negligible effect
TweetDisney announced its first quarter earnings today, beating expectations with earnings of 63 cents per share (58 centers per share non-GAAP) against analyst expectations in the 55-56 cents per share […]
Hollywood Reporter: It was pairing with Avengers at 150 Drive-ins that gave John Carter the big boost in weekend Box Office
TweetHollywood Reporter has solved the anomaly of how it was that John Carter was able to leap from $112,000 box office a week ago, to $1.49M this past weekend, and […]
John Carter enjoys “comeback weekend” at the box-office — up 1200% vs previous weekend
TweetAvenger wasn’t the only film to do something extraordinary this past weekend. John Carter, on it’s “move-over” weekend where it picked up 165 second run theaters, bringing it’s total screens […]
Special Report: John Carter, the Flop that Wasn’t a Turkey (Part 3)
TweetThis is Part 3 of the Series: John Carter, the Flop that Wasn’t a Turkey. If you missed them, here are links to Part One and Part Two. January 2011: […]
Kellen Lutz and Spencer Locke are the new Tarzan and Jane
TweetFrom Hollywood Reporter The Twilight star and Resident Evil actress will topline what will be a performance-capture 3D adaptation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs jungle story. Kellan Lutz, co-star of […]
Thomas Bertonneau: Edgar Rice Burroughs and the Masculine Narrative
TweetAs many of you know, I’ve got my head down writing a book that is now tentatively entitled “Hollywood vs Mars”, about the recent John Carter debacle and what path, […]
Interesting: When Good Movies are Bad
TweetBrad Bird tweeted this article this morning and I think it’s worth posting there. John Carter is mentioned as a casualty as a non-franchise movie at the time of its […]
Foreword to John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood
TweetFollowing is the Foreword to the work-in-progress book John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood. It’s a work in progress with publication date of August 1, 2012, if I can […]
Disney’s New Trailer for Blu-Ray Release
TweetDisney has just released a new trailer specifically for the DVD release. This is something serious fans of the movie have been hoping for — well, now it’s here.
Edgar Rice Burroughs in 1930 on “The Purpose of Entertainment Fiction”
TweetI just love this article, and most of the others that Burroughs wrote. His sly self-effacement is, for me, a cover for the fact that he knows he’s one up […]
John Carter — a unique and intriguing review by Outlaw Vern
TweetWarning: The following John Carter review is a little, shall we say, edgy, so read no further if the occasional four letter word offends you. From OutlawVern.com: JOHN CARTER is […]
eBook “Of Mars and Men” : John Carter’s demise at the hands of the Gods of Hollywood and how fans are fighting to save him!
TweetUPDATE: This is moving very quickly, and today we decided to move the release date up to May 30, 2012 — and change the title to HOLLYWOOD vs MARS. See […]
MTV: Taylor Kitsch “Mourned” John Carter; stands by Stanton’s film
TweetFrom MTV: Taylor Kitsch will be battling aliens this summer when “Battleship” hits theaters next month, and that’s not his first time fighting enemies from space this year. Of course, […]
John Carter 2012 vs John Carter 1912: Breaking down the differences and similarities
TweetThe single biggest hot button issue in Andrew Stanton’s adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “A Princess of Mars” is the handling of the character of title character John Carter. In […]