Author: Michael Sellers
Anne Thompson: “Why John Carter is an Interesting Disaster”
TweetThis one slipped through the cracks previously — thanks to Scott Tracy Griffin for flagging it. It’s one of the more substantive reviews of the entire John Carter situation, and […]
What can we glean about WB’s approach to Tarzan from the synopsis and writer choices?
TweetNews is starting to percolate about Warner Brothers Tarzan, and the synopsis (really little more than a log line) that has found its way out into the media is the […]
Variety: Alexander Skarsgard is frontrunner for WB’s Tarzan
TweetNo less a source than Variety is reporting that Alexander Skarsgard of True Blood has the inside track on the role of Tarzan for the upcoming Warner Brothers film, being […]
EatSleepLiveFilm.com: “The Disaster That Was John Carter”
TweetThanks to Bill Hillman of Erbzine for tipping us on this. I’m going to post it now and add my comments in the comment section. Disaster on the Screen: […]
Remembering an Army Dad on Veterans Day
TweetMy Dad was an Army officer and died forty years ago in 1972. It’s hard to believe that many years have gone by — I still think of him a […]
Bob Iger Interviewed on Bloomberg, talks Hasbro and Lucasfilm
TweetBob Iger was interviewed yesterday on Bloomberg News about Disney quarterly results, and after wading through a number of questions about every aspect of the Disney business except films, the […]
WB attaches David Yates as director for their Tarzan project – are they finally going to get it done?
TweetTarzan has been languishing in the development dungeons of Warner Brothers Studios for years, but a few months back they reached a point where they had to relinquish the option […]
“Take a Kid to Barsoom” – Dec 1 Benefit Screening is Full Speed Ahead Now
TweetCheck out the flyer below for the Dec 1 “Take a Kid to Barsoom” Benefit Screening at Aero Theater in Santa Monica. The event is a little less than 4 […]
Disney Conference Call Re Lucasfilm Acquisition — Transcript
TweetHere is the Transcript of the Disney Investor Conference Call Re Lucasfilm Acquisition. Not too many surprises in here, but it’s interesting to grind through it. Iger’s strategy […]
John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood — Presentation at the Edgar Rice Burroughs Centennial Celebration
TweetWe’re busy working on the press kit for John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood and one of the pieces that been created is a transcript of the presentation I […]
Is Lucasfilm the last Nail In Disney Filmmaking Coffin? — Matthew Debord
Tweetby Matthew Debord in The Debord Report Sorry to get to a Halloween headline a few days late, but Erica Orden had a very good piece in the Wall Street Journal Thursday […]
The Telegraph: “John Carter” Was Proof That Disney Needed Star Wars
TweetFrom the Telegraph First Pixar, then Marvel and now Lucasfilm – entertainment giant Disney has a hunger for franchises in search for the next box-office hit. George Lucas was not being completely serious […]
Webcast of the Disney Conference Call re: Lucasfilm Acquisition
TweetDisney has not yet posted the transcript of the conference call announcing the Lucasfilm acquisition, but the audio is online. You can listen to it (39 minutes) here. I will […]
Iger: Talks to acquire Lucasfilm started in May 2011
TweetThe Chicago Tribune is reporting that Bob Iger says the talks to acquire Lucasfilm and the Star Wars franchise began in May 2011 when he and Lucas met in Orlando. […]
Disney’s Acquisition of Lucasfilm and commitment to make 3 Star Wars pix sheds light on the studio’s curious handling of John Carter . . .
TweetUPDATED: There have been rumors for months that Bob Iger was pursuing Lucasfilms and the Star Wars franchise, and there is no doubt that discussions and negotiations started long before […]
Tarzan the Linguist?
TweetAlthough movie mythology popularized a Tarzan of the “me Tarzan you Jane” linguistic type, the Tarzan of the novels was a gifted linguist who learned many languages over the course […]
Richard Lupoff’s welcome mini-review of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood
TweetOne of the early advance readers of John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood has been Richard Lupoff, who has been following the saga of John Carter closely since the […]
Universal Reboots Conan with Schwarzzenegger — what are the implications for John Carter?
TweetAccording to Deadline Hollywood who usually gets these things right, Universal has made a deal for The Legend of Conan starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Robert E. Howard mythic barbarian […]
26 October Erbzine is Out . . . Lots of Good Stuff
TweetERBzine Free Weekly Webzine – 20 Webpages Hundreds of Print-Out Pages October 26, 2012 http://www.erbzine.com/mag/ez121026.html * ERB Eclectica v2012.10: News, Interviews, Reviews, Photos, Cartoons * ERB Tarzana Centennial Guide to […]
So, at what point, if any, does Stanton’s John Carter become ERB’s John Carter?
TweetWhat triggered this question was MCR coming on and saying maybe Taylor Kitsch’s John Carter should win a People’s Choice Award for “Whiniest Super Hero” . . . we’ve all […]
Taylor Kitsch Makes it as a People’s Choice Award Nominee for “Best Superhero” for John Carter
TweetWell, John Carter fans don’t get too many “wins”, and while a nomination isn’t a win, it’s certainly got the fans buzzing to know that Taylor Kitsch made it as […]
iO9: Science Fiction Sequels and Prequels That We Waited Years (or Decades) For
Tweetby Charlie Jane Anders for iO9 Now that Prometheus is out on DVD, we’re all rediscovering Ridley Scott’s long-awaited return to science fiction. Many people were disappointed with Scott’s comeback — but […]
I Dream of Barsoom — Part 1
TweetFrom time to time I pop up here trying to coax comment insights from the denizens of JCF that address the issue of what made the writing of Edgar Rice […]
BBC Interview of Tracy Griffin and Ron Ely — Tarzan Turns 100
TweetCongrats to our pal Scott Tracy Griffin who is off on his book tour for Tarzan Centennial. (Buy it!)……..Here is a great BBC Interview of Tracy and Ron Ely listen […]
Valleycon 38 is happening this weekend!
TweetFor anyone in Fargo, North Dakota or anywhere within 500 miles of Fargo, don’t miss Valleycon 38 which runs from Oct 19 -21 and is the brainchild of our ERB […]
December 1 John Carter Screening update
TweetHere’s the update on the December 1 special screening of John Carter at the Aero Theater in Santa Monica, Los Angeles: $1,435 in ticket sales so far, 6 weeks out, […]
Does John Carter Deserve Some Love at the People’s Choice Awards?
TweetNo other film this year has generated a fan movement quite like John Carter so I say, let’s see if the fans can use their voices and be heard. […]
The Mogadorian Fighter Challenge Match 8: John Carter vs. Superman
TweetThis comes to us from IAmNumberFourFans.com. Pretty funny. Last time, the humans were the aliens. In this last Round 1 match of the Mogadorian Fighter Challenge, it’s an alien versus a […]
A Review of the Commentary Track of John Carter DVD/Blu-ray calls film-makers “drunk with power”
TweetWell, here’s something a little different — a review from The A.V. Club of the commentary track on the John Carter DVD/Blu-Ray. I believe this is by someone who specializes […]
A Film Without a Home: Who Really Made John Carter? by Daniel Bergamini
TweetThis is from Daniel Bergamini at The Deleted Scene. It cites a video released by an animator on the film who says all creative direction came from Pixar — and […]