John Carter Sequel — Proof Positive That Disney’s Glorious “Flop” Continues to Gain New, Passionate Fans
Welcome!
If you landed on this page, you almost certainly are here because you did a google search for “John Carter Sequel”, or “John Carter 2″, or something of that nature. The good news — you are not alone! This page gets an average of 500 visits per day from people searching for news about a John Carter Sequel. Plus there are all of the following:
- The Back to Barsoom Facebook Group who is lobbying for a sequel and has almost 12,000 members.
- A Change.org Petition to Disney — Please visit and add your name to it!
- Two Facebook Pages by Fans Lobbying for a Sequel — https://facebook.com/JohnCarterBacktoBarsoomTheSequelCampaign and https://facebook.com/BacktoBarsoom (please stop by and LIKE each of them)
- The John Carter Files with over 6 Million Visitors to date. (You are currently on one page of that site.)
- An Amazon Best-Selling Book, John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood, (4.3 out of 5 star rating on 120 reviews) telling the complete
behind the scenes story of what really happened with Disney’s production and release of John Carter.
What is the Proof Positive That John Carter Continues to Gain New Fans Every Day?
As it turns out, here on The John Carter Files we have some posts, like this one, where we have cleverly embedded the search keywords john carter sequel and john carter 2 and because Mr. Google thinks we’re a pretty reliable source for information about John Carter (6M visitors, remember), we now have a situation where a lot of the people (not all, by any means) who are searching those terms land here.
Here, for example, are the stats for today, May 3, 2013 — a year after John Carter had finished its theatrical run. The page you are on is the one at the top – the one with 617 views. So — YOU ARE NOT ALONE in wanting a John Carter Sequel.
What Can Each Fan Do To Help?
You can definitely help the cause for a John Carter Sequel — and have fun doing it. Here is our Top 10 list of things to do to help:
1. Sign the Change.org Petition to Disney
2. Join the Facebook Group at https://facebook.com/groups/BacktoBarsoom
3. Like both of these pages: https://facebook.com/JohnCarterBacktoBarsoomTheSequelCampaign and https://facebook.com/BacktoBarsoom
4. Share this page to Facebook (use the share button on the top right!)
5. Rate and Review John Carter at Amazon — Amazon John Carter Page (can be as few as 20 words)
6. Rate and Review John Carter at Internet Movie Data Base
7. Rate and Review John Carter at Rotten Tomatoes
8. Tweet using #johncarter and #johncartersequel
9. Send a letter to Alan Horne, Chairman, Disney Studios, 500 South Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521
10. Leave a comment here, at the bottom of this page.
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Please, please, please, please, please, please make the sequel!
The movie was one of the best I’ve seen in a while- better than the Avengers, Ironman 2, and (almost) as good as the Hobbit!
Don’t let the critics hold it down!
I loved this movie. It’s only failing was poor marketing and advertising. Please make another one.
The John Carter/ of Mars movie was very good. I remember the novels, illustrated short stories/ comic books as well as the Frank Frazeta artwork. For some odd reason or the other it did not do well at the “box office”. It was a better movie and story than say the new Star Wars trilogy. The “effects” were very necessary in a movie like this because the stories are about an alien and exotic world. I did not see the creatures as being CGI they were “real” as any “live” actor. I am surprised that the people that went crazy for the Lord of the Rings & Hobbit movies did not rampage over this one…..Is it because they think that the Disney company only does mediocre work?
I always thought that Adriana Lima/super model/ would have been the ideal Deja Thoris. The actress in the movie was perfect!
Hopefully there shall be a sequel and may it be as good as the first movie. When the majority people go crazy for pointless action movies like the Fast & the Furious what do you expect?
The movie was good, great even. They didn’t do a very good job of marketing for all that was spent on that. I attribute that partly so failing to feature some key components that brought more visual appeal to the movie – ie the airships. Perhaps I have a bias on that as I envisioned a MMO which had one of the central features player vs player combat using flying ships (albeit more of the Spell Jammer theme). Had it been handled competently and multi-media (is game console/PC) this could have been a monster.
Some people didn’t care for it, perhaps in part with the tongue in cheek nature of some of the humor which was reminiscent of Star Wars episodes (ie Thark/Gungan comparison).
To those that said the movie sucked; no, they got it backward, they sucked, the movie was fine.
I’m a life-long fan of ERB and John Carter. And I just finished reading the book detailing the mis-management of the first film, which is a huge disgrace to the legacy of this adventure. I’ve made it my personal goal to show this film to everyone that passed it over the first time around and so far the results have been astounding and positive in all cases. If ever a film deserved a second chance, it is this one.
Awesome movie. Disney failed to promote it properly. And now we suffer.
This feature will go beyond all expectations if they only give it a go.
This was a GREAT movie. I thoroughly enjoyed it and went back to see it a second time (which I never do). I loved the way that it was faithful to the spirit of the originals and yet updated it in just the right ways to make it entertaining and relevant. They were doing something interesting with the Therns. And the leading ladies in Burroughs books were never wilting wallflowers, they were constrained by the society he was living in. So seing female soldiers was both cool and nicely understated and my favourite line in the movie was “Tell me when it gets dangerous.” Some superb acting, visuals and plot updates meant the only downside was poor marketing. This doesn’t need a sequel quite as badly as “Serenity” but it truly deserves one. And a sequel would boost sales of the original if handled right.
LOVE to see all of the new fans searching for that John Carter sequel!! This is one of those opportunities for fan power to make those sequels happen! I’ve been feeling a bit of Barsoom withdrawal lately, after a big move and so much going on that I haven’t watched the film in months… so it’s high time I pop in the BluRay and return to the red planet! We WILL see those sequels!
