Author: Michael Sellers
Arms, Tusks, and Body suits — How to Create Tharks without CGI by Tim Bartholomew
TweetThe industrious Tim Bartholomew has put up another interesting post, this one about the eternal challenge that will face any future John Carter movies — how to cut cost so […]
Final Tally: 17,206 Free Downloads of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood
TweetThe final numbers are in for the John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood 48 hour Amazon Free eBook promotion and (drum roll, please), here they are: United States – […]
Giacchino Nominated by Int’l Film Music Critics for his John Carter Score
TweetThe International Film Music Critics Association announced its nominations today and Michael Giacchino is nominated for John Carter in the Horror/Sci fi category. Here is the full announcement . IFMCA […]
The Amazon KDP Select Free Promotion of JCGOH is Live Now — and it’s Working
TweetThe Amazon KDP Select Free Promotion of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood went live at midnight and it’s been a pretty fascinating ride already. The theory is that […]
Bob Iger on Star Wars Plans
TweetBob Iger has given an interview to CNBC in which he provides a great deal of new information about plans for the Star Wars franchise. Check it out: Big Shiny […]
Amazon Offers Free Downloads of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood for 48 Hours on 6,7 Feb.
TweetJohn Carter and the Gods of Hollywood will be available for free download from Amazon for 48 hours beginning at midnight Pacific time on Tuesday night and continuing until midnight […]
Geeks of Doom Review of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood gives book a “Grade A”
TweetGeeks of Doom is one of the “influencer media” sites who play a key role in generating buzz and providing feedback for films throughout their production and promotional periods. It was […]
Painfully Reliving the Disaster that was the John Carter Super Bowl Ad a Year Ago
TweetAUTHOR’S WARNING: I don’t usually rant — but this post is a rant. I couldn’t help myself. Reliving this makes my blood boil. A year ago today, for the first […]
A Disney Blogger Reviews John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood
TweetDaniel Butcher is a Disney blogger at the blog “Between Disney” and his request for a review copy of the book was one of the first to come in. His […]
John Carter — 100 Years in the Making by Tim Bartholomew
TweetBack to Barsoomer Tim Bartholomew has put together a full 100 year chronology of John Carter’s journey from Edgar Rice Burroughs’ imagination to cinema screens in 2012 and posted it […]
Filling in a Gap in the John Carter Story – How Paramount Became Disney
TweetAs I was writing John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood, the transition from Paramount to Disney was a piece of the story that eluded me — and faced with […]
Special Double Feature for Fans of All Silent Tarzan Films
TweetAmerican Cinematheque/Retroformat is presenting the original silent Tarzan of the Apes (1918), plus The Adventures of Tarzan (1921), both starring the role’s originator, mighty Elmo Lincoln at the Special Screening Room […]
Mom, we’re on an Amazon Best Seller List! (John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood, I mean)
TweetWell well well. All those wonderful, well-written reviews are having an effect — John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood is ranked #2 on the Amazon Best Sellers list in its […]
News that JJ Abrams Will Direct Star Wars Episode 7 Leaves a John Carter Fan Feeling like he’s not one of the cool kids
TweetEver get that feeling that you’re just not one of the cool kids in school? As someone who deeply loves Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Barsoom and has always been a bit […]
Steve “Frosty” Weintraub of Collider Interviews John Carter Producer Jim Morris
TweetSteve “Frosty” Weintraub of Collider.com was one of the entertainment writers who covered John Carter extensively throughout the entire history o the film. We’ve linked to his articles from here […]
Two More Amazon Customer Reviews for John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood
Tweet Two more reviews of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood are up — 29 Reviews now, of which 26 are 5 star, 2 are 4 star, and one […]
An Anguished Cry From a Lifetime Fan of John Carter (of Mars) — by Jeff Doten
TweetOur Barsoomian brother Jeff Doten of Barsoomia.org has written a terrific, anguished reaction to the experience of reliving the entire John Carter debacle by reading John Carter and the Gods […]
The John Carter Poster Disney Didn’t Use Wins “Best Special Edition Poster” for 2012
TweetNot sure how to feel about this one. It’s good news — but highlights the futility of the Disney John Carter marketing campaign and brings on a rush of “what […]
A Peek Behind The Scenes at the Cover Art Development for Jane The Woman Who Loved Tarzan
TweetGregory Manchess is one of the best contemporary illustrators and his “A Princess of Mars” is one of my favorites. Back during the pre-release campaign to the release of John […]
John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood: Influencing the Influencers – Was Disney Sleeping? (Book Excerpt and Analysis)
TweetJohn Carter and the Gods of Hollywood looks at the entire 100 year history of the journey from the release of Edgar Rice Burroughs A Princess of Mars in February 1912, […]
Mark Strong on the Whys and Wherefores of John Carter
TweetMost of the participants in John Carter have been pretty circumspect in their comments about what happened with the release of the movie. Brad Turner just tipped us to the […]
Amazon Review of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood by Abraham Sherman
TweetNOTE: First, many thanks to all those who have taken the time and trouble to review John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood on Amazon. There re 29 reviews so […]
A Fan Wonders – Was John Carter the biggest flop of 2012? – by Tim Bartholomew
Tweetby Tim Bartholomew via Cinemapots At the close of 2012 there was one question on my mind, did “John Carter” do well enough to warrant a sequel? The quick answer […]
John Carter Gets an Honorable Mention on an iO9 List
TweetCharlie Jane Anders at iO9 has come up with a list of “10 Decent Movies That Were Doomed by Unfair Memes”, and John Carter Makes the list. Here’s what’s written […]
Is it time to call on Disney to “Free John Carter”?
TweetSurprise, surprise — looks like John Carter 2 didn’t make the cut with Disney. Yesterday Disney announced its slate of upcoming movies, and there was no mention of anything Barsoomian. The announcement […]
John Carter Sequel Talk | Geek Nation Radio Interview with Michael D. Sellers, Author of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood
TweetWe said we would start pushing John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood out to the media after we got 20 reviews on Amazon . . . . we reached […]
Reuters: Disney Looking at Possibility of Layoffs, Citing Increased Sports Acquisition costs and Moribund Home Video Sales
TweetReuters has a report out that Disney is undergoing a cost-cutting review with an eye toward layoffs at the studio and other units. Factors driving the move include redundancy […]
John Carter of . . . somewhere? How marketing can murder a movie by Reece Lippman
Tweetfrom Reece’s Pieces : Recently I watched the 2009 Judd Apatow film” Funny People again. I remember seeing it in the cinema and, whilst enjoying it, finding it ultimately disappointing. The trailers sold […]
John Carter Sequel Talk: Fan-Filmmaker Communication Still Going Strong With John Carter
TweetOne of the aspects of the John Carter Facebook Group that gave it a boost when it first got started was the fact that it began as an alliance between […]
John Carter and Dejah Thoris: Beyond the Disney Film by Robert Sodaro
Tweetvia the Examiner by Robert Sodaro For those of you who labor under the impression that last year’s Disney film John Carter was just another funnybook hero to crack the big screen, with a […]