Let’s make it happen captain. Get this going. So tired of getting screwed on sequels and movies/TV shows because execs only care about numbers. DareDevil 2 anyone. That should have before the Michael Clarke Duncan passed away.
Come on! We all want a sequel to an awesome movie!!!
The movie was great. Saw the local premiere in 3D….Bought the movie the day it went on sale! We need to see the sequel !
I love this movie, Keep watching it over and over again, looking for more of this story. Why would Disney leave a gold mine of John Carter? Disney put out 2 & 3, and a 4 of Pirates. That was a good movie…….. but not as good as John Carter. We really want more.
Aces ! Great film, I. Was surprised so few people and friends had seen it, but now they have
I know like six people who loved it in my area.
I just watched it for the first time on encore. I came into it an hour late. I want to watch it in its entirety right now. I would also like to express my wishes for a sequel. Let’s get it done people!
This is my favorite Disney movie of all time, a sequel would be amazing :p
Great movie. Just saw it. Hope there’s a sequel.
The first book i bought for my ereader was classic science fiction collection. They had all the john carter books in them and i red them all and loved it. When the movie came out It was so close to the books. It was an excellent movie they have to make a sequel movie so they can continue the great books.
amazing movie.. definitely must have a sequel.. i would pay double the price of admission..
Okay i first remember seeing a rather confusing trailer during cinema trip for John Carter that left me laregly unmoved. I only had the barest of knowledge about the books as being a well thought of sort of space opera classic. Then nothing else. I have to say earnestly the marketing for this film sucked.
Fast forward a few months and I come home from work one night to see John Carter on sky tv. I give it a watch, and I thoroughly, THOROUGHLY enjoyed it. A few days later i go buy a dvd copy so i can rewatch at my leisure. That was not two weeks ago.
Honestly, i cant stand most of disneys animated features. But i find between this and Tron Legacy, when they make a more mature live action adventure i cant resist it.
I think it would be a crying shame if they didnt at least have one more crack at this franchise with some proper marketing behind it this time. I would certainly let nothing stop me from seeing a sequel in the cinema next time knowing how much I enjoyed the first film. I can only cross my fingers and hope to someday hear they are making anothrr.
I must day after watching, it was a well put together movie It had jus the rigjt amount of suspense, action, mystery..you name it. I watched it woth my girlfriend and she became so intrigued and started googling for a sequel, which led me to this. Great movie make a sequel. It deserves it.
John Carter isn’t a good movie, it is a great movie. It is one of a handful of movies that I consider my favourites, and can watch over and again and still enjoy it every time (and I do regularly). It has everything that a great movie should have: action, romance, adventure, lows and highs, a cohesive yet fantastic story line, and a sense of winning in the end, combined with a longing for more.
Disney, if you aren’t going to make the sequel, sell the rights to someone who will, because there is a huge fan base out there that NEEDS to see the sequel, and are willing to pay good money for it!
I was a fan of the first three John Carter books when I first read them in high school (didn’t get around to reading the others, but i may sometime in the future), and I thought the movie was wonderful, and captured the spirit of the books, and I was shocked by how much many critics crapped on it. I for one would love to see a sequel, and am hoping that somehow enough demand and support will be raised to make it happen.
And hey, I may check out your book at some point, sounds interesting.
Thank you good sir for trying to undue the damage that has been done and for doing everything you can to give this promising film series another chance.
Matt
I did not see this movie when it was in the theaters purchased it on Direct TV. I love this show! I’ve seen it at least 5 times now. I don’t know why it didn’t do better in theaters but it wasn’t because the flick wasn’t worth seeing.. I think Disney screwed up the marketing, the expectations or something because this is a great movie…along the line of the first Star Wars. Was this released during the Holiday season or summer? I don’t remember but it should have been a summer release if it wasn’t and they should not have over promoted it. This film would have been a sucess if the story was spread by word of mouth rather than a bunch of exec’s pushing promotions.
I hope they do at least one sequel. The story line is too good to give up on. I wonder how much it’s made since it left the theaters? Remember the original Star Trek tv show was a flop but years later it had a large cult following that made it one of the most popular science fiction series of all time and spawned several sequels and movies that have made it popular for more than 30 years. This story line could do the same if Disney has the foresight to follow up with a sequel or two.
My son has been badgering my wife and I to see John Carter since it came out. We finally watched it on Starz last night. OMG! We were blown away. Outstanding flick! THERE MUST WE A SEQUEL!
I saw John Carter in theaters on a whim because there was nothing else out at the time I wanted to see. By the end of the movie I knew it was one I would purchase and I did so when it was released. Every time I watch John Carter feels the same as when I watch Star Wars. I just finished watching it on Blueray 3D and its amazing, I really hope it gets a large enough following to have a sequel made.
John Carter was great movie with a good storyline. It was completely underrated. I watch it every time it comes on stars and bought the blu-ray cuz i loved it so much. This movie deserves a sequel and second chance.
Absolutely loved “John Carter”. If its considered a flop next to offerings like “Twilight”, et al, then we really need a new definition of what constitutes a good movie.
Disney – get off your arse and make the sequel.
DMC
i would truly love it if they made a sequel!!
As a huge fan of the novels, I loved the movie. It is a true throwback to the days when sci-fi movies were less about factual accuracy, and were more about entertainment and fun (Original Star Wars Trilogy?) This movie needs a sequel.
My generation is still waiting for its great Sci-Fi trilogy, and this franchise has the makings for it